Research Engineer Intern

Summary:

Are you a curious and open-minded undergraduate or Master's student with an interest in software engineering and technologies like Cloud Computing, Machine Learning, Natural Language Processing, Generative AI, and AI Agents? Then come and apply your skills and passion for technology at Thomson Reuters Labs. You will work with a team driving innovation throughout the entire software lifecycle – from defining specifications and architecting designs to writing efficient, maintainable code. It's your chance to contribute to TR software that legal professionals use across the globe. 

What does Thomson Reuters Labs do?  
We experiment, we build, we deliver. We obsess over our customers through applied research and development of new products and technologies. In TR Labs, we act fast and learn fast, innovating collaboratively across our core segments in Legal, Tax & Accounting, Government, and Reuters News. We compete vigorously with a wide range of projects today, while investing in long-term research for the future. Come prepared to challenge your thinking and contribute by challenging your colleagues 
  
As a Research Engineering Intern, you will be part of a diverse and interdisciplinary global team of experts. You will work with AI practitioners in Machine Learning, Information Retrieval, and Natural Language Processing, as well as Engineering and User Experience Design specialists, to drive the company's digital and AI transformation. TR Labs is renowned for consistently delivering successful, data-driven AI solutions to support high-growth products in case law, practical law, and fraud detection. 

About The Role 
As a Research Engineering Intern:    

• Develop and Delivery – You will apply modern software development practices to building, testing , and delivering high-quality solutions. You will be involved in the entire software development lifecycle.  

• Build Scalable ML Solutions – You will create large-scale data processing pipelines to help researchers build and train novel machine learning algorithms. You will develop high-performing, scalable systems in the context of large online delivery environments.  

• Collaborate – Working on a collaborative cross-functional team of applied scientists and engineers, you will learn from and partner with colleagues across the globe. 

• Innovate – You will have the opportunity to try new approaches and learn new technologies. You will contribute ideas, create Minimum Viable Products, and work on solving real-world challenges. 

The usual internship duration is 6 months, and the internship period is April–October 2026. We offer a flexible hybrid working environment, with in-office attendance on 2–3 days a week. 

About You 
You are a fit for the Research Engineering Intern role if your background includes:  
Required qualifications 

• Pursuing a Master's or Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related discipline.  

• Proficiency in Python and a deep understanding of related software development stacks and ecosystems.   

• Ability to write clean, reusable, maintainable, and well-tested code.  

• Experience with using code collaboration and versioning systems such as GitHub. 

• Desire to learn and embrace new and emerging technologies. 

• Strong communication and collaboration skills.  

Preferred qualifications 

• Understanding of CI/CD, DevOps, and SDLC concepts for application development.  

• Understanding of Natural Language Processing, and/or Machine Learning methods, including Large Language Models.   

• Familiarity with cloud platforms (any of AWS, Azure, Google Cloud) and a basic understanding of MLOps tools and practices.  

• Familiarity with working with unstructured datasets and knowledge about tools and techniques for data cleaning and processing.  

• Keen interest in real-world applications and impact.   

If you are excited about this opportunity, meet most of the above criteria, and are eager to learn, we want to hear from you  

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What's in it For You?

At Thomson Reuters, our people are our greatest assets. We offer an enriched internship program that focuses on developing your skills while gaining access to a network of peers and leaders across our global organization. Bringing your whole self to work is at our core. Here's how we support your growth:

• 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.

• 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: We offer interns volunteer opportunities to make an impact in the community.

• 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.

As a global business, we rely on the unique backgrounds, perspectives, and experiences of all employees to deliver on our business 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 Employer providing a drug-free workplace.

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