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Senior Software Engineer (React-leaning) Sydney, New South Wales, Australia 2 days ago Be among the first 25 applicants 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 firms 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. Weve 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 Were scaling our Product & Engineering organisation and expanding our Sydney hub, and were looking for a Senior Software Engineer with deep React expertise who wants to build, ship, and shape a global SaaS product used and loved by leading law firms around the world. This role is perfect for someone whos happiest close to users and UI. Youll spend most of your time in React/TypeScript, but youll also work across backend services as needed to deliver an end-to-end solution. Youll work in a cross-functional squad, pair closely with Product & Design, and help shape Nexls frontend architecture and engineering practices as we grow. Were looking for engineers who bring strong technical depth, product instincts, and a high level of ownership people who raise the bar, use AI to accelerate their workflow, and balance autonomy with collaboration. What Youll Own & Do: Build high-quality interfaces using React + TypeScript Deliver full-stack features, with backend support in Rails + Python Work closely with Product & Design to design simple, elegant solutions Improve frontend performance, maintainability, and consistency Contribute to frontend architecture, components, and design system tooling Investigate and fix issues across the stack (frontend first) Use AI tools to accelerate coding, testing, and documentation Mentor and support other engineers Influence frontend standards, patterns, and long-term direction What Were Looking For: Must haves: Strong experience building React/TypeScript applications Comfort working full-stack, especially with Ruby on Rails Good instincts around UX and UI quality Experience shipping in SaaS or fast-moving environments Strong debugging, testing, and performance awareness Ability to take ownership, operate autonomously, and drive outcomesComfortable designing solutions for ambiguous or complex problems Strong collaboration and communication skills across engineering, product, and design Understands security best practices and writes secure code (authentication, authorization, data protection) Focus on performance and observability, can debug production issues and implement monitoring/alerting Growth mindset and a desire to continually raise the bar Fluency using AI tools as part of day-to-day engineering workflows 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 Were not afraid to stand out. We innovate boldly and deliberately Even if you dont tick every box, if youre excited about our mission, wed love to hear from you. Referrals increase your chances of interviewing at Nexl by 2x Sign in to set job alerts for Software Engineer roles. #J-18808-Ljbffr