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 are currently seeking a Staff Software Developer to join our rapidly growing engineering team. This role is for someone who is passionate about building innovative solutions and being exposed to new challenges and technologies while making an impact. This role is available to candidates across Canada, excluding Quebec.

What your team does

We at Clio have an amazing team that is on a mission to transform the legal experience for all, and our engineering team’s goal is to deliver an incredible experience to our customers. To enable our engineers to build the best product they can, our development team has to build the best possible product that is performant, reliable, scalable, and beautiful. You will be part of the Fintech portfolio, working with a focus on the Mid-Market segment to increase billing adoption and launching new financial products.

A day in the life might look like

• Acting as a technical stakeholder for multiple projects and teams within your area of focus;
• Partnering with development managers in defining the technical roadmap for an area;
• Driving the multi-year technical strategy and architectural direction for your area;
• Identifying and resolving technical big rocks that unblocks product opportunities;
• Orchestrating AI agents to architect, review, write high quality and well-tested code;
• Collaborating with a team of developers to solve complex problems and provide elegant solutions to Clio customers;
• Recognizing when the simple solution is the right one;
• Simplifying coding patterns, interfaces, and abstractions to make them more approachable;
• Using a wide variety of technologies, learning new things, and challenging yourself;
• Reviewing and providing feedback on a peers code, both from within your own team or across all of Clio.
• Thrive as #TeamClio;
• Teaching and learning from those around you - providing constructive feedback to those around you, and taking on feedback to help grow.

What you may have

• Experience in software development, specifically with building web applications at scale;
• The ability to master new technologies quickly and work effectively in a dynamic and ever-evolving setting that includes distributed teams and customers;
• Demonstrated success in mentorship in software development,
  
  
  
  particularly using an Agile process and with large scale SaaS products;
• A diverse base of knowledge that allows you to help your team solve complex technical problems;
• A portfolio of successful projects (as well as a collection of lessons learned from failed projects);
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to build trusted relationships with fellow Clions and customers;
• Experience building high-throughput and distributed systems that have processed Invoicing, Payments or Financial Products like Payroll.

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 $176,000 to $264,000 CAD. Initial placement within the range is informed by geographic region, experience, and skillset, with room to progress as impact and tenure grow. Final offer amounts will vary based on candidate profile.

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

Were 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, weve 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.

About Clio

Clio is on a mission to transform the legal experience for all. Clio is the global leader in legal AI, building the platform that powers the future of legal work. With the scale, data, and ambition to redefine how the legal industry operates, we are advancing a comprehensive strategy that spans the full lifecycle of legal work—from knowledge and insight to execution and outcomes. At the center of this vision is the Intelligent Legal Work Platform, the legal industry’s first System of Action. By combining Clio’s core product suite with Clio Work and AI-native capabilities, the platform turns information into insight and insight into action. As we expand into the enterprise, Clio for Enterprise extends this foundation to support the complexity, scale, and operational rigor of global organizations through solutions like Clio Operate and Vincent by Clio.

Backed by industry-leading data and intelligence, Clio is building the infrastructure that enables legal teams to operate with greater speed, confidence, and impact. Clio’s leadership and momentum have been recognized globally. In 2022, we achieved Centaur status, a milestone reached by fewer than 200 private SaaS companies worldwide. We are a proud honoree of the Forbes Cloud 100 and Fortune’s Future 50, have been named Innovator of the Year, and are a Platinum Club member of Canada’s Best Managed Companies. We are consistently recognized as one of Canada’s Top 100 Employers and a Top Employer for Young People, with our international offices also earning placements on Great Place to Work’s Best Workplaces lists.

Headquartered in Vancouver, Canada, Clio has grown to more than 2,000 employees across offices in Toronto, Calgary, Dublin, Manchester, Sydney, Barcelona, and Bogotá—bringing together diverse perspectives to solve one of the world’s most complex and impactful professional challenges.

Join Clio and help define the future of legal work through AI. Learn more at clio.com/careers.