Software Development Manager, AI Product

Themis Solutions; Burnaby; On-site; CAD 172,000 - 258,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading legal tech company is seeking a Software Development Manager for their AI Product team in Burnaby. The ideal candidate will have strong people leadership skills and a background in hands-on software development. You will collaborate closely with your team to design innovative solutions in a dynamic environment that focuses on AI-powered products. Competitive salary and a hybrid work environment are offered.

Benefits

Competitive equitable salary

Top-tier health benefits

Flexible time off policy

$2000 annual counseling benefit

RRSP matching and RESP contribution

Clioversary recognition program

Qualifications

• Demonstrated success in people leadership.
• A strong background in hands-on software development.
• Ability to describe successful and failed projects.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with triad to address business challenges.
• Design technical solutions with the team.
• Provide feedback on code reviews and architecture.

Skills

People leadership in software development

Hands-on software development

Solving complex technical problems

Coaching and developing engineering talent

Adaptability to change

Growth mindset

Tools

Ruby on Rails

CRM products

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.

Summary

We are currently 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 Product team. This team builds AI powered products that transform how legal professionals work. At Clio we design develop and ship intelligent tools like Clio Duo that streamline workflows automate routine tasks and unlock new value for our customers. We focus on delivering secure trustworthy and innovative AI solutions at scale.

A day in the life might look like

• Collaborating with your triad to understand the challenges our business faces, identify the most impactful opportunities and craft a roadmap for the team;
• Working with your team on designing the technical solutions;
• Giving great feedback on code reviews, architecture documents and more to help support team members making great technical decisions for their projects;
• Actively participate as a contributor to the project either through extensive code reviews or shipping code;
• Having a 1: 1 meeting with your direct reports to make sure they are supported in their career growth and development goals;
• Actively participating in hiring to grow engineering team at Clio;
• Reviewing code contributed by members from your team or other Clio developers reaching out to you for your experience with a given technology or pattern.

You may be a fit for this role if

• Demonstrated success in people leadership in software development particularly with large scale SaaS products;
• A strong background in hands‑on software development;
• Diverse base of knowledge that allows you to help your team solve complex technical problems;
• The ability to describe successful projects you worked on as well as a collection of lessons learned from failed projects;
• Demonstrated 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 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 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;
• Growth mindset when it comes to process improvement and new technologies especially AI;
• Serious bonus points if you have:
  • A philosophy on what makes for great software development teams;
  • Experience with CRM products at scale;
  • Experience with Ruby on Rails.

What you will find here

Compensation is one of the main components of Clios 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. 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 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.

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