Software Development Manager, AI Powered Search

Overview

Clio is the global leader in legal AI technology, empowering legal professionals and law firms of every size to work smarter, faster, and more securely. We are seeking a Software Development Manager to join our Engineering team. This role is available to candidates across Canada, excluding Quebec. If you are local to one of our hubs (Burnaby, Calgary, or Toronto) you will be expected to be in office minimum twice per week on one of our Anchor Days.

At Clio we strive to be both human and high performing. For Development Managers this means supporting and growing your people, strong execution as a team and as a triad (the teams Designer + Product + Development manager leadership group), and building solid technical solutions. Our development managers are highly technical and hands on, often coding, designing and reviewing alongside their team.

They coach and build their teams to be both strong technically and strong team members. They create a safe and productive environment for all Clions.

One of the teams we are hiring a Software Development Manager for is the AI-powered Search Team
. This team is a part of the AI Platform organization, responsible for building AI powered products that transform how legal professionals work. At Clio, we design, develop, and ship intelligent tools—like AI Teammates—that automate the work for you, simplify workflows, and unlock new value for our customers. We focus on delivering secure, trustworthy, and innovative AI solutions at scale.

• Collaborating with your triad to understand business challenges, identify impactful opportunities, and craft a roadmap for the team.
• Designing technical architectures and solutions with the team.
• Providing feedback on code reviews, architecture documents, and other artifacts to help team members make strong technical decisions.
• Actively participating as a contributor to the project through code reviews or shipping code.
• Holding 1:1s with direct reports to support career growth and development goals.
• Participating in hiring to grow the engineering team at Clio.
• Reviewing code contributed by team members or other Clio developers and sharing expertise on preferred technologies or patterns.

• Demonstrated success in people leadership in software development, particularly with large scale SaaS products.
• A strong background in hands-on software development.
• Diverse knowledge to help the team solve complex technical problems.
• The ability to describe successful projects and lessons learned from less successful ones.
• Experience hiring and coaching engineering talent in a fast-paced environment; energized by both personal technical work and contributing to the team’s growth.
• Strong opinions that are respectfully held, and the ability to foster that attitude in others.
• Commitment to providing honest, actionable feedback and encouraging reciprocal feedback.
• Ability to devise roadmaps while remaining adaptable in a changing environment.
• Growth mindset toward process improvement and new technologies, especially AI.

• Experience with implementing large scale search systems.
• A philosophy on what makes for great software development teams.
• Experience with CRM products at scale.
• Experience with Ruby on Rails.

Clio offers a Total Rewards program with a competitive compensation package, comprehensive benefits, and a variety of programs to support fair and equitable pay practices. Highlights include:

• Competitive, equitable salary with health benefits, dental, and vision insurance.
• Hybrid work environment with in-office expectations for local Clions to be in 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.

The expected salary range for this role is $176,000 to $264,000 CAD, with regional variations by geography. Final offer reflects location, experience, and skillset.

Clio is committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion and to equal employment opportunities for all candidates. We encourage candidates from all backgrounds to apply and provide accessibility accommodations during the recruitment process upon request.

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