Senior Software Developer — Calendar & Court Rules

Clio; Calgary; Hybrid; CAD 144,700 - 195,900; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid office twice weekly

20 days off per year

Counseling benefit: $2000 annually

RRSP matching

RESP contributions

Clioversary recognition

Job summary

Clio is hiring a Senior Software Developer for the team behind Calendar & Court Rules, the engine and experience that keeps lawyers on top of jurisdiction-specific deadlines. This role requires a presence in the hub office twice a week.

The successful candidate will lead complex, correctness-critical projects, mentor engineers, and collaborate with Product, Design, and Content to deliver reliable, scalable solutions while leveraging AI to enhance productivity.

Qualifications

• Deep experience building and scaling web applications in Ruby on Rails with data integrity as a priority.
• Track record of leading projects end to end and documenting them for long-term clarity.
• Genuine strength in mentorship, growing earlier-career engineers by listening and guiding.
• Comfort in ambiguity and cross-functional rooms, translating engineering concepts for PM, Design, Legal, Finance and Support.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills and ability to build high-trust relationships with technical and non-technical partners, and with customers.
• Past project wins and lessons learned; proactive, outcomes-focused mindset.
• Active use of AI to amplify craft and push capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Go deep on complex, correctness-critical problems like jurisdiction logic, deadline calculation, data synchronization, and related billing.
• Lead a project end to end: shape design, document reasoning, and drive across teams.
• Mentor a team of engineers through code reviews, pairing, and design discussions to grow talent to senior levels.
• Represent the team in cross-Clio technical discussions—architecture, standards, and ambiguous cross-team problems.
• Move fast with AI while ensuring structure so speed does not cost clarity.

Skills

Ruby on Rails

Project leadership

Mentorship

Cross-functional collaboration

AI collaboration

Job description

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 transforming the legal experience for all by bettering the lives of legal professionals while increasing access to justice.

Summary

We're hiring a Senior Software Developer to join the team behind Clio's Calendar & Court Rules — the engine and experience that keeps lawyers on top of jurisdiction‑specific court deadlines. This role will require a presence in the hub office twice a week.

What your team does

We're a small, high‑ownership team working across Clio Manage and a dedicated court‑rules service, in a domain where correctness genuinely matters — court‑rule calculations, deadline automation, jurisdiction management, and the billing and data‑sync underneath them. We ship a lot, we review everything, and we partner closely with Product, Design, and Content. We move fast and lean heavily on AI to do it.

A day in the life might look like

• Go deep on complex, correctness‑critical problems — jurisdiction logic, deadline calculation, cross‑system data sync, and the billing that depends on them.
• Lead a project end to end: shape the design, write it down so others can follow the reasoning, and drive it across every team it touches.
• Mentor a team of fast‑rising engineers— through code review, pairing, and design discussion — with the kind of feedback that grows people toward senior. Great mentoring here looks like drawing people out, not just handing them the answer.
• Represent the team in cross‑Clio technical discussions— architecture, standards, and the ambiguous cross‑team problems that don't have an obvious owner.
• Help us move fast sustainably— amplifying your output with AI while bringing enough structure that speed never costs clarity.

What you may have

• Deep experience building and scaling web applications in Ruby on Rails, especially where data integrity is non‑negotiable.
• A track record of leading projects end to end and documenting them— design docs, decision records, run‑books — so the thinking outlives the moment.
• Genuine strength in mentorship, particularly growing earlier‑career engineers by listening and asking, not only telling.
• Comfort in ambiguity and cross‑functional rooms— you can build consensus, translate engineering for non‑engineers (PM, Design, Legal, Finance, Support), and move alignment forward when no one clearly owns it.
• Clear written and verbal communication skills and the ability to build high‑trust relationships with both technical and non‑technical partners, and with customers.
• A track record of past projects — notable wins and lessons learned.
• You actively use AI to amplify your craft and are excited to push how far it goes.

This role is a backfill for an existing position.

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, 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

The expected salary range* for this role is $144,700 to $170,300 to $195,900 CAD. There are a separate set of salary bands for other regions based on local currency.

• Our salary bands are designed to reflect the range of skills and experience needed for the position and to allow room for growth at Clio. For experienced individuals, we typically hire at or around the midpoint of the band. The top portion of the salary band is reserved for employees who demonstrate sustained high performance and impact at Clio. Those who are new to the role may join below the midpoint and develop their skills over time. The final offer amount for this role will be dependent on geographical region, applicable experience, and skillset of the candidate.

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

We're a Human and High Performing AI company, meaning we use artificial intelligence to improve all of our operations. In recruitment, AI helps us streamline the process for greater efficiency. However, we've built our systems to ensure that a human always reviews AI‑generated output, and we never make automated hiring decisions.

Disclaimer: We only communicate with candidates through official @clio.com email addresses.