Senior Manager, AI Engineering

Thomson Reuters

. Build, hire, mentor, and develop a high-performing team of backend, platform, and AI engineers .

Posted 10/23/2026full-timeToronto • CanadaSenior💰 CA$140,600 - CA$190,600 per yearWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates extensive experience in leading and mentoring high-performing engineering teams, particularly in backend and AI development. Proficient in setting technical direction and modernizing systems to enhance scalability and reliability in legal technology.

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10+ Years ExperienceHands-On Proficiency In PythonStrong Cloud Experience With AWSExperience Leading Multi-Team InitiativesExperience With Machine Learning Systems

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Hard Skills

Software EngineeringBackend DevelopmentMachine LearningGenerative AIData ProcessingDistributed SystemsAI EvaluationPrototypingModernizationTesting Standards

Soft Skills

MentoringCollaborationProblem-SolvingAdaptabilityRelationship Building

Tools & Technologies

AWSAzureGCPPythonJava

Industry Keywords

Legal TechnologyLegal ResearchHigh-Accuracy Data DomainsAI TransformationMatrixed Organization

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AWSAzureCloudDistributed SystemsGoogle Cloud PlatformJavaPython

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Build, hire, mentor, and develop a high-performing team of backend, platform, and AI engineers
Set technical direction and create a scalable technical strategy and roadmap for KeyCite
Partner with Product, Editorial, Research, Engineering, and AI teams
Lead development and productionization of generative AI and machine learning capabilities for legal research
Modernize KeyCite processing, publishing, and services to improve scalability, reliability, and delivery speed
Work with AI researchers and legal domain experts to apply AI, machine learning, and traditional software to trusted professional workflows
Establish standards for architecture, reliability, observability, experimentation, testing, and AI evaluation
Lead initiatives from prototype through productionization, measurement, and continuous improvement
Remove blockers and build strong cross-functional relationships

Requirements

What you’ll need

10+ years experience
At least 7 years of software engineering experience
Experience that began before the wide adoption of generative AI
At least 2 years of people-management experience
Experience managing teams of 10 or more people
Experience leading multi-team initiatives
Hands-on proficiency in Python and Java
Experience building scalable backend or distributed systems
Strong cloud experience, with AWS preferred; strong Azure or GCP experience also considered
Experience taking machine learning or generative AI systems from prototype into production
Experience leading teams through modernization of existing systems while keeping them reliable
Ability to work with ambiguity and drive change in a fast-moving environment
Preferred: experience with LLM evaluation, retrieval, grounding, or agent-based architectures
Preferred: experience in legal technology, legal research, or regulated/high-accuracy professional-data domains
Preferred: experience at a company navigating an AI transformation
Preferred: large-scale data processing, search, knowledge graph, or data platform experience
Preferred: experience leading or working alongside engineering managers in a matrixed organization

Benefits

Comp & perks

Flexible hybrid working environment
Work from anywhere for up to 8 weeks per year
Continuous learning and skill development
Grow My Way programming
Flexible vacation
Two company-wide Mental Health Days off
Access to the Headspace app
Retirement savings
Tuition reimbursement
Employee incentive programs
Resources for mental, physical, and financial wellbeing
Two paid volunteer days off annually
Opportunities to get involved with pro-bono consulting projects and ESG initiatives
Annual Bonus based on a combination of enterprise and individual performance
Flexible and supportive benefits and other wellbeing programs