Staff Software Engineer I

We are seeking an experienced engineering leader to drive the transformation of quality engineering practices across Thomson Reuters Tax & Accounting products. This individual will lead the transition from manual, QA-dependent processes to an AI-enabled, automation-first engineering culture where quality is owned by the entire delivery team.

The ideal candidate combines deep software engineering expertise, modern test automation experience, AI-assisted development practices, and a proven track record of leading organizational change. This role will partner with engineering leaders to establish automation standards, improve product quality, elevate engineering practices, and help build a modern quality engineering organization.

About The Role In this opportunity as a Staff Software Engineer-AI , you will:

• Leverage Generative AI and AI-assisted engineering techniques to accelerate testing, automation development, defect analysis, and quality insights.
• Design frameworks that use AI to improve test coverage, test creation, and maintenance efficiency.
• Establish modern AI-enabled quality engineering practices across multiple product teams.
• Evaluate emerging AI tools and drive practical adoption across engineering organizations.
• Define and execute a multi-year automation strategy supporting development, testing, staging, and production environments.
• Establish automation as a required component of the software development lifecycle.
• Build scalable and maintainable automation frameworks that can be leveraged across teams.
• Partner with developers to increase automation ownership within engineering teams.
• Lead the transition from traditional QA practices to a modern Quality Engineering model.
• Drive a culture where quality is a shared responsibility across developers, quality engineers, and product teams.
• Coach teams on shift-left practices, continuous validation, and engineering excellence.
• Influence organizational change through strong technical leadership and stakeholder engagement.
• Mentor engineers and quality professionals on automation, AI-assisted development, and modern engineering practices.
• Establish standards, metrics, and governance processes that improve software quality.
• Partner with engineering managers and architects to continuously raise engineering quality standards.
• Serve as a trusted advisor to leadership on quality transformation initiatives.
• Provide technical leadership and mentorship across engineering and quality teams.
• Support workforce transformation efforts through coaching, talent development, and performance management.
• Help identify skill gaps and establish training and upskilling plans.
• Foster a high-performance culture focused on accountability, continuous improvement, and engineering excellence.

About You You’re a fit for the role of Staff Software Engineer - AI if you have the following required qualifications:

• 10+ years of software engineering, quality engineering, or test automation experience.
• Strong experience building enterprise-scale automation frameworks and quality engineering solutions.
• Hands-on development experience with C#, Java, Python, TypeScript, or similar modern programming languages.
• Experience implementing automation within CI/CD pipelines and modern DevOps environments.
• Demonstrated success leading engineering transformation initiatives and driving organizational change.
• Deep understanding of software architecture, APIs, distributed systems, and cloud-native applications.
• Strong communication and influencing skills with experience working across multiple teams and leadership levels.
• Proven track record of mentoring engineers and improving engineering culture.
• Experience applying Generative AI and AI coding assistants within software engineering workflows.
• Experience using AI to automate testing, quality analysis, defect prediction, or engineering productivity improvements.
• Experience leading Quality Engineering transformations within large organizations.
• Prior people leadership experience, including coaching, performance management, and talent development.
• Experience with Playwright, Selenium, Cypress, API automation frameworks, and test infrastructure platforms.
• Experience working within highly regulated or enterprise software environments.

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 …