LawVu is a fast-growing New Zealand software company with a global footprint. Our legal workspace is the go-to platform for inhouse legal teams, and we’re backed by top venture capital firms like Insight Partners and Airtree Ventures. We’re all about  transforming the legal world, one line of code at a time.

Join the LawVu team that’s on a mission to revolutionise legal work using AI. In this role, you’ll help accelerate legal processes, drive creativity, and bring fresh, solutions to an industry ready for change. This is a chance to work on the cutting edge  of legal tech, making a real impact on the future of legal ops and with an awesome team of humans!

We’re looking for a  Team Lead who loves building great software and leading great people. At LawVu, we’re scaling fast, but we never lose sight of what matters: being engineers at heart. That means you’ll still get your hands dirty with code while guiding a talented team to deliver amazing experiences for our users.

If you’re passionate about creating products that make a real impact, thrive on collaboration, and want the best of both worlds—technical leadership and hands-on engineering—this is your chance to join us and help transform the legal industry.

Reports to:

This role reports to the Director of Engineering - Operations. 

Location: 

New Zealand or Australia

What You’ll Do:

• Be awesome

• Work closely with product managers, designers, and engineers to drive innovation and development of product features

• Own the full development lifecycle that includes AI-powered/platform features, from POC to production and ongoing maintenance

• Contribute to the architecture design, balancing scalability with cost considerations

• Mentor and guide junior engineers

• Stay up to date with the latest developments in software engineering and AI
• Lead and Coordinate: Oversee the day-to-day activities of the engineering team, ensuring alignment with project goals and timely delivery of features.
• Foster Collaboration: Facilitate communication between cross-functional teams, resolving blockers and promoting a culture of knowledge sharing and continuous improvement.

What You’ll Need:

• Product Engineer Mindset:

• Self-Starter: Take initiative and drive projects forward with minimal supervision.

• Proactive: Anticipate challenges and address them before they become problems.

• Problem Solver: Tackle complex issues with creativity and determination.

• Resilient: Bounce back from setbacks and keep pushing forward.

• Customer-Centric: Always keep the end-user in mind and strive to meet their needs.

• Design-First: Prioritise design and usability in every feature you develop.

• Valu e-Driven: Focus on delivering features that provide real value to our users.

• Innovation: Leverage AI and cutting-edge technologies to continually enhance our products, streamline processes, and deliver exceptional user experiences.
• Leadership Experience: Proven ability to lead technical teams, including setting priorities, managing workloads, and conducting performance reviews.
• Strong Communication Skills: Ability to clearly articulate technical concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders, and inspire team members toward shared objectives.

Skills to Pay the Bills: we’d like to hear from you if you have experience in most of the following areas:

• Fullstack Software Engineering Expertise:

• 8+ years of experience in full-stack software development.

• Strong proficiency in C# .NET Framework / .NET Core,  and REST API design and development.

• Solid understanding of Azure PaaS and Azure Web App services.

• Experience with Git and Azure DevOps 

• Comfortable working in an Agile environment

• AI Technologies:

• Experience integrating and deploying AI models and AI services in Cloud infrastructure.
• Experience designing, conducting, and analyzing experiments to validate hypotheses and optimize product features
• Experience leading small-medium teams, having navigated complex problems both from a technical perspective, but product and people development as well.

Perks of Being a LawVu-er:

• Monthly wellness allowance for gym memberships, massages, childcare – you name it!

• Health insurance cover.

• Extended paid parental leave.

• Extra paid day off on your birthday (cake not included, but highly encouraged).

• Share options – because you deserve a piece of the pie.

• Home office allowance for remote employees.

Why LawVu? At LawVu, we believe in flexible working arrangements that let you balance work, life, and your passions. Join us early in our growth journey and participate in our success through our incentive scheme. Our collaborative and inclusive culture is something we’re immensely proud of. From day one, you’ll feel welcome and supported to do the best work of 

your life.

Our Core Values:

• Inspire and Delight: We go the extra mile to create experiences that inspire and delight our customers.

• Move Swiftly: We get things done quickly and efficiently.

• Dig Deeper: No challenge is too big. We embrace challenges, learn from mistakes, and share knowledge.

• Take Ownership: We take responsibility for our actions and their impact on the business.

• Back Yourself. Back Others: We support and respect each other, building a high level of trust.

• Bring Your Woo: We create a safe environment that fosters bringing your whole self to work.

We’re committed to making LawVu one of the best places to work for everyone. We value diversity and promote a culture of inclusion. Ready to join the fun and make a real impact? Apply now and let’s transform the legal industry together!