As a Lead Software Engineer at Pagero - Part of Thomson Reuters, you will be responsible for end-to-end software development, including design, coding, testing, deployment, and maintenance of high-quality applications. You should have a strong grasp of software design patterns, full-stack development, and modern engineering practices such as automated testing and CI/CD. Beyond technical excellence, we are looking for a natural leader who can mentor junior engineers and drive team performance to meet business objectives. Strong communication and collaboration skills are essential, as is the ability to work both independently and within cross-functional teams.
About the Role
In this opportunity as a Lead Software Engineer, you will:
Design, develop, and maintain robust, scalable, and secure software solutions aligned with business needs.
Collaborate with cross-functional teams including product managers, UI/UX designers, QA engineers, and DevOps.
Lead technical discussions, review code, and ensure adherence to engineering best practices.
Provide accurate task estimations and contribute to effective sprint planning and delivery.
Champion quality by implementing unit tests, automated testing, and performance tuning.
Guide and mentor junior engineers, fostering a culture of continuous learning and high performance.
Contribute to defining development standards, architecture guidelines, and process improvements.
About You
You’re a fit for the role of Lead Software Engineer if your background includes:
Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Engineering, or in any related field, or equivalent industry experience.
Minimum of 7+ years of hands-on experience developing multi-tier, enterprise-level applications using JVM-based technologies.
Interest in working with Scala and a willingness to explore functional programming paradigms.
Solid understanding of microservices architecture and containerization tools like Docker.
Strong experience working with relational databases and writing optimized queries.
Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills, with a passion for tackling complex technical challenges.
Exceptional communication skills in English — both verbal and written.
Highly detail-oriented, organized, and systematic in your approach to development and project execution.
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.
Experience with Kubernetes and cloud platforms is a plus.
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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.
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