Software Engineer Contractor

Please note: This is a short-term (6 month) contractor/hourly role. Full-Time Benefits do not apply.

Are you passionate about the chance to bring your analytical processing experience to a world class organization that is leading the way in both content and technology to serve and protect our citizens home and abroad? Do you have the skills necessary to design new software solutions for customers? Then Thomson Reuters Special Services (TRSS) is looking for you!

About the Role

As a Software Engineer Contractor, you will be responsible for working on projects that support and extend the full stack of the TRSS solutions suite to deliver global data using advanced search, big data ingestion and analytical processing using tools like MongoDB, Elastic, and Kafka as well as building leading edge web applications. You will work closely with the other members of the TRSS analytical staff and development to capture customer requirements and design new solutions. This role requires a polyglot engineer who is comfortable with data-intensive systems as well as some frontend UI development. You will be working with an extensive codebase, but this role is a great opportunity to engage in new development.

As the Software Engineer, you will also contribute to a variety of areas including:

• You will be expected to turn ideas into technical solutions with minimal direction.
• You may be asked to lead projects or efforts and will act as a mentor to less experienced developers.
• You will be part of the specialized TRSS development team and will design, implement, and deliver software solutions and data science efforts, as well as enhance and support existing applications.
• You will engage the TRSS analytical staff to gather requirements, generate ideas, and develop documentation.
• You will demo new software solutions as needed.
• You will learn and expand your skill set on the job.
• You will be expected to own your work and be passionate about the success of the customer.

About You

You’re a good fit for the role of Software Engineer if you have:

• B.S. in Computer Science or Software Engineering or relevant experience will be considered in lieu of a degree.
• At least 3 years of professional software development experience.
• Strong moral and ethical character and a strong personal work ethic.
• Experience mentoring less experienced developers and/or leading small projects or teams.
• Strong Engineering and Problem-Solving skills.
• Must be a passionate, smart, and articulate technologist.
• Development experience with the following stack: Backend: Python, Java, SpringBoot; Database: MongoDB, MySQL; DevOps: Docker, Jenkins, Git, Maven.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. national security clearance.
• U.S. Citizenship essential to comply with government contract/agency or department of Federal Government requirements.

The following skills and tools are preferred, but not required:

• Frontend: React (Preferred), Angular, or Vue.
• AWS experience strongly desired.
• Neo4J or other graph technology.
• Kafka.
• Grails, Groovy.
• Elasticsearch.

What's in it For You?

You will join our inclusive culture of world-class talent, where we are committed to your personal and professional growth through:

• Wellbeing: Comprehensive benefit plans; flexible and supportive benefits for work-life balance.
• Culture: Globally recognized and award-winning reputation for equality, diversity and inclusion.
• Learning & Development: LinkedIn Learning access; internal Talent Marketplace with opportunities to work on projects cross-company.
• Social Impact: Ten employee-driven Business Resource Groups; two paid volunteer days annually.
• Purpose Driven Work: We help uphold the rule of law and provide trusted, unbiased information to people all over the world.

Thomson Reuters complies with local laws that require upfront disclosure of the expected pay range for a position. The location(s) for this role include one or more of the following metro locations: Los Angeles, New York City, San Francisco, Washington, DC. The base compensation range for the role in any of those locations is $100,900 - $187,300. The location(s) for this role include one or more of the following states: CA, CO, CT, IL, NV, TX, WA and/or remote. The base compensation range for the role in any of those locations is $91,700 - $170,300. The location(s) for this role include one or more of the following states: KS, MI, MN, NY, VA. The base compensation range for the role in any of those locations is $87,200 - $161,900. This role may also be eligible for an Annual Bonus based on a combination of enterprise and individual performance.

Do you want to be part of a team helping re-invent the way knowledge professionals work? At Thomson Reuters, we’ve been doing just that for almost 160 years. Our industry-leading products and services include highly specialized information-enabled software and tools for legal, tax, accounting and compliance professionals.

Accessibility

As a global business, we rely on diversity of culture and thought to deliver on our goals. To ensure we can do that, we seek talented, qualified employees in all our operations around the world regardless of race, color, sex/gender, including pregnancy, gender identity and expression, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, disability, age, marital status, citizen status, veteran status, or any other protected classification under applicable law. Thomson Reuters is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer providing a drug-free workplace.

We also make reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities and for sincerely held religious beliefs in accordance with applicable law.