Tech Lead at Nexl

, , Australia -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

30 Jul, 26

Salary

0.0

Posted On

01 May, 26

Experience

5 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

Tech Lead, AI-first engineering, System design, React, TypeScript, Ruby on Rails, SaaS, Mentoring, Architectural decision-making, CI/CD, Testing, Observability, Product management, Technical leadership, Workflow automation

Industry

Software Development

Description

Nexl is looking for a Tech Lead who is technically excellent, genuinely AI-first in how they build, and a strong coach who raises the people around them. This role is about guiding one of Nexl's cross-functional squads — shaping architecture, setting the AI-first engineering standard, and helping ideas become products customers love. You'll work closely with the Head of Engineering, CPTO, and your Product Manager, owning technical direction and delivery quality for your squad. You're accountable for how the team builds and ships, including embedding AI-first workflows that let the squad move at a pace and quality level that genuinely changes what's possible. This is a high ownership role for someone who loves building, coaching, and making decisions and who wants to be deeply embedded in how a fast-growing LegalTech company scales its engineering organisation. The right person will be equally comfortable writing code, reviewing architecture, running a difficult 1:1, and debating product trade-offs with their PM. * Lead the technical direction of your squad, guiding architectural choices and ensuring alignment withNexl'sbroader platform and engineering strategy. * Stay in the codebase — contributing to features, reviewing AI-generated and hand-written code, andsettingthe quality bar through your own work, not just your words. * Set the AI-first standard for your squad. Build and share the workflows, tooling choices, and prompting approaches that let engineers ship more, at higher quality — and hold the team to that standard. * Coach engineers on system design, problem-solving, and AI-native development — helping them grow into more autonomous, higher-output engineers. * Work closely with your Product Manager to shape roadmap priorities, refine requirements, and balance technical debt with new feature delivery. * Drive best practices in testing, CI/CD, observability, and reliability — and make sure AI-generated code meets the same bar as everything else. * Anticipate risks, remove blockers, and create clarity where ambiguity exists — so the squad can move fast without going wrong. * Partner with Product, Design, Data, and Engineering leadership to create scalable, performant, and secure solutions. Must haves: * Proven experience as a Senior Engineer or Tech Lead within a high-growth SaaS or technology company. * Genuinely AI-first in how you build — you use AI agents, agentic coding tools, and automated workflows as your primary development mode, and you lead others to do the same. * Strongexpertisein at least one major part ofNexl'sstack (React/TypeScript, Ruby on Rails). * A track recordof strong architectural decision-making and navigating technical trade-offs under real delivery pressure. * Ability to balance hands-on coding with technical leadership, mentoring, and clear communication. * Demonstrated ability to coach and inspire engineers, raise engineering quality, and build healthy team dynamics. * High ownership and accountability mindset, with a strong bias toward outcomes and continuous improvement. Nice to haves: * Experience building or scaling multi-tenant SaaS applications. * Exposure to AI/LLM-powered product development. * Experience working in a modern squad model or product-ledorganisation. * Familiarity withGraphQL,WebSockets,gRPC, or real-time systems. * Background in LegalTech, Martech, CRM platforms, or workflow automation products. What Success Looks Like: * Your squad ships at high velocity and high quality — and AI-first workflows are a genuine part of how that happens, not an aspiration. * Technical decisions are well-reasoned, well-documented, and aligned with the broader platform strategy. * Engineers on the squad are improving — their skills, their AI-first capabilities, and their ownership over time. * Delivery is strong and sustainable — not achieved through shortcuts or at the cost of technical health. * You help define what engineering excellence looks like atNexl, and others want to work in your squad. * High growth. A scaling environment with autonomy, ownership, and visible impact. * ESOP. Employee stock options so you share in the upside. * Tools & tech. Modern, AI-first ways of working to help you move faster and smarter, plus a work laptop. * Birthday leave. Take a paid “Nexl Day” during the week of your birthday. * Transparent by default. Fortnightly all-hands with strategy, metrics, wins, and learnings. * Purposeful connection. Team offsites and meet-ups. * Values-led culture. Guided by The Nexler Way, our values and operating principles that define who we are, how we work, and how we win together. 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

Responsibilities

You will lead a cross-functional squad by shaping technical architecture, setting AI-first engineering standards, and mentoring engineers. You will collaborate closely with product and engineering leadership to deliver high-quality, scalable solutions while maintaining technical health.