Engineering Lead

**About the role**:
Following our recent $30M Series B funding, we're expanding the team to accelerate development of our legal technology products that integrate with Microsoft products through Office.js.

We're looking for a React Team Lead to guide 2 mid-senior React developers who will look to you for architectural guidance and technical direction.

As the technical side of the product Triad, your technical decisions will directly shape product direction.

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**Key responsibilities**:
**Team Leadership & Mentorship**
- Lead and inspire a team of React developers, fostering a collaborative environment where knowledge sharing is valued and encouraged
- Mentor team members, helping them grow their skills and advance their careers
- Promote best practices and maintain high code quality standards across the team

**Technical Excellence**
- Write clean, efficient, and maintainable code
- Drive technical decisions and ensure scalable, performant solutions
- Think outside of the box to workaround any OfficeJS limitations.

**Product Development**
- Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams to bring innovative features to life
- Create exceptional user interfaces that prioritize user experience and accessibility

**Quality & Documentation**
- Establish robust testing and debugging processes to ensure high-quality, reliable software
- Maintain comprehensive documentation for code, APIs, and system architecture
- Implement security best practices to protect user data and ensure system integrity

**Problem Solving & Innovation**
- Troubleshoot and resolve complex technical challenges.
- Contribute to architectural discussions and drive the evolution of our tech stack.
- Improve developer productivity through tooling, automation, and AI-assisted coding.

**What you bring**:

- Minimum 5 years of hands-on, product-focused experience with React development
- Proven leadership experience in software development teams
- Expert-level proficiency in React, TypeScript, JavaScript, HTML, CSS, and modern web technologies
- Strong experience with Microsoft Office integration, particularly Office.js and Word add-ins
- Experience with agentic coding assistants such as Claude Code
- Excellent English communication skills, both written and verbal
- Demonstrated ability to work autonomously while providing clear direction to others
- Extensive experience working effectively in remote environments
- Passion for knowledge sharing and helping team members grow
- Know how to optimize React apps (prevent useless re-rendering, memoization, code splitting etc)
- Strong grasp of Git, version control best practices, and CI/CD pipelines.
- Excellent problem-solving, communication, and collaboration skills.
- Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, agile environment.

**Nice to have**:

- Knowledge of Microsoft Office Add-in guidelines and Office Store submission processes
- Background in LegalTech or professional services software
- Previous experience working with in-browser text editors, specially if you were part of optimization efforts to make the experience snappier.
- Experience in product-focused or startup environments.
- Exposure to other AI-powered developer tools and workflows.

**What we offer**:
**Competitive Salary**
- We offer a highly competitive salary that reflects your skills, experience, and contributions.

**Impact & Growth**
- Join a fast-growing startup where your ideas matter; experiment, innovate, and see your work come to life.

**High-Performance Culture**
- Work in a truly meritocratic environment alongside ambitious, driven professionals who push each other to excel.

**Prestigious Partnerships‍**
- Collaborate with some of the world’s top law firms, financial institutions, and multinational corporations.

**Prime London Location & Hybrid Flexibility‍**
- Enjoy a vibrant office in the heart of Aldgate with the option to work in a hybrid environment. We tend to come into the office 2-3 times a week, although you can come in more

**Ongoing Learning & Development‍**
- Access top-tier training, mentorship, and continuous support to advance your career.

**Time Off‍**
- Enjoy 25 days of holiday per year, plus UK bank holidays, to recharge and unwind.

Pension Plan‍
- Secure your future with our competitive pension scheme.

**Private Healthcare‍**
- Access to Vitality healthcare, including dental and optical.

**Flexible Working‍**
- Work in a way that suits your lifestyle, with the freedom to balance professional and personal priorities.

**Enhanced Parental Leave**
- We support working parents with generous parental leave policies that go far beyond statutory requirements.

**Cycle to Work Scheme‍**
- Save on a new bike and accessories while promoting a healthier, more sustainable commute.

**Workplace Nursery Scheme‍**
- Saving working parents lots of money through our salary sacrifice scheme

**Top-Quality Equipment‍**
- Get the tools you need to perform at your best, from cutting-edge tech to ergono