Lead Software Engineer I

Job Description

We’re looking for a Lead Engineer to join the CoCounsel Applications team and play a hands-on technical leadership role in building and evolving our external integration strategy leveraging MCP and A2A . In this role, you’ll 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/A2A-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: 

You're 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 2–3 years 

• Frontend Expertise: Some experience with modern frontend frameworks such as React, along with a solid understanding of TypeScript and frontend architecture 

• Backend Skills & AI Skills: Strong experience building APIs and services with Python as a core language, and working familiarity with GenAI concepts including prompt engineering, agentic system design, LLM orchestration frameworks, and some familiarity with MCP/A2A 

• 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 

• 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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New Position: This position is open due to an existing vacancy to support our evolving business needs.

What’s in it For You?

• Hybrid Work Model: We’ve adopted a flexible hybrid working environment 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