Are you a curious and open-minded individual with an interest in state-of-the-art machine learning engineering and research? Thomson Reuters Labs is seeking a Data Engineer with a passion for solving challenging machine learning problems in a data-rich, complex and innovative environment.
What does Thomson Reuters Labs do? We experiment, we build, we deliver. We support the organization and our product teams through foundational research and development of new products and technologies. The Labs innovate collaboratively across our core segments in Legal, Tax & Accounting, Government, and Reuters News.
As a Research Engineer, you will be part of a diverse global team of experts. We hire world-leading specialists in SWE /Applied ML, as well as Research, to drive the company’s leading internal AI model development, fueled by an unprecedented wealth of data and powered by cutting-edge technical infrastructure. You will have the opportunity to contribute to a data curation & filtering system combining the best of real-world scalable data processing systems combined with the latest insights into what training data leads to the best LLMs.
About the Role:
In this opportunity as a Research Engineer – Data, you will:
• Innovate: Work at the cutting edge of AI Research, helping us make the best use of our rich data sources, connecting data collection & annotation with model training and expert evaluation.
• Engineer and Develop: Design, develop, and optimize scalable data pipelines to support LLM training and evaluation, ensuring robust and testable systems.
• Collaborate: Work on a collaborative global team of engineers and scientists, engaging with experts in the legal domain for feedback and evaluation.
About You:
You’re a fit for the role of Research Engineer – Data, if your background includes:
Required qualifications:
• Relevant degree in a technical discipline.
• Experience working with (applied) machine learning, e.g., few-shot learning with out-of-the-box language models.
• Excellent programming, debugging and system design skills.
• Excellent communication skills to report and present software designs and findings clearly.
• Curious and innovative disposition capable of devising novel algorithmic solutions.
• Self-driven attitude and ability to work with limited supervision.
• Experience with relational and NoSQL databases (e.g., PostgreSQL, MySQL, MongoDB).
• Experience with data pipeline orchestration tools.
• Experience with cloud-based data platforms such as AWS, GCP, or Azure.
Preferred qualifications:
• Additional legal knowledge as evidenced by a degree or interest in the legal domain.
• Ability to communicate with multiple stakeholders, including non-technical legal subject matter experts.
• Experience with big data technologies such as Spark, Hadoop, or similar.
• Experience conducting world-leading research, e.g., by contributions to publications at leading ML venues.
• Previous experience working on large-scale data processing systems.
What’s in it For You?
Join us to inform the way forward with the latest AI solutions and address real-world challenges. This includes:
• Industry-Leading Benefits: Comprehensive benefit plans including flexible vacation, Mental Health Days, retirement savings, and resources for wellbeing.
• Flexibility & Work-Life Balance: Supportive workplace policies designed to help manage personal and professional responsibilities.
• Career Development and Growth: A culture of continuous learning and skill development.
• Culture: Globally recognized for inclusion, innovation, and customer-focus.
• Hybrid Work Model: A flexible hybrid working environment for office-based roles.
• Social Impact: Opportunities to get involved with pro-bono consulting projects and ESG initiatives.
Accessibility
As a global business, we seek talented, qualified employees in all our operations around the world regardless of race, color, sex/gender, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, disability, age, marital status, or any other protected classification under applicable law. Thomson Reuters is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer.
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Thomson Reuters
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Level of experience (years):
Senior (5+ years of experience)
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