Lead Engineer, CoCounsel Application

Were looking for a Lead Engineer to join the CoCounsel Application team and play a hands-on technical leadership role in building and evolving our core product this role youll own and deliver full-stack solutions across our frontend and backend systems lead by example in code and work closely with product design and platform partners to deliver high-impact customer-facing features.

About the role:
As a Lead Engineer you will:

• Build End to End Solutions:Design and implement full-stack features across frontend and backend systems including hands-on development in our React TypeScript and Python stacks and direct contribution to AI-powered capabilities such as agentic workflows LLM integrations and MCP-based tooling.
• Set Technical Standards:Establish and uphold best practices for code quality performance accessibility testing and maintainability leading by example through reviews and contributions
• Collaborate Cross Functionally:Partner closely with product design and backend teams to shape requirements define APIs and deliver cohesive user experiences
• Drive Execution:Break down complex initiatives provide reliable estimates and help the team deliver work from development through production
• Mentor Engineers:Support the growth of other engineers through pairing code reviews and ongoing technical guidance

About You:

Youre a fit for the role of Lead Engineer if your background includes:

• Technical Experience:6 years of professional software engineering experience building and shipping production web applications used by real customers with active hands-on coding contributions in the last 23 years
• Frontend Expertise:Strong experience with modern frontend frameworks such as React along with a solid understanding of TypeScript and frontend architecture
• Backend Skills & AI Skills:Hands-on experience building APIs and services with Python as a core language working knowledge of and working familiarity with GenAI concepts including prompt engineering agentic system design LLM orchestration frameworks and Model Context Protocol (MCP)
• Technical Leadership:Proven ability to lead through influence rather than authority improving systems reducing technical debt and guiding architectural decisions
• Collaboration & Communication:Comfortable operating in fast-paced ambiguous environments with strong communication skills and a collaborative mindset

Preferred Qualifications

• BA or BS in Computer Science or equivalent practical experience
• Familiarity with Micro Frontend architectures and managing complex multi application UI systems
• Experience with performance optimization for web applications including monitoring profiling and tuning for scale
• Hands-on experience building AI-powered product features including working with LLM APIs RAG pipelines or agentic workflows in a production environment
• Familiarity with AI/ML infrastructure including vector databases model serving and cost/latency optimization for LLM-powered features

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Whats in it For You

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• Career Development and Growth: By fostering a culture of continuous learning and skill development we prepare our talent to tackle tomorrows 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.

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