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 (Winnipeg)
🏢 Thomson Reuters
📍 Winnipeg