Software Development Manager, Developer Experience

Summary:

We are currently seeking a Software Development Manager to join our Engineering team. This role is available to candidates across Canada, excluding Quebec.
 

At Clio, we are committed to fostering a high-performing and human-centric culture. For Development Managers, this means supporting the professional growth of team members, driving strong execution across the team, and ensuring the delivery of robust technical solutions. Our Development Managers are highly technical and hands-on, actively participating in coding, design, and code reviews alongside their teams. They focus on cultivating technical excellence and strong collaboration within their teams while fostering a safe and productive environment for all Clions.

What your team does: 

The ‘Software Development Manager, Developer Experience’ role will be part of our Coding Infrastructure division, a team of dynamic software developers responsible for building and maintaining the foundational systems, tools, and processes that enable our engineering teams to deliver high-quality software efficiently and at scale. This team plays a critical role in ensuring our development environment is robust, reliable, and optimized to support the continuous delivery of innovative solutions to our customers.

A day in the life might look like:

• Collaborating with your team to understand the challenges developers face, identify the most impactful opportunities, and craft a roadmap for the team.

• Working with your team to design technical solutions.

• Planning, prioritizing, and allocating resources to ensure the engineering team delivers high-impact projects on time and within scope.

• Designing, developing, and testing software applications using Ruby and Go.

• Embracing Infrastructure as Code with technologies such as Kubernetes, Docker, Terraform, and Ansible.

• Designing and delivering high-quality developer tools, frameworks, and CI/CD processes to accelerate adoption.

• Providing constructive feedback on code reviews, architecture documents, and other technical artifacts to support team members in making sound technical decisions.

• Holding 1:1 meetings with direct reports to support their career growth and development goals.

• Actively participating in hiring efforts to grow the engineering team at Clio.

• Reviewing code contributed by team members or other developers, offering expertise on specific technologies or patterns.

• Actively contributing to code development alongside other developers to build and maintain scalable and reliable software systems.

• Engaging and collaborating with cross-functional stakeholders, including engineering managers, vendors, and system engineers, to align priorities, resolve conflicts, and drive successful project outcomes.
   

You may be a fit for this role if:

• You bring over 2 years of experience in people management, with a strong focus on leading teams within large-scale SaaS organizations;

• You have led strategic initiatives and implemented impactful changes to enhance the internal development experience;

• You have experience contributing to open-source development projects;

• You demonstrate a strong understanding of cloud platforms, DevOps practices, and modern development tools;

• You have hands-on experience with technologies such as Kubernetes, Docker, and cloud platforms, as well as tools like Ansible, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI/CD, and Buildkite.

• You possess a diverse base of knowledge that enables you to help your team solve complex technical problems;

• You can describe successful projects you’ve worked on, as well as lessons learned from failed projects;

• You have demonstrated the 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 technical work and contributing to the career growth of your team;

• You have strong opinions that are weakly held, and you 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.

What you will find here:

Compensation is one of the main components of Clio’s Total Rewards Program. We have developed a series of programs and processes to ensure we are creating fair and competitive pay practices that form the foundation of our human and high-performing culture.
 

Some highlights of our Total Rewards program include:

• Competitive, equitable salary with top-tier health benefits, dental, and vision insurance 

• Hybrid work environment, with expectation for local Clions (Vancouver, Calgary, Toronto, and Dublin) to be in office minimum 2 days per week on our Anchor Days. 

• 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​

The full salary range* for this role is $172,000 to $215,000 to $258,000 CAD.Please note there are a separate set of salary bands for other regions based on local currency.

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