Lead Software Engineer I

Socket.dev; Minnesota; Hybrid; USD 118,000 - 220,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid Work Model

Flex My Way

Career Development

Mental Health Days

Tuition Reimbursement

401k Plan

Job summary

Socket.dev is seeking a Lead Engineer to join the CoCounsel Applications team, owning full-stack features across React/TypeScript and Python, and contributing hands-on to AI-powered capabilities including MCP/A2A tooling.

You will set technical standards, mentor engineers, and collaborate with product, design, and backend teams to deliver cohesive user experiences, driving execution from development to production in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of professional software engineering experience building production web apps.
• Hands-on coding with React/TypeScript and Python.
• Experience with APIs, AI concepts, prompt engineering, and LLM orchestration.
• Ability to lead through influence and guide architecture.
• Strong collaboration and communication in fast-paced environments.

Responsibilities

• Build end-to-end full-stack features across frontend and backend.
• Set technical standards for code quality, performance, accessibility, and testing.
• Collaborate with product, design, and backend teams to define APIs.
• Mentor engineers through pairing, code reviews, and guidance.
• Deliver work from development through production with reliable estimates.

Skills

React

TypeScript

Python

APIs

Leadership

Frontend Architecture

AI/GenAI

Education

BA/BS Computer Science or equivalent

Tools

LLM APIs

RAG pipelines

MCP/A2A

Code Reviews

Job description

Job Description

We’relooking for a Lead Engineer to join theCoCounselApplicationsteam and play a hands-on technical leadership role in building and evolving ourexternal integrationstrategy leveraging MCP and A2A.In this role,you’llown and deliver full-stack solutions across our frontend and backend systems,leadby 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, Typescriptand Python stacks — and direct contribution to AI-powered capabilities such as agentic workflows, LLM integrations,andMCP/A2A-based tooling.
• Set Technical Standards:Establishand 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'rea fit for the role of LeadEngineer, ifyour 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:Someexperience with modern frontend frameworks such as React, along with a solid understanding of TypeScript and frontend architecture
• Backend Skills & AI Skills:Strongexperience 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, andsome 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, withstrong communicationskills 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

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 for inclusion and belonging, flexibility, work-life balance, and more. We live by our values: Obsess over our Customers, Compete to Win, Challenge (Y)our Thinking, Act Fast / Learn Fast, and Stronger Together.
• Social Impact: Make an impact in your community with our Social Impact Institute. We offer employees two paid volunteer days off annually and opportunities to get involved with pro-bono consulting projects and Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) initiatives.
• Making a Real-World Impact:We are one of the few companies globally that helps its customers pursue justice, truth, and transparency. Together, with the professionals and institutions we serve, we help uphold the rule of law, turn the wheels of commerce, catch bad actors, report the facts, and provide trusted, unbiased information to people all over the world.

In the United States, Thomson Reuters offers a comprehensive benefits package to our employees. Our benefit package includes market competitive health, dental, vision, disability, and life insurance programs, as well as a competitive 401k plan with company match. In addition, Thomson Reuters offers market leading work life benefits with competitive vacation, sick and safe paid time off, paid holidays (including two company mental health days off), parental leave, sabbatical leave. These benefits meet or exceeds the requirements of paid time off in accordance with any applicable state or municipal laws. Finally, Thomson Reuters offers the following additional benefits: optional hospital, accident and sickness insurance paid 100% by the employee; optional life and AD&D insurance paid 100% by the employee; Flexible Spending and Health Savings Accounts; fitness reimbursement; access to Employee Assistance Program; Group Legal Identity Theft Protection benefit paid 100% by employee; access to 529 Plan; commuter benefits; Adoption & Surrogacy Assistance; Tuition Reimbursement; and access to Employee Stock Purchase Plan.Thomson Reuters complies with local laws that require upfront disclosure of the expected pay range for a position. The base compensation range varies across locations.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. Base pay is one part of a comprehensive Total Reward program which also includes flexible and supportive benefits and other wellbeing programs.This role may also be eligible for an Annual Bonus based on a combination of enterprise and individual performance.

About Us

Thomson Reuters informs the way forward by bringing together the trusted content and technology that people and organizations need to make the right decisions. We serve professionals across legal, tax, accounting, compliance, government, and media. Our products combine highly specialized software and insights to empower professionals with the data, intelligence, and solutions needed to make informed decisions, and to help institutions in their pursuit of justice, truth, and transparency. Reuters, part of Thomson Reuters, is a world leading provider of trusted journalism and news.

We are powered by the talents of 26,000 employees across more than 70 countries, where everyone has a chance to contribute and grow professionally in flexible work environments. At a time when objectivity, accuracy, fairness, and transparency are under attack, we consider it our duty to pursue them. Sound exciting? Join us and help shape the industries that move society forward.

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