Software Developer, Databases at Clio

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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Not SpecifiedCompensation

Mid-level (3 to 4 years)Experience Level

Full TimeJob Type

UnknownVisa

Legal Tech, TechnologyIndustries

Requirements

Experience investigating and solving performance problems
Ability to optimize query performance
Readiness to work with and develop MySQL knowledge for the SRE team
Portfolio of successful projects (and lessons learned from failed projects)
Keen interest in improving craft using AI
Deep curiosity, drive to learn, and approach challenges by fixing root causes
Drive to help others by shipping code

Responsibilities

Prepare Clio’s database infrastructure for future scale and reliability
Collaboratively define roadmap to support business goals and application requirements
Investigate and solve performance problems with MySQL databases and other data stores
Scope, define, and collaborate with developers to implement automation and processes for data store reliability

Skills

Key technologies and capabilities for this role

MySQLDatabase OptimizationQuery PerformancePerformance TuningDatabase InfrastructureScalabilityReliabilityAutomation

Questions & Answers

Common questions about this position

What is the work location or remote policy for this role?

This role is available to candidates across Canada, excluding Quebec. If local to Burnaby, Calgary, or Toronto hubs, you must be in office a minimum of two days per week for Anchor Days.

What skills are required for the Software Developer, Databases role?

Required skills include experience investigating and solving performance problems, ability to optimize query performance, readiness to work with and develop MySQL knowledge, and a portfolio of successful projects. Bonus experience includes migrations tools like pt-online-schema-change or gh-ost, Puppet, Docker, Kubernetes, Ruby or Golang, Terraform or CloudFormation, Bash, ProxySQL, and Percona toolkit.

What does the team do in this role?

The team builds, secures, and maintains infrastructure and critical services powering Clio’s core applications, provides observability for data-driven decisions, and collaborates with product teams to build tools improving workflows.

What qualities make a strong candidate for this position?

Approach new challenges with curiosity and a drive to apply learning to root causes, not just symptoms, combined with deep curiosity, desire to learn, and drive to help others by shipping code.

What is the compensation for this role?

This information is not specified in the job description.

Clio

Legal practice management software provider

About Clio

Clio provides legal practice management software that helps law firms operate more efficiently. Its two main products, Clio Grow and Clio Manage, serve different purposes: Clio Grow enhances the client intake process and engagement, while Clio Manage allows firms to organize tasks, manage cases, handle documents, and process payments in one platform. Clio caters to a diverse clientele, from solo practitioners to large firms, and operates on a subscription model, charging users monthly or annually for access to its software. The goal of Clio is to improve the efficiency of legal practices and reduce administrative burdens, ultimately supporting their growth.

Burnaby, CanadaHeadquarters

2008Year Founded

$1,279.9MTotal Funding

SERIES_FCompany Stage

LegalIndustries

1,001-5,000Employees

Benefits

Company equity

401k

Parental leave options and stipend

Flexible paid time off

Stipend to support WFH

Various wellness benefitsand programs

Risks

Emerging AI-driven legal tech startups could challenge Clio's market share.

Staying private may limit Clio's access to public market capital.

Significant investment in AI and expansion may strain Clio's resources.

Differentiation

Clio offers a comprehensive suite for law firm management, including client intake and payments.

Clio's products, Clio Grow and Clio Manage, streamline operations for legal professionals.

Clio's cloud-based platform supports solo practitioners and large law firms alike.

Upsides

Clio raised $900M in 2024, marking the largest Canadian software funding round.

Clio plans to enhance AI capabilities and expand into international markets.

Clio's subscription model generates $200M in annual recurring revenue.

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