Engineering Manager - CoCounsel Tax We're building the next generation of AI‑powered software for tax and accounting professionals, and we're looking for an Engineering Manager to lead a team shaping the future of CoCounsel Tax. This team was formed from Thomson Reuters' acquisition of the AI startup Materia and combines the agility of a startup with the resources of a global leader. You'll manage a team of engineers building AI‑powered systems which power CoCounsel Tax - CoCounsel Tax - the AI tax assistant for tax professionals | Thomson Reuters.

As Engineering

Manager, you will: Hire, mentor, and develop a high‑performing group of backend and AI engineers. Partner on cross‑org engineering hiring to grow the broader CoCounsel Tax organization. Drive velocity and engineering health.

Partner with engineering leaders to improve team processes, rituals, code review, and ways of working so engineers can ship faster with confidence. Collaborate with PM and Design on road mapping and longer‑term planning, ensuring the team is organized around the right priorities with clear ownership. Be a thought partner on agentic tax workflows.

Help shape the technical direction of a more agentic future for tax workflows. Scope AI features end‑to‑end. Be involved early in the design and scoping of AI‑driven features across the product, working closely with Labs/Research teams.

Identify and resolve cross‑team blockers so engineers can focus on the highest‑leverage work, and drive process improvements that scale across the broader organization. Over time, develop deep expertise in the tax ecosystem, and the automation opportunities within it. 8+ years of hands‑on software engineering experience, with 3+ years managing engineering teams. ~ Track record of leading teams that ship production‑grade backend systems at scale.



~ Strong technical foundation in backend development and cloud infrastructure;

Preferred Experience shipping AI‑driven or agentic systems in production (LLM orchestration, RAG, agent frameworks, evaluation pipelines, etc.). ~ Strong technical foundation in Python and AWS. ~ Background managing mixed teams of backend and AI/ML engineers. ~ Exposure to tax, accounting, or other regulated professional domains.

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.

Flex My

Way is a set of supportive workplace policies designed to help manage personal and skilled 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.

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. Globally recognized, award‑winning reputation for inclusion and belonging, flexibility, work‑life balance, and more. 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.

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