Tech Lead | Shape the Future of AI-Driven Small Business Technology
📍 Sydney-Based | Hybrid (2 days in office) | Full-Time
🏆 ESOP | AFR Best Places to Work Finalist | Backed by Westpac Bank
Build a Platform that Empowers 500,000+ SME's
At Lawpath, we’re reimagining legal and accounting services for small businesses through technology. With over half a million customers and the backing of Westpac, we’ve built Australia’s leading platform for business formation, legal and tax services - all in one place.
Now, we’re scaling our platform even further with AI, data, and intelligent automation. As a Technical Lead, you’ll play a critical role in building these foundations, mentoring engineers, and driving architectural excellence across our platform.
Why Join Us?
- 💥 Impact from Day One – Lead foundational engineering that empowers Australia’s small business sector.
- 🏆 Do Work That Matters – Backed by Westpac and trusted by 500,000+ Australian businesses
- 💡 Values-Led Culture – Work in a purpose-driven environment where empathy, initiative and curiosity are celebrated.
- 🏠 Hybrid Flexibility – Two days a week in our Sydney HQ, with space to focus when and how you work best.
- 🧠 Strategic Technical Mandate – Shape scalable systems, embed AI, and solve real-world product challenges.
- 🎉 Great Perks – ESOP, wellness benefits, learning budgets, birthday leave and more.
A Role That Aligns With Your Values
At Lawpath, we don’t just build software, we build a company and culture were proud of together. Our values aren’t just words on a wall, they're the driving force behind everything we do!
- Transparency & Learning 🧠 – Share ideas openly, learn fast, and raise the bar together.
- Initiative & Ownership 🚀 – You lead delivery and set direction, backed by trust.
- Empathy & Collaboration 💙 – Support a diverse, inclusive team culture where mentorship thrives.
- Trust & Teamwork 🤝 – Work closely with cross-functional peers in product, design and growth.
- Fun & Purpose 🎉 – Celebrate wins, take time out, and enjoy the journey together.
What You’ll Be Doing
- Architect and lead scalable solutions across our full stack (React, NodeJS, GraphQL, AWS).
- Drive the integration of AI/ML into key product features using LLMs, RAG pipelines and more.
- Mentor engineers to deliver clean, performant, and secure code.
- Collaborate closely with design and product to align technical strategy with user needs.
- Lead through influence, bringing structure to ambiguity and solutions to complexity.
- Own technical delivery, from sprint planning to post-launch analysis.
What you’ll Bring
- 5+ years in senior software or technical leadership roles, ideally in product/SaaS environments.
- Deep skills in JavaScript/TypeScript, React, NodeJS, GraphQL, and AWS.
- Proven experience architecting APIs, scaling systems, and managing complexity.
- Exposure to AI/ML tooling: LLMs, embeddings, Claude, Langchain, RAG pipelines.
- Experience with secure systems (OAuth2, SAML), event-driven architectures, CI/CD and infra-as-code.
- Our Stack: React, NextJS, Tailwind, NodeJS, GraphQL, EventBridge, AWS, CDK, Terraform, Docker, Elasticsearch, GitHub Actions, Datadog, Figma, Slack.
Shape What’s Next Together With Us!
If you're ready to lead with purpose, grow a team, and build AI-driven tools that redefine what’s possible for small businesses, apply today!
📍 Sydney-based | Hybrid (2 days in office)
📩 Apply now with your CV
🛂 Full Australian working rights required
Top Skills
Lawpath The Hills, New South Wales, AUS Office
2/23 Foster St, The Hills, New South Wales, Australia, 2010
