Manager, Software Engineering – Mobile & Desktop Apps
HybridZug, Zug, Switzerland
Job Summary
Lead and grow two engineering teams building CoCounsel Legal's first native mobile and desktop applications across iOS, Android, Windows, and Mac. Define the engineering approach, including foundational technology choices and architecture patterns, while hiring and developing engineers from the ground up. Integrate deeply with backend teams to surface agent capabilities and user context, ensuring seamless cross-platform experiences. Own quality, performance, and reliability by establishing standards for testing, CI/CD, and compatibility. Foster a high-performance culture and collaborate with Product, Design, and web teams to deliver coherent, accessible applications.
Required Qualifications
- 5+ years of software engineering experience
- 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
- 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)
- Hybrid Work Model: We've adopted a flexible hybrid working environment (2-3 days a week in the office depending on the role) 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
Desired Qualifications
- Additional preferred qualifications include:
- 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)
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