Staff Software Developer

Job Description

Clio is more than just a tech company–we are a global leader that is transforming the legal experience for all by bettering the lives of legal professionals while increasing access to justice

We are currently seeking a Staff Software Developer to join our rapidly growing engineering team . This role is for someone who is passionate about building innovative solutions and being exposed to new challenges and technologies while making an impact. This role is available to candidates across Canada, excluding Quebec.

What your team does:

We at Clio have an amazing team that is on a mission to transform the legal experience for all, and our engineering team’s goal is to deliver an incredible experience to our customers. To enable our engineers to build the best product they can, our development team has to build the best possible product that is performant, reliable, scalable, and beautiful.

A day in the life might look like:

• Acting as a technical stakeholder for multiple projects within your area of focus;
• Partnering with development managers in defining the technical roadmap for an area;
• Identifying and resolving technical big rocks that unblocks product opportunities;
• Writing high quality and well-tested code;
• Collaborating with a team of developers to solve complex problems and provide elegant solutions to Clio customers;
• Recognizing when the simple solution is the right one;
• Simplifying coding patterns, interfaces, and abstractions to make them more approachable;
• Using a wide variety of technologies, learning new things, and challenging yourself;
• Reviewing and providing feedback on a peer's code, both from within your own team or across all of Clio. Thrive as #TeamClio;
• Teaching and learning from those around you - providing constructive feedback to those around you, and taking on feedback to help grow.

What you may have:

• Experience in software development, specifically with building web applications at scale and Ruby on Rails;
• The ability to master new technologies quickly and work effectively in a dynamic and ever-evolving environment that includes distributed teams and customers;
• Demonstrated success in mentorship in software development, particularly using an Agile process and with large scale SaaS products;
• A diverse base of knowledge that allows you to help your team solve complex technical problems;
• A portfolio of successful projects (as well as a collection of lessons learned from failed projects); and
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to build trusted relationships with fellow Clions and customers.

Don’t have all of those?

The most important part of this job is that you approach new challenges with curiosity and a drive to apply what you learn to fixing root causes, not just symptoms. Deep curiosity and a desire to learn will help you succeed in this job, combined with a drive to help others by shipping code. We have cross-trained developers coming from Java, Python, C++, and JavaScript backgrounds, and are happy to help you learn Ruby when you get here.

Diversity, Inclusion, Belonging and Equity (DIBE) & Accessibility

Our team shows up as their authentic selves, and are united by our mission. We are dedicated to diversity, equity and inclusion . We pride ourselves in building and fostering an environment where our teams feel included, valued, and enabled to do the best work of their careers, wherever they choose to log in from. We believe that different perspectives, skills, backgrounds, and experiences result in higher-performing teams and better innovation. We are committed to equal employment and we encourage candidates from all backgrounds to apply.

Clio provides accessibility accommodations during the recruitment process. Should you require any accommodation, please let us know and we will work with you to meet your needs.

Learn more about our culture at clio.com/careers

About Clio

At Clio, we are on a mission to transform the legal experience for all. As the world's leading provider of cloud-based legal software, we provide lawyers with low-barrier, affordable solutions to manage and grow their firms more effectively, more profitably, and with better client experiences. Through the cloud, we believe that we can help create a more inclusive legal community and a more equitable legal system.

We are an award-winning team that has been recognized as one of Canada’s Best Managed Companies , Canada’s Most Admired Cultures and has topped Fast Company’s list of Most Innovative Companies . In line with our mission, we’ve been up to some big things, including becoming a multi-product company , launching a $1 million COVID-19 Legal Relief Initiative , and most recently, securing a US$110M Series E funding round and a USD $1.6B valuation.

This is a historic moment in the growth of legal technology! As the first legal practice management unicorn globally, and one of only a handful of Canadian unicorns, this is only the beginning. If you’ve ever wanted to do the best work of your career, while having a meaningful impact in the lives of others, then Clio is the place for you.