Software Development Manager(Burnaby)

Role overview

Location and work model

• The role is open to candidates based in Vancouver.
• The role requires presence in the Burnaby hub office twice per week on designated Anchor Days.
• Clio describes its local work environment as hybrid, with office attendance expected at least twice weekly.

Core responsibilities

• Collaborate with product and design leaders to understand business challenges, identify opportunities, and create a team roadmap.
• Work with the team to design technical solutions.
• Give feedback on code reviews, architecture documents, and technical decisions.
• Contribute to projects through code reviews or shipping code.
• Meet with direct reports to support career growth and development.
• Participate in hiring and review code from team members and other developers.

Leadership expectations

• Lead with context, set the pace, and own outcomes while giving the team clarity, authority to decide, and accountability to deliver.
• Hire, coach, develop, and retain engineering talent.
• Build a safe and productive environment for engineers.
• Adapt roadmaps and processes as priorities and technologies change.

Candidate qualifications

• Demonstrated people leadership in software development, particularly with large-scale SaaS products.
• Strong hands-on software development background and broad technical knowledge.
• Ability to explain successful projects and lessons learned from failed projects.
• Ability to provide and receive honest, actionable feedback.
• Growth mindset toward process improvement and new technologies, especially AI.

Bonus qualifications

• Experience with CRM products at scale is a bonus.
• Experience with Ruby on Rails or Python is a bonus.

Compensation and benefits

• The expected salary range is $180,500–$270,700 CAD, with placement informed by geographic region, experience, and skillset.
• Benefits include health, dental, and vision insurance, flexible time off, counseling support, RRSP matching, and RESP contributions.