VP of Engineering

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Nexl is the fast-growing LegalTech startup on a mission to elevate the business of law.

Our platform is purpose-built for law firms, and brings together CRM, collaboration, and client intelligence in one solution — empowering lawyers, marketers, and BD teams to deepen relationships, accelerate growth, and win more high-value work.

We're backed by top global VCs, recognised as one of Australia's fastest-growing tech companies, and expanding rapidly across APAC, the US, LATAM, and Europe, and we're only just getting started.

The Opportunity

As VP of Engineering, you'll lead Nexl's global engineering function building, scaling, and inspiring a high-performing team that delivers exceptional products at pace. Based in Sydney, you'll work closely with our CEO, Director of Product, and other leaders to shape our technology vision, scale our architecture, and execute against our ambitious product roadmap.

This is a role for a technical leader who can operate at both the strategic and hands-on levels — setting direction, building capability, and ensuring we deliver quality, scalable software that drives customer impact.

Frontend: React & TypeScript

Backend: Ruby on Rails with GraphQL, and Python with WebSockets & Protobuf

What You'll Own & Do

• Plan and execute detailed manual exploratory testing across web-based features
• Write clear and concise test plans, test cases, and supporting documentation
• Identify, report, and track bugs, ensuring reports are actionable and high quality
• Collaborate closely with product and engineering teams to provide early QA feedback
• Prioritise and manage multiple testing tasks to keep projects on track
• Contribute ideas to improve how we test and build faster, better QA workflows

What We're Looking For

• Proven senior engineering leadership experience in high-growth B2B SaaS companies.
• Strong technical background in modern web application architecture, ideally with experience in our tech stack or similar.
• Experience leading distributed or remote-first engineering teams at scale.
• Track record of delivering complex products to market at speed, balancing quality and velocity.
• Ability to set clear technical direction, while empowering teams to own their work.
• Strong background in hiring, coaching, and retaining high-performing engineering talent.
• Skilled at collaborating cross-functionally and communicating with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Experience with agile methodologies, continuous delivery, and test-driven development.
• Commercially minded, with an understanding of how engineering decisions impact customers, revenue, and growth.
• Bonus: Experience working in legaltech, professional services, or industries with high standards for security and compliance.

Life at Nexl

• Remote-first culture – Our talented teams work from all over the world, with access to co-working spaces if that suits you better
• In-person connection – We make time for team socials and off-sites, because face-to-face moments still matter to us
• Transparent by default – Fortnightly all-hands to keep us engaged with company updates, project spotlights, business metrics, wins, and learnings
• Modern tools & tech – We embrace AI and automation to help you work smarter, stay focused, and do your best work
• Work-life flexibility you won't find elsewhere – We trust you to manage your time, so you can work when and where you're at your best
• Employee Stock Option Plan – Everyone shares in the upside. When we grow, you grow
• High-growth environment – Autonomy, purpose, and continuous learning come standard here. You\'ll be surrounded by great people doing great work
• Values-led culture – We're guided by clear principles and values that shape how we work, make decisions, and support each other every day
• Committed to Care: We genuinely care about our work and the people we serve.
• Human at the Core: Relationships and empathy guide everything we do.
• Different with Purpose: We're not afraid to stand out. We innovate boldly, always with intention.
• Legal Through and Through: We're proud to serve, and help reshape, the legal industry.

Even if you don't tick every box, if you're excited about our mission — we'd love to hear from you.

• Director

• Full-time

• Software Development

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