Founding Tech Lead — AI Legal Desktop App

Thomson Reuters; Eagan (MN); Hybrid; USD 118,400 - 219,800; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare benefits

401(k) match

Tuition reimbursement

Employee stock purchase plan

Paid time off and mental health days

Job summary

Thomson Reuters is seeking a Lead Software Engineer for the CoCounsel Legal Desktop App. You will anchor a new desktop team, define architecture, standards, and ship core features for Windows/macOS with native and cross‑platform options.

You will mentor engineers and collaborate closely with Product and Design to deliver a native, high‑quality desktop experience. The role combines hands‑on development, architectural decisions, and leadership of a greenfield desktop effort aimed at enabling

Qualifications

• 7+ years of software engineering experience with desktop apps

Responsibilities

• Establish the technical foundation and architecture for the CoCounsel Legal desktop app
• Deliver hands-on desktop development across core features
• Integrate with backend services and authentication flows
• Define desktop engineering standards, testing, and performance benchmarks
• Mentor and grow desktop engineers and promote code quality
• Collaborate with product/design to translate requirements into desktop experiences

Skills

Desktop app development

Leadership

Production desktop apps

Frameworks: Electron, Tauri, native OS

Cloud API integration

Mentoring

Technical communication

Tools

Electron

Tauri

Win32/macOS APIs

Job description

Thomson Reuters is seeking a Lead Software Engineer for the CoCounsel Legal Desktop App. You will anchor a new desktop team, define architecture, standards, and ship core features for Windows/macOS with native and cross‑platform options.

You will mentor engineers and collaborate closely with Product and Design to deliver a native, high‑quality desktop experience. The role combines hands‑on development, architectural decisions, and leadership of a greenfield desktop effort aimed at enabling