Senior Software Developer, Databases

Themis Solutions Inc.; Toronto; Hybrid; CAD 146,000 - 198,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading software company in Ontario is looking for a Senior Software Developer specializing in MySQL to enhance and maintain their database infrastructure. Candidates will work closely with the Systems Engineering team and have the opportunity to solve complex problems and implement automation solutions. The role allows for hybrid work, requiring office presence in Toronto at least twice a week. Competitive salary and benefits are offered.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Health benefits (dental and vision)

Flexible time off policy

RRSP matching

Recognition program for long service

Qualifications

• Strong experience with MySQL and backend systems.
• Ability to optimize database performance.
• Previous projects showing capability in database management.

Responsibilities

• Prepare database infrastructure for future growth.
• Define the roadmap for application requirements.
• Collaborate with development teams to solve performance issues.

Skills

MySQL expertise

Backend development experience

Performance problem solving

Query optimization

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Puppet

CloudFormation

Terraform

Ansible

BASH scripting

pt-online-schema-change

ProxySQL

Job description

We’re looking for a Senior Software Developer, Databases to join our Systems Engineering, Production team. This role is for someone with deep expertise in MySQL , passionate about building robust, scalable database systems, and eager to tackle innovative challenges. As a key player, you’ll focus on optimizing, maintaining, and evolving our MySQL infrastructure to support high-performance, mission-critical applications. This is a unique opportunity to be exposed to diverse technologies and make a measurable impact.

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 two days per week for our Anchor Days.

Mysql expertise and backend development experience is REQUIRED.

What Your Team Does :

We build, secure, and maintain the infrastructure and critical services that power Clio’s core applications

We help Clions make data-driven decisions by providing observability and transparency for all of our environments

We collaborate with the Clio product development teams to build tools that improve workflows and remove manual labor or friction points

What You'll Work On :

You’ll be responsible for preparing Clio’s database infrastructure for the future in terms of scale and reliability

You will collaboratively define the roadmap to support business goals, and satisfy application requirements

You will investigate and solve performance problems with our MySQL databases and other data stores

You will use your experience to guide development teams on how to improve and optimize their use of the databases

You will scope, define, and collaborate with developers to implement automation and processes that power reliability of Clio’s datastores

You will work with the SRE team and help develop their MySQL knowledge

What You Should Have :

MySql expertise

Experience investigating and solving performance problems

The ability to optimize query performance

A portfolio of successful projects (as well as a collection of lessons learned from failed projects)

Who You Are :

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 challenge and enable your team to take initiative, explore, and implement new improvements while balancing that work against satisfying the requirements as defined by the business

You believe in providing honest, actionable feedback to your team, and encourage your team to reciprocate

You devise roadmaps to guide the future of our datastores infrastructure in terms of scale and data security

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.

Serious bonus points if you have :

Experience using migrations tools, pt-online-schema-change or gh-ost

Experience managing hosts with Puppet

Experience working with Docker and Kubernetes

Experience developing with Ruby or GoLang

Experience managing AWS resources with CloudFormation, Terraform and Ansible

Experience scripting with BASH

Experience using ProxySQL and the Percona toolkit

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.

RRSP matching and RESP contribution

Clioversary recognition program with special acknowledgement at 3, 5, 7, and 10 years

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Summary :

We’re looking for a Senior Software Developer, Databases to join our Systems Engineering, Production team. This role is for someone with deep expertise in MySQL , passionate about building robust, scalable database systems, and eager to tackle innovative challenges. As a key player, you’ll focus on optimizing, maintaining, and evolving our MySQL infrastructure to support high-performance, mission-critical applications. This is a unique opportunity to be exposed to diverse technologies and make a measurable impact.

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 two days per week for our Anchor Days.

Mysql expertise and backend development experience is REQUIRED.

What Your Team Does :

We build, secure, and maintain the infrastructure and critical services that power Clio’s core applications

We help Clions make data-driven decisions by providing observability and transparency for all of our environments

We collaborate with the Clio product development teams to build tools that improve workflows and remove manual labor or friction points

What You'll Work On :

You’ll be responsible for preparing Clio’s database infrastructure for the future in terms of scale and reliability

You will collaboratively define the roadmap to support business goals, and satisfy application requirements

You will investigate and solve performance problems with our MySQL databases and other data stores

You will use your experience to guide development teams on how to improve and optimize their use of the databases

You will scope, define, and collaborate with developers to implement automation and processes that power reliability of Clio’s datastores

You will work with the SRE team and help develop their MySQL knowledge

What You Should Have :

Backend development experience

MySql expertise

Experience investigating and solving performance problems

The ability to optimize query performance

A portfolio of successful projects (as well as a collection of lessons learned from failed projects)

Who You Are :

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 challenge and enable your team to take initiative, explore, and implement new improvements while balancing that work against satisfying the requirements as defined by the business

You believe in providing honest, actionable feedback to your team, and encourage your team to reciprocate

You devise roadmaps to guide the future of our datastores infrastructure in terms of scale and data security

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.

Serious bonus points if you have :

Experience using migrations tools, pt-online-schema-change or gh-ost

Experience managing hosts with Puppet

Experience working with Docker and Kubernetes

Experience developing with Ruby or GoLang

Experience managing AWS resources with CloudFormation, Terraform and Ansible

Experience scripting with BASH

Experience using ProxySQL and the Percona toolkit

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 $146,200 to $172,000 to $197,800 CAD.Please note salary bands may differ based on location and local currency. Additionally, benefit offerings may differ depending on the employee's location.
• We aim to hire all candidates between the minimum and the midpoint of the full salary range. We reserve the midpoint to the maximum of the salary band for internal employees who demonstrate sustained high performance and impact at Clio. The final offer amount for this role will be dependent on individual experience and skillset of the candidate. 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 todiversity, 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

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

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