Associate Lead, Software Engineer at Thomson Reuters · Colombo

As an Associate Lead Software Engineer at Pagero - Part of Thomson Reuters, you will be responsible for designing, developing, testing, deploying, maintaining, and improving software systems/applications for our global customers. You’ll work in a team environment alongside other talented engineers to deliver high quality products at scale. We are looking for motivated individuals who thrive on solving complex problems, enjoy working collaboratively, have strong communication and leadership skills, and want to learn new technologies. If you love writing code and are interested in working on large-scale distributed systems, we would like to speak with you!

About the Role

In this opportunity as an Associate Lead Software Engineer, you will:

• Partner with stakeholders to architect scalable, robust software solutions with deep product understanding
• Lead hands-on design and implementation initiatives, collaborating closely with product owners and development teams
• Champion engineering excellence through comprehensive code reviews, testing strategies, and quality analysis
• Enforce industry’s best practices and development standards across all projects
• Guide and mentor junior developers, fostering their professional growth through knowledge sharing and hands-on coaching
• Provide technical leadership that drives teams toward quality deliverables and timely project completion
• Facilitate Agile planning sessions with Product Owners, promoting software development best practices

About You

You’re a fit for the role of Associate Lead Software Engineer if your background includes:

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Engineering, or in any related field
• 5+ years of hands-on software development experience with proven track record of success
• Demonstrated leadership experience in delivering complex software projects
• Advanced proficiency in JVM-based languages
• Interest in working with Scala and a willingness to explore functional programming paradigms.
• Deep understanding of design patterns and architectural principles
• Hands-on experience with microservices architecture and containerization (Docker)
• Expert-level knowledge of relational database management
• Comprehensive understanding of enterprise architecture including scalability, integration, security, and testing strategies
• Proficiency with Agile methodologies, CI/CD pipelines, and version control systems
• Commitment to writing clean, maintainable, and well-documented code
• Experience with automated testing and quality assurance practices
• Fast learner with the ability to quickly adapt to new technologies and environments.
• Agile mindset with the flexibility to handle shifting priorities and deliver in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong interpersonal skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively across teams and organizational levels.

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What’s in it For You?

• Hybrid Work Model: We’ve adopted a flexible hybrid working environment (2-3 days a week in the office depending on the role) for our office-based roles while delivering a seamless experience that is digitally and physically connected.
• Flexibility & Work-Life Balance: Flex My Way is a set of supportive workplace policies designed to help manage personal and professional responsibilities, whether caring for family, giving back to the community, or finding time to refresh and reset. This builds upon our flexible work arrangements, including work from anywhere for up to 8 weeks per year, empowering employees to achieve a better work-life balance.
• 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. Our Grow My Way programming and skills-first approach ensures you have the tools and knowledge to grow, lead, and thrive in an AI-enabled future.
• Industry Competitive Benefits: We offer comprehensive benefit plans to include flexible vacation, two company-wide Mental Health Days off, access to the Headspace app, retirement savings, tuition reimbursement, employee incentive programs, and resources for mental, physical, and financial wellbeing.
• 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: Make an impact in your community with our Social Impact Institute. We offer employees two paid volunteer days off annually and opportunities to get involved with pro-bono consulting projects and Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) initiatives.
• 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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