Software Development Manager

Themis Solutions (Ireland) Limited; Dublin; On-site; EUR 111,400 - 167,200; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Hybrid work environment

Pension contribution

Flexible time off

Job summary

Clio in Dublin is seeking a Software Development Manager to lead our Engineering team. You will work with a triad to understand business challenges, craft a roadmap, and design scalable software solutions.

The role requires hands-on development, strong leadership in SaaS, and the ability to hire, coach, and grow engineers. You will participate in code reviews and help steer technical strategy while shaping the team’s growth.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated success leading software teams, preferably for large SaaS products.
• Strong hands-on software development background and architecture understanding.
• Able to hire, coach, and retain engineering talent in a fast-paced market.
• Experience with building scalable systems and mentoring engineers at scale.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with your triad to understand business challenges and craft a roadmap for the team.
• Design technical solutions with your team and guide architectural decisions.
• Provide feedback on code reviews and architecture documentation to aid technical decisions.
• Actively contribute to projects via coding and extensive code reviews.
• Hold regular 1-on-1s with direct reports to support career growth and development.

Skills

People leadership

Hands-on development

SaaS experience

Hiring & coaching

Code review & mentoring

Tools

Ruby on Rails

Python

Job description

We are currently seeking a Software Development Manager to join our Engineering team. This role is available to candidates in or near Dublin. You will be expected to be in the office a minimum twice per week on one of our Anchor Days.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with your triad (Designer + Product + Development Manager leadership group) to understand business challenges, identify impactful opportunities, and craft roadmap for the team.
• Work with your team on designing technical solutions.
• Give great feedback on code reviews, architecture documents, and more to help support team members making great technical decisions.
• Actively contribute to the project, either through extensive code reviews or shipping code.
• Have regular 1‑to‑1 meetings with direct reports to support their career growth and development goals.
• Participate in hiring to grow the engineering team at Clio.
• Review code contributed by members from your team or other Clio developers, and reach out to share your experience with a particular technology or pattern.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated success in people leadership in software development, particularly with large scale SaaS products.
• Strong background in hands‑on software development.
• Diverse knowledge to help team solve complex technical problems.
• Ability to describe successful projects worked on, and lessons learned from failed projects.
• Demonstrated ability to hire the best engineers in a fast‑paced job market, and coach, develop, and retain engineering talent.
• Energetic about both own technical work and contributing to career growth of the team.
• Strong opinions that are weakly held, fostering the same attitude in others.
• Provides honest, actionable feedback and encourages reciprocal feedback.
• Devises roadmaps but adapts to changing priorities.
• Growth mindset regarding process improvement and new technologies, especially AI.

Bonus Points

• A philosophy on what makes for great software development teams.
• Experience with CRM products at scale.
• Experience with Ruby on Rails or Python.

Benefits

• Competitive, equitable salary with top‑tier health benefits and dental coverage.
• Hybrid work environment, with expectation for local Clions (Vancouver, Calgary, Toronto, Dublin and Sydney) to be in office minimum twice per week.
• Flexible time off policy.
• Pension contribution.
• Clioversary recognition program with special acknowledgement at 3, 5, 7, and 10 years.

The expected salary range for this role is €111,400 to €139,300 to €167,200 EUR. Salary bands are available for other regions based on local currency.

We are committed 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 different perspectives 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; please let us know if you require any accommodation.

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