Lead architecture and delivery of customer-critical features across Clearline's AI platform. Clearline's engineering team is looking for a senior engineer who wants end-to-end ownership in a fast-moving startup. You will work directly on Clearline's AI operating system for dealership revenue - a platform that captures, routes, and converts every inbound and outbound customer interaction across sales and service.

You will drive technical decisions, mentor teammates, and ship production systems that directly impact customer outcomes. This role is for engineers who want both technical depth and product impact.

Architect and deliver features across backend services, APIs, and front-end product surfaces.

Raise engineering quality: Improve observability, testing, and performance across core product paths.

Guide engineers through design reviews, implementation plans,



and technical tradeoffs.

Ship with urgency: Balance short-cycle execution with solid long-term architecture decisions.

Work with product, design, and go-to-market teams to turn business priorities into shipped software.

Monitor production behavior, debug issues quickly, and iterate based on customer impact.

5+ years of software engineering experience, including ownership of production systems.

- Direct collaboration with senior engineers and founders.
- Ownership: High-autonomy role with meaningful technical and product scope.

If you want to lead from the front and ship software that customers feel immediately, this role is built for that.

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📌 Senior Software Development Engineer, Engineering - Software Development (Waterloo)
🏢 Clearline
📍 Waterloo