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)
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What We Do
We’re on a mission to become Australia’s leading platform for legal, accounting, and business support services tailored to small businesses. To date, we’ve proudly helped over 500,000 Australian businesses start, grow, and succeed!
At Lawpath, we know that running a business is hard. Through innovative technology and solutions, we provide businesses with the tools they need to thrive from day one. By 2030, we aim to empower and assist 1 million businesses!
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