VP of Engineering

About us

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.

Our Tech Stack

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
• Use browser developer tools to help debug and validate frontend behavior
• 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
  – With Nexlers all around the world, we're not bound by location. Work where you do your best thinking, whether that be in the comfort of your home, in a cafe, or a co-working space. Flexibility isn't just a perk here, it's how we work.
• Employee Stock Options
  – We believe in shared success. With options, when Nexl grows, you share in the upside
• High-growth
  – Autonomy, purpose, and continuous learning come standard here. You'll be surrounded by great people doing great work.
• Transparent by default
  – With fortnightly all-hands, you'll always know our purpose and where we're headed. We openly share wins, learnings, and progress so everyone has clear sight into strategy, growth, and shared goals.
• Values-led culture
  – We're guided by clear principles and values that shape how we work, make decisions, and support each other every day.

Our Values

• Committed to Care – We genuinely care about the work we do and the industry we do it for
• Human at the Core – Relationships and empathy guide everything we do
• Different with Purpose – We're not afraid to stand out. We innovate boldly and deliberately

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