Software Developer, Co-op

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 new Software Developer, Co-op to join our Engineering team out of hub offices (Toronto, Calgary, Burnaby). All hub-based Clions are expected to be in office minimum twice per week.

Applicants should be available for an 8-month co-op period from January 2027 to end of August 2027.

What your team does:

You will be working on a revolutionary SaaS product gaining experience with Ruby on Rails, AngularJS, React Native, MySQL, Redis, and ElasticSearch. You will be coached and mentored by some of the best developers in the business and working on some of the most challenging problems that a rapid growth venture-backed company can face.

What you’ll work on:

• Design, develop, and deploy high-quality software code as part of the Clio product suite.
• Contribute actively to technical scoping and planning for upcoming development work.
• Regularly communicate project progress and proactively address any impediments.
• Engage in seamless collaboration with colleagues across the broader development organization.
• Participate in thorough code reviews, both by submitting work for peer feedback and providing constructive input on others' contributions.
• Drive the implementation of new features and deliver timely software solutions for customer-impacting issues.
• Actively participate in various team-level and company-wide initiatives, contributing to strategic discussions that shape our engineering future.
• Contribute to coordinating product support through a rotational assignment.
• Commit to continuous professional development, actively seeking and providing feedback to foster a career as a highly skilled software developer..

What you may have:

• You’ve completed your second year coursework and are a 3rd or 4th year Computer Science/Engineering student;
• You are a rational and critical thinker who seeks solutions when you find problems;
• Excellent computer science fundamentals: data structures, algorithms; programming languages, SQL;
• Superb written and verbal communication skills.
• A keen interest in improving your craft by using AI.

Serious bonus points if you:

• Bring new ideas to the table to help make our environment better;
• Be constantly experimenting and learning outside the school curriculum.

This posting is for an existing vacancy

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:

• Hybrid work environment, with expectation for local Clions (Vancouver, Calgary, Toronto, Dublin and Sydney) to be in office minimum twice per week.
• 4% vacation pay for hours worked.

The expected new hire base pay for this role is $67,000 CAD.

Diversity, Inclusion, Belonging and Equity (DIBE) & Accessibility

Our team shows up as their authentic selves, and are united by our mission. 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

We're 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, we've 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.