Back End Developer
Published on February 26, 2024
At Nexl, we're on a mission to modernize the business of law. Our collaborative relationship management platform empowers legal professionals to build strong networks, streamline workflows, and drive business growth. With a virtual office spanning six continents and offices in Chicago, London, and Sydney, Nexl is rapidly expanding and making waves in the LegalTech world.
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The Opportunity:
We're hiring Backend Engineers (mid level) to join our fast growing and expanding Product & Engineering team. We have one core product - our Collaboration cloud and we're launching several new products in the coming months.
We're hiring an Engineer to join us and support our product development pace. The salary range for the role is $90,000 - $120,000 AUD + super.
Who We Are:
At Nexl, we're on a mission to modernize the business of law. Our collaborative relationship management platform empowers legal professionals to build strong networks, streamline workflows, and drive business growth. With a virtual office spanning six continents and offices in Chicago, London, and Sydney, Nexl is rapidly expanding and making waves in the LegalTech world.
Our Values:
- Keeping it Simple – We adore simplicity and strive to cut through the clutter.
- Never Stop Innovating with Haste – Our aim is to deliver quickly but never compromise on quality.
- Being Real – We value honesty with our customers, our team and ourselves.
- Integrating Perspectives – Our decisions reflect our collective strength, prioritizing the greater good over individual gains.
- Building for Collaboration - Collaboration is at the core of what we do, for our team and our customers.
We’re backed by the best VCs in Australia and around the globe including EVP, Shearwater Capital, Saniel Ventures and The LegalTech Fund as well as angels from the best law firms in the country.
Key Responsibilities:
- 🏗️ Build & Enhance: Design, develop, and optimize applications using Ruby on Rails.
- 💻 Design & Development: Design, develop, and deploy cutting-edge applications across a range of platforms.
- ⚡ Performance Assurance: Ensure the performance, quality, and responsiveness of applications.
- 🐞 Problem Solving: Identify and correct bottlenecks, eradicate bugs, and elevate application performance.
- 🎨 Collaboration: Work closely with other teams to turn ideas into actionable features.
- 🌱 Mentoring: Act as a guiding light for junior engineers, providing insights, feedback, and support.
- 🌐 Stay Updated: Keep abreast of the latest trends in web development and integrate best practices.
Our Technology Stack:
- Front End: React & TypeScript
- Backend: Ruby on Rails & GraphQl
- We use some of the best infrastructure tools to support our development.
What You'll Bring:
- 💡 Deep Expertise: Proven experience in back-end technologies. Familiarity with Ruby on Rails is a requirement.
- 🧠 Problem Solver: Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills. Ability to translate business requirements into efficient code.
- 🤝 Team Player: Ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams, from design to deployment.
- 🚀 Innovation-Driven: Passionate about staying updated with the latest tech trends, and bringing innovative solutions to the table.
- 🛠️ Quality Focus: Experience with unit testing, performance optimization, and ensuring the robustness of applications.
- B2B SaaS Experience: 3+ years experience in a B2B SaaS startup or technology company.
- 🎯 Bonus: Has experience with the legal industry.
The Work Culture at Nexl:
- Highly transparent with fortnightly (twice a month) all-company meetings - withh direct insight into team updates, customer stories, hiring plans and key metrics (NPS, Revenue, Financial Performance).
- You will have a core and close team around you, but you will also be exposed to and working directly with multiple departments - engineering, product, design, marketing and sales.
- We're a remote-first culture with the ability to work at a co-working space if desired.
- A work-life balance you won’t find elsewhere.
- Ability to participate in our Employee Stock Option Plan.