Lead Product Software Engineer - AI

Wolters Kluwer Tax& Accounting team is looking for a Lead Software Engineer to build the next generation of AI-powered capabilities for our cloud audit solutions. You will build AI -powered audit solutions that help professionals analyze complex documents, interpret rules, detect exceptions and generate explainable findings. Our team operates with close collaboration between engineers, product managers, UX designers, and researchers. Engineers deeply understand business problems, product managers rapidly prototype ideas, and designers and researchers translate user needs into elegant, evidence-based solutions. We work in fast feedback cycles, obsess over customer value, and blur traditional role boundaries to focus on solving the right problems. We practice Agile and XP methodologies with weekly sprints, BDD/TDD practices, and pair programming with daily rotation to support high team cohesion and knowledge sharing. This role is ideal for someone who adapts quickly to new technologies, communicates effectively across teams, thrives in collaborative environments, and is passionate about human-centric AI solutions that deliver real value to professionals. Key Responsibilities: Build AI Agent Systems: Design and implement task-focused AI agents that assist thousands of professional’s audit work. Building Document understanding and structured-data extraction systems. Leading production-grade AI services and shipping working capabilities quickly and iterating with Product & customer teams. Cross-Portfolio Innovation: Work across TAA's product portfolio, enabling other teams while building AI solutions that can be applied to multiple products and customer segments. Technical Leadership: Design and implement AI features using Python and modern frameworks. Build intelligent document processing, automated workflows, and AI-powered analytics with a focus on security, product experience, and scalability. Close Collaboration: Work in Audit’s collaborative model where engineers understand business problems as deeply as technical solutions, partnering closely with product managers who prototype their own ideas. Requirements: Technical Foundation: Bachelors Degree in Computer Science or Equivalent 5+ years building software applications (experience with Python, Java or C++) 1+ years hands-on experience with LLMs or AI systems (NLP preferred) Full-stack development capabilities Experience with Agile/XP practices including TDD/BDD and pair programming Proficiency with AI coding tools (GitHub Copilot, Cursor, or similar) Regular use of GenAI utilities (ChatGPT, Claude, etc.) for development workflow Technical Project Leadership: 3+ years leading complex technical projects from inception to delivery Experience working in startup-like environments or innovation teams Comfort working in collaborative, fast-paced Agile environments with weekly sprints and blurred (but aligned) role boundaries AI/ML Experience: Working knowledge of AI/ML frameworks (LangChain, Langgraph, Hugging Face, OpenAI APIs) Experience with vector databases and embeddings Understanding of prompt engineering and AI optimization Communication Skills: Ability to explain technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders and drive adoption of new technologies across teams. Preferred Qualifications: Microsoft Azure AI-102 certification is highly desired or able to get certified in first 30 days - our team is 100% certified and we value this demonstration of Azure AI expertise Experience with Azure AI services, advanced AI frameworks, or multi-modal AI systems Background in dynamic environments like startups, innovation teams, or product-focused companies that prioritize customer co-design and rapid value delivery Experience with document processing, financial data analysis, or B2B professional software Experience with MLOps, AI governance, or cross-portfolio AI implementations, particularly in regulated/compliance-driven environments We encourage applications from candidates with diverse backgrounds who have strong technical skills, project leadership experience, and can adapt quickly to new challenges in a customer-focused, innovation-driven environment. Our Culture: At Wolters Kluwer, our core values—Focus on Customer Success, Make it Better, Aim High and Deliver, and Win as a Team—guide everything we do. We are committed to driving success for our customers by delivering innovative solutions that exceed expectations. We continually strive to improve our processes and products, aiming for excellence in all our efforts. Collaboration and teamwork are central to our culture, enabling us to achieve great results together. Our Interview Practices To maintain a fair and genuine hiring process, we kindly ask that all candidates participate in interviews without the assistance of AI tools or external prompts. Our interview process is designed to assess your individual skills, experiences, and communication style. We value authenticity and want to ensure we’re getting to know you—not a digital assistant. To help maintain this integrity, we ask to remove virtual backgrounds and include in-person interviews in our hiring process. Please note that use of AI-generated responses or third-party support during interviews will be grounds for disqualification from the recruitment process. Applicants may be required to appear onsite at a Wolters Kluwer office as part of the recruitment process. Compensation: $116,400.00 - $204,100.00 USD This role is eligible for Bonus. Compensation range listed is based on primary location of the position. Actual base salary offer is influenced by a wide array of factors including but not limited to skills, experience and actual hiring location. Your recruiter can share more information about the specific offer for the job location during the hiring process. Additional Information: Wolters Kluwer offers a wide variety of competitive benefits and programs to help meet your needs and balance your work and personal life, including but not limited to: Medical, Dental, & Vision Plans, 401(k), FSA/HSA, Commuter Benefits, Tuition Assistance Plan, Vacation and Sick Time, and Paid Parental Leave. Full details of our benefits are available upon request. If making a difference matters to you, then you matter to us. Join us, at Wolters Kluwer, and be part of a dynamic global technology company that makes a difference every day. We’re innovators with impact. We provide expert software and information solutions that the world’s leading professionals rely on, in the moments that matter most. You’ll make a real difference in the lives of millions of people. Together with our customers, we help to advance sustainability, health, justice, prosperity, and commerce around the world. You can thrive at Wolters Kluwer, where diversity is core to our collective strength and high performance. Be your unique self, share your creative ideas, do your best work, and take time to grow in our caring and inclusive culture where you can belong. Wolters Kluwer reported 2023 annual revenues of €5.6 billion. The group serves customers in over 180 countries, maintains operations in over 40 countries, and employs approximately 21,400 people worldwide. Our customers work in industries which impact the lives of millions of people every single day. Our mission is to empower our professional customers with the information, software solutions, and services they need to make critical decisions, achieve successful outcomes, and save time. Our expert solutions combine deep domain knowledge with technology to deliver both content and workflow automation to drive improved outcomes and productivity for our customers. We are committed to helping professionals improve the way they do business and solve complex problems with our range of digital solutions and services, which we continuously evolve to meet their changing needs. Our 188-year legacy and portfolio represent thousands of customers worldwide. For more information about our solutions and organization, visit www.wolterskluwer.com, follow us on Twitter, Facebook, and LinkedIn. Wolters Kluwer has a dedicated team of experienced talent acquisition professionals who are ready to hear what makes you tick and share how Wolters Kluwer can help you achieve your goals and ambitions. Here Rasi Fawaz shares some tips on what recruiters are looking for on a resume. As a global organization, we recognize that solving a wide range of complex problems requires diverse perspectives and innovative thinking. We know that bringing our best to our customers, communities, and other key stakeholders requires a highly engaged and talented workforce – one that represents the diversity of those we serve and the communities where we live and work. We aim to provide a welcoming environment and equitable opportunities for all employees regardless of background, nationality, race, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, age, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, or religion. This principle is ingrained in our company values and articulated in our Code of Business Ethics. At Wolters Kluwer, you’ll feel valued for your contributions, and you’ll know that your health, safety, and well-being are important to us. Our well-being benefits provide tools, programs, and resources to help our diverse employees feel healthy, happy, safe, and prosperous. In 2024 we were awarded Ragan’s Top Places to Work for Employee Wellbeing: Large Organization, in recognition of our commitment to maintaining and enhancing the well-being of our colleagues through our ‘Together we thrive’ well-being program. To ensure we continue to drive innovation that enables us to develop products and services to best serve our customers, we cultivate a workplace culture rooted in mutual respect, bringing forward insights from a wide range of backgrounds, perspectives, and experiences. We are also committed to complying with laws requiring equal opportunity in hiring, promotion, and other employment decisions. 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