About the RoleAs an
Engineering Manager at Legora, you'll lead by example-hands-on in the code while guiding a talented team of engineers. You'll architect and deliver features that make legal professionals' lives easier, drive technical excellence, and help shape a product used by forward-thinking law firms around the world. This is a role for someone who loves to build, mentor, and scale both people and systems.
What You'll Do- Design and implement end-to-end features across our fullstack platform
- Contribute directly to the codebase while supporting the growth of your team
- Lead architecture discussions and technical decision-making
- Ensure high standards in code quality, security, and performance
- Collaborate closely with Product and Design to ship value quickly and reliably
- Review code, give feedback, and mentor engineers at all levels
- Champion best practices in development, DevOps, and continuous improvement
- Work with Node.js, React, Azure, AWS and Kubernetes
- Work every day to ensure your team is healthy and efficient
Who You Are- A seasoned fullstack or backend engineer with 1-3 years of leadership experience
- Comfortable being hands-on while also setting technical direction
- Skilled in building scalable products and owning complex systems end-to-end
- Strong communicator who leads with empathy and clarity
- Passionate about mentoring others and helping teams grow
- Confident working across backend, frontend, and infrastructure
- Curious, pragmatic, and always looking for smarter ways to build and deliver
- But most importantly, you are someone who:
- "Gets stuff done" and understands building a successful company isn't always glamorous and takes hard work and long hours
- Proactively and independently solves the most burning problems
- Strives in a fast-paced environment where the answers aren't always clear and processes are few
*Candidates will go through the same interview process as software engineering candidates (including a coding task and a technical interview), with additional interview steps at the end designed for the engineering manager role.
*This is a New York City-based, 5-day in-office role, we believe building together in person drives better outcomes.
What's In It For You- Global collaboration: Partner with teams and clients domestic and internationally.
- Competitive package: Comprehensive salary, benefits, and tools for success.
- Meaningful work: Your efforts shape how thousands of lawyers use AI daily.
- In-person environment: Union Square office designed for ambitious builders.
- Benefits & Perks: We invest in our people with a comprehensive, thoughtfully designed benefits package:
Medical, Dental & Vision
- Multiple medical plan options through Aetna and Kaiser Permanente
- HSA or Healthcare FSA (based on plan selection)
- Dental plans via MetLife
- Vision plans via Vision Care
Family Support
- Generous parental leave
- Free access to Maven Clinic
- Dependent Care FSA
- Free One Medical membership for employees and dependents
Additional Perks
- Pre-tax commuter benefits
- Life Insurance + STD/LTD
- 401(K) with generous company match
- Unlimited PTO
- Robust voluntary benefits, including identity protection (via Aura), legal coverage via MetLife, pet savings programs, and more
