Lead distributed systems architecture and backend engineering as a Staff Software Engineer II at KeyCite, shaping business-critical platforms across teams.

This senior engineering role covers end-to-end delivery for large-scale production systems. You will modernize established platforms, design APIs and event-driven services, and build data-processing capabilities for legal content and metadata. The position also guides technical direction and architecture.

Key Responsibilities:

- Lead complex engineering initiatives from architecture through production
- Design scalable distributed services, processing systems, and APIs
- Modernize KeyCite platforms without disrupting customer-facing products
- Establish standards for reliability, security,



and maintainability
- Mentor engineers and lead technical design reviews

Requirements:

- Six or more years delivering complex production software systems
- Deep backend and distributed systems engineering expertise
- Cloud-native architecture experience, preferably with AWS
- Experience designing APIs and event-driven architectures
- Solid programming skills, ideally Java or Python

Apply distributed systems, cloud architecture, and technical leadership to modernize reliable legal-information platforms at KeyCite.

📌 Staff Distributed Systems Software Engineer (Toronto)
🏢 Thomson Reuters
📍 Toronto