Software Development Manager

Clio - Cloud-Based Legal Technology

Software Development Manager at Clio overseeing engineering teams and technical solutions. Collaborating on roadmap and project contributions while fostering team growth and technical excellence.

Posted 6/19/2026full-timeVancouver • 🇨🇦 CanadaMid-LevelSenior💰 CA$176,000 - CA$264,000 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

PythonRubyRuby on Rails

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Collaborating with your triad to: understand the challenges our business faces, identify the most impactful opportunities, and craft a roadmap for the team
Working with your team on designing the technical solutions
Giving great feedback on code reviews, architecture documents, and more to help support team members making great technical decisions for their projects
Actively participating as a contributor to the project, either through extensive code reviews, or shipping code
Having a 1:1 meeting with your direct reports to make sure they are supported in their career growth and development goals
Actively participating in hiring to grow engineering team at Clio
Reviewing code contributed by members from your team or other Clio developers reaching out to you for your experience with a given technology or pattern

Requirements

What you’ll need

Demonstrated success in people leadership in software development, particularly with large scale SaaS products
A strong background in hands-on software development
Diverse base of knowledge that allows you to help your team solve complex technical problems
The ability to describe successful projects you worked on, as well as a collection of lessons learned from failed projects
Demonstrated ability to hire the best and brightest engineers in a fast-paced job market—and to coach, develop, and retain engineering talent;
You are equally energized by both your own technical work as well as contributing to the career growth of your team
You have strong opinions that are weakly held, and foster that same attitude in others
You believe in providing honest, actionable feedback to your team, and encourage your team to reciprocate
You devise roadmaps to guide your team, but aren't beholden to them -- you easily adapt to a constantly changing world
Growth mindset when it comes to process improvement and new technologies, especially AI
Serious bonus points if you have: A philosophy on what makes for great software development teams
Experience with CRM products at scale
Experience with Ruby on Rails or Python

Benefits

Comp & perks

Competitive, equitable salary with top-tier health benefits, dental, and vision insurance
Hybrid work environment, with expectation for local Clions (Vancouver, Calgary, Toronto, Dublin, London, New York City and Sydney) to be in office min. twice per week.
Flexible time off policy, with an encouraged 20 days off per year.
$2000 annual counseling benefit
RRSP matching and RESP contribution
Clioversary recognition program with special acknowledgement at 3, 5, 7, and 10 years

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Hard Skills & Tools

software developmentcode reviewstechnical solutionsRuby on RailsPythonSaaS productsprocess improvementAI

Soft Skills

people leadershipcareer growthcoachingfeedbackadaptabilitygrowth mindsetcollaboration