Software Development Manager

Clio•Vancouver, BC

2d•CA$176,000 - CA$264,000•Hybrid

About The Position

Clio is seeking a Software Development Manager to join their Engineering team, with availability for candidates across Canada (excluding Quebec). For those local to Burnaby, Calgary, or Toronto hubs, a minimum of two days per week in the office is expected on designated Anchor Days. This role emphasizes supporting and growing people, strong team execution within a triad leadership group (Designer, Product, Development Manager), and building robust technical solutions. Development Managers at Clio are expected to be highly technical and hands-on, actively participating in coding, design, and code reviews. They coach their teams to excel technically and as team members, fostering a safe and productive environment. A typical day involves collaborating with the triad to understand business challenges, identify opportunities, and create team roadmaps; working with the team on technical solution design; providing feedback on code reviews and architecture documents; contributing to projects through code reviews or shipping code; conducting 1:1s with direct reports to support career growth; participating in hiring to expand the engineering team; and reviewing code from team members or other developers seeking expertise.

Requirements

Demonstrated success in people leadership in software development, particularly with large scale SaaS products.
Strong background in hands-on software development.
Diverse base of knowledge to help the team solve complex technical problems.
Ability to describe successful projects worked on, as well as lessons learned from failed projects.
Demonstrated ability to hire, coach, develop, and retain engineering talent in a fast-paced job market.
Equally energized by own technical work and contributing to the career growth of the team.
Strong opinions that are weakly held, and fostering that same attitude in others.
Belief in providing honest, actionable feedback to the team and encouraging reciprocation.
Ability to devise roadmaps to guide the team, with adaptability to change.
Growth mindset regarding process improvement and new technologies, especially AI.

Nice To Haves

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

Responsibilities

Collaborate with the triad (Designer, Product, Development Manager) to understand business challenges, identify impactful opportunities, and craft team roadmaps.
Work with the team on designing technical solutions.
Provide feedback on code reviews, architecture documents, and other technical artifacts to support team members in making sound technical decisions.
Actively participate as a contributor to projects through extensive code reviews or shipping code.
Conduct 1:1 meetings with direct reports to support their career growth and development goals.
Actively participate in hiring to grow the engineering team.
Review code contributed by team members or other Clio developers.