Manager, Software Engineering – Mobile & Desktop Apps

Are you energized by building new things from scratch — not just one product, but two, in parallel, across the platforms lawyers rely on most? Do you thrive leading engineering teams delivering polished, native experiences on both mobile and desktop, while keeping a coherent product vision across surfaces? If so, this is an exceptional opportunity to shape how CoCounsel Legal reaches lawyers everywhere they work.

About The Role

In this opportunity as Manager of Software Engineering for the CoCounsel Legal Mobile & Desktop Apps, you will:

• Lead and grow two engineering teams — Mobile and Desktop — hiring and developing engineers across both platforms from the ground up.
• Foster a high-performance, inclusive culture and ensure the teams collaborate closely to deliver a coherent cross-platform product.
• Define the engineering approach for both mobile and desktop, making foundational technology choices (native vs. cross-platform for mobile; Electron, Tauri, or native for desktop), architecture patterns, and development practices that will shape the products for years to come.
• Deliver CoCounsel Legal’s first mobile and desktop applications, collaborating closely with Product and Design to ship high-quality, accessible experiences that bring core CoCounsel AI capabilities to iOS, Android, Windows, and Mac users.
• Integrate deeply with the CoCounsel backend, working with Agent Core and AI Platform teams to surface agent capabilities, file and workspace access, and user context seamlessly across mobile and desktop surfaces.
• Own quality, performance, and reliability across both platforms, establishing standards for testing, CI/CD, crash reporting, performance monitoring, and cross-platform (Windows/Mac, iOS/Android) compatibility.
• Partner across the Application Experience pillar, working with web and integrations teams to ensure CoCounsel Legal delivers a coherent, consistent product experience across all surfaces.
• Represent mobile and desktop engineering perspectives, contributing to planning and prioritization discussions with Product, Design, and senior engineering leadership.

Requirements

You’re a fit for the role if your background includes:

• 5+ years of software engineering experience, including 2+ years leading or managing engineering teams.
• Hands-on experience shipping production mobile (iOS and/or Android) or desktop (Windows and/or macOS) applications in a professional or enterprise context.
• Understanding of both mobile and desktop engineering challenges — platform conventions, architecture patterns, distribution, and performance expectations.
• Proven ability to hire, develop, and retain strong engineers across multiple teams or workstreams.
• Experience integrating applications with cloud backends and REST/GraphQL APIs, including streaming and authentication flows.
• Strong collaboration skills — comfortable working across product, design, and backend engineering teams.
• Clear communicator who can translate platform constraints and opportunities into actionable product decisions.

Preferred Qualifications

• Hands-on experience with both mobile and desktop platforms — ideally shipped to production on each.
• Experience with cross-platform frameworks (e.g., React Native, Flutter, Electron, Tauri) and understanding of when to use them vs. native approaches.
• Background in legal tech, productivity software, or professional-services SaaS products.
• Familiarity with AI-powered features in native apps — streaming chat, voice input, local context-aware actions.
• Experience with enterprise deployment patterns for mobile (MDM, SSO) and desktop (MSI/PKG packaging, app configuration).

Benefits

• Hybrid Work Model: Flexible hybrid working environment for office-based roles while delivering a seamless experience that is digitally and physically connected.
• Flexibility & Work-Life Balance: "Flex My Way" policies, including work from anywhere for up to 8 weeks per year, to help manage personal and professional responsibilities.
• Career Development and Growth: Culture of continuous learning and skill development with "Grow My Way" programming and a skills-first approach.
• Industry Competitive Benefits: Comprehensive benefit plans including flexible vacation, two company-wide Mental Health Days off, access to the Headspace app, retirement savings, tuition reimbursement, and employee incentive programs.
• Culture: Globally recognized for inclusion and belonging, flexibility, work-life balance, and values-driven environment.
• Social Impact: Two paid volunteer days off annually and opportunities for pro-bono consulting projects and ESG initiatives.
• Health & Wellbeing: Market competitive health, dental, vision, disability, and life insurance programs, as well as a competitive 401k plan with company match.
• Paid Time Off: Competitive vacation, sick and safe paid time off, paid holidays (including two company mental health days off), parental leave, and sabbatical leave.
• Additional Benefits: Optional hospital, accident, sickness, life, and AD&D insurance; Flexible Spending and Health Savings Accounts; fitness reimbursement; Employee Assistance Program; Group Legal Identity Theft Protection; 529 Plan; commuter benefits; Adoption & Surrogacy Assistance; Tuition Reimbursement; Employee Stock Purchase Plan.

Pay

The base compensation range varies across locations. Eligible office location(s) for this role include one or more of the following: New York City, San Francisco, Los Angeles, and/or Irvine, CA; McLean, VA; Washington, DC. The base compensation range for the role in any of those locations is $136,000 USD - $253,000 USD. For any eligible US locations, unless otherwise noted, the base compensation range for this role is $118,400 USD - $219,800 USD. Base pay is positioned within the range based on several factors including an individual’s knowledge, skills, and experience with consideration given to internal equity. This role may also be eligible for an Annual Bonus based on a combination of enterprise and individual performance.