About us
Nexl is the fast-growing LegalTech company on an ambitious mission to elevate the business of law.
We build an AI-driven CRM and growth intelligence platform that brings a firm's internal and external data together so lawyers, marketing, and business development can collaborate, spot opportunities, and grow revenue.
Recognised by the Financial Times, Deloitte, and the Australian Financial Review as one of the fastest-growing businesses, Nexl is trusted by 150+ firms globally.
We've recently closed a $23 million USD Series B led by Tidemark Capital,
accelerating our mission to transform how law firms grow by uniting lawyers, marketing, and business development into a single growth engine.
The Opportunity
We're scaling our Product & Engineering organisation and expanding our Sydney hub, and we're looking for a Senior Software Engineer with strong backend depth in Ruby on Rails who wants to build, ship, and shape a global SaaS product used and loved by leading law firms around the world.
If you naturally think in systems, data flows, and backend architecture, this role will be a great fit. While your strength is in Ruby on Rails, you'll work across the full stack (including React/TypeScript when needed) to ship end-to-end features as part of a collaborative, cross-functional squad. You'll help evolve the reliability, performance, and scalability of our platform as we grow.
We're looking for engineers who bring strong technical foundations, clear thinking, and a high level of ownership — people who raise the bar, embrace AI in their workflow, and enjoy taking complex problems from idea → architecture → delivered impact.
What You'll Own & Do:
* Design, build, and scale backend services using
Ruby on Rails
* Own technical initiatives end-to-end: architecture → implementation → release
* Contribute to the frontend using React/TypeScript when required
* Improve platform reliability, performance, data integrity, and scalability
* Collaborate with Product, Data, and Engineering on solution design
* Strengthen observability, monitoring, and incident response workflows
* Use AI tools to accelerate backend development, debugging, and documentation
* Mentor other engineers and contribute to technical leadership
* Influence platform architecture, service patterns, and backend best practices
What We're Looking For:
Must haves:
* Strong experience building backend systems in Ruby on Rails
* Deep understanding of relational databases (PostgreSQL preferred)
* Experience scaling backend systems in production
* Comfort working full-stack (React/TypeScript exposure)
* Ability to independently design and deliver complex solutions
* Strong understanding of reliability, APIs, and performance
* Strong debugging and observability awareness
* Ability to operate autonomously and drive outcomes
* Strong technical communication and collaboration
* Understanding of security best practices (auth, permissions, data protection)
* Growth mindset + desire to continually raise the bar
* Fluency using AI tools in your engineering workflow
Nice to haves:
* Experience in multi-tenant, data-heavy applications
* Experience with GraphQL, gRPC, or real-time communication protocols (WebSockets)
* Exposure to AI/LLM application development
* Experience working in cross-functional squads
* Exposure to React Native or Python
* Familiarity with Marketing Tech, CRM-like systems, or workflow automation products
* Experience in LegalTech or Professional Services tech
* Knowledge of DevOps practices, Infrastructure as Code or cloud infrastructure (AWS or Azure)
* Experience mentoring engineers or influencing engineering culture
* Experience in early-stage or scale-up environments
Life at Nexl
* 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
Even if you don't tick every box, if you're excited about our mission, we'd love to hear from you.