Lead Software Engineer
Job Description
We are seeking an experienced Technical Lead – Java to lead the design, development, delivery, and continuous improvement of scalable software systems and applications. In this role, you will provide hands-on technical leadership to engineering teams, drive sound architectural decisions, and ensure the delivery of secure, reliable, high-performing solutions for global customers.
The ideal candidate is a strong Java/JVM engineer with experience building distributed systems, microservices, and enterprise applications. You will work closely with product owners, architects, business stakeholders, and engineering teams to translate business requirements into robust technical solutions. This role requires a balance of coding expertise, technical vision, mentorship, and effective stakeholder communication.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead the architecture, design, development, testing, deployment, and maintenance of scalable software applications and distributed systems.
- Partner with business and technology stakeholders to understand product requirements, domain needs, and technical priorities.
- Drive hands-on implementation of critical features and technical initiatives using Java and other JVM-based technologies.
- Define and enforce coding standards, design principles, development practices, and engineering best practices.
- Design scalable, resilient, secure, and high-performing microservices-based solutions.
- Conduct thorough code reviews and ensure high standards for code quality, performance, maintainability, and documentation.
- Establish robust testing strategies, including unit, integration, functional, and automated testing practices.
- Guide teams in implementing CI/CD pipelines, version control practices, automated deployments, and quality gates.
- Mentor, coach, and support engineers across different experience levels, promoting technical growth and knowledge sharing.
- Collaborate with product owners and engineering teams during Agile ceremonies, including sprint planning, backlog refinement, daily stand-ups, and retrospectives.
- Identify technical risks, dependencies, and delivery challenges; recommend and implement mitigation plans.
- Ensure architectural decisions align with enterprise standards for scalability, reliability, security, integration, and operational excellence.
- Foster a culture of ownership, collaboration, innovation, accountability, and continuous improvement.
- Stay current with emerging technologies, engineering practices, and JVM ecosystem trends, and evaluate their applicability to business needs.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related technical discipline.
- 7+ years of hands-on software development experience, including experience delivering scalable and reliable enterprise applications.
- Proven experience leading the design and delivery of complex software projects, distributed systems, or large-scale applications.
- Strong hands-on expertise in Java and solid experience with JVM-based development.
- Strong knowledge of object-oriented programming, software design patterns, system design, and architectural best practices.
- Experience designing and developing microservices-based applications.
- Hands-on experience with containerization technologies, including Docker.
- Strong experience with relational database management systems and SQL.
- Knowledge of enterprise architecture principles, including scalability, system integration, application security, reliability, and performance optimization.
- Experience with Agile methodologies, software development lifecycle practices, and cross-functional delivery models.
- Experience with CI/CD pipelines, source control systems, and automated build and deployment processes.
- Strong understanding of automated testing frameworks and quality assurance practices.
- Demonstrated ability to conduct code reviews, establish engineering standards, and improve software quality.
- Proven technical leadership and mentoring experience, with the ability to influence technical decisions and drive execution.
- Excellent communication, collaboration, problem-solving, and stakeholder-management skills.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with Scala or another JVM-based language.
- Interest in functional programming concepts and willingness to work with Scala-based applications.
- Experience working with cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud Platform.
- Knowledge of Kubernetes or other container orchestration technologies.
- Experience with messaging platforms and event-driven architectures, such as Kafka, RabbitMQ, or similar tools.
- Exposure to API design, RESTful services, and service-integration patterns.
- Experience with observability tools, including application monitoring, logging, tracing, and alerting solutions.
- Knowledge of DevOps, Site Reliability Engineering, or production-support practices.
- Experience working in large enterprise environments with complex domain models and multiple stakeholder groups.
- Prior experience in financial services, legal technology, information services, or other highly regulated industries.
What’s in it For You?
Hybrid Work Model: We’ve adopted a flexible hybrid working environment (2-3 days a week in the office depending on the role) for our office-based roles while delivering a seamless experience that is digitally and physically connected.
Flexibility & Work-Life Balance: Flex My Way is a set of supportive workplace policies designed to help manage personal and professional responsibilities, whether caring for family, giving back to the community, or finding time to refresh and reset. This builds upon our flexible work arrangements, including work from anywhere for up to 8 weeks per year, empowering employees to achieve a better work-life balance.
Career Development and Growth: By fostering a culture of continuous learning and skill development, we prepare our talent to tackle tomorrow’s challenges and deliver real-world solutions. Our Grow My Way programming and skills-first approach ensures you have the tools and knowledge to grow, lead, and thrive in an AI-enabled future.
Industry Competitive Benefits: We offer comprehensive benefit plans to include flexible vacation, two company-wide Mental Health Days off, access to the Headspace app, retirement savings, tuition reimbursement, employee incentive programs, and resources for mental, physical, and financial wellbeing.
Culture: Globally recognized, award-winning reputation for inclusion and belonging, flexibility, work-life balance, and more. We live by our values: Obsess over our Customers, Compete to Win, Challenge (Y)our Thinking, Act Fast / Learn Fast, and Stronger Together.
Social Impact: Make an impact in your community with our Social Impact Institute. We offer employees two paid volunteer days off annually and opportunities to get involved with pro-bono consulting projects and Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) initiatives.
Making a Real-World Impact: We are one of the few companies globally that helps its customers pursue justice, truth, and transparency. Together, with the professionals and institutions we serve, we help uphold the rule of law, turn the wheels of commerce, catch bad actors, report the facts, and provide trusted, unbiased information to people all over the world.
About Us
Thomson Reuters informs the way forward by bringing together the trusted content and technology that people and organizations need to make the right decisions. We serve professionals across legal, tax, accounting, compliance, government, and media. Our products combine highly specialized software and insights to empower professionals with the data, intelligence, and solutions needed to make informed decisions, and to help institutions in their pursuit of justice, truth, and transparency. Reuters, part of Thomson Reuters, is a world leading provider of trusted journalism and news.
We are powered by the talents of 26,000 employees across more than 70 countries, where everyone has a chance to contribute and grow professionally in flexible work environments. At a time when objectivity, accuracy, fairness, and transparency are under attack, we consider it our duty to pursue them. Sound exciting? Join us and help shape the industries that move society forward.
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