Staff Software Engineer — Search Platform, API & Infrastructure
Thomson Reuters
Full-time
Other-General
Location
toronto, on, Canada
Posted
May 29, 2026
Job Description
Overview Advanced Content Engineering (ACE) is seeking a Staff Software Engineer to lead the design and delivery of the search platform’s control‑plane API and cloud infrastructure. The platform’s core promise is self‑service: internal client teams must be able to create a search system, configure an ingestion topology, promote a new index to production, and monitor system health—entirely through APIs—without requiring direct involvement from the platform team.
About the Role This is a high‑ownership, high‑leverage position at the intersection of platform engineering, API design, and cloud infrastructure. Staff Engineers on this team own the full lifecycle of what they ship—full‑stack ownership is the baseline, not a bonus. Delivery friction is treated as an engineering problem: the team ships to production constantly, AI‑assisted development is the norm, and removing obstacles to fast, safe delivery is everyone's responsibility. The successful candidate brings enterprise‑grad...
About the Role This is a high‑ownership, high‑leverage position at the intersection of platform engineering, API design, and cloud infrastructure. Staff Engineers on this team own the full lifecycle of what they ship—full‑stack ownership is the baseline, not a bonus. Delivery friction is treated as an engineering problem: the team ships to production constantly, AI‑assisted development is the norm, and removing obstacles to fast, safe delivery is everyone's responsibility. The successful candidate brings enterprise‑grad...