About the role

Senior Platform Engineer at Clio, optimizing MySQL infrastructure and collaborating with teams. Responsible for scalability, reliability, and guiding development on database use.

Responsibilities

You’ll be responsible for preparing Clio’s database infrastructure for the future in terms of scale and reliability
You will collaboratively define the roadmap to support business goals, and satisfy application requirements
You will investigate and solve performance problems with our MySQL databases and other data stores
You will use your experience to guide development teams on how to improve and optimize their use of the databases
You will scope, define, and collaborate with developers to implement automation and processes that power reliability of Clio’s datastores
You will work with the SRE team and help develop their MySQL knowledge

Backend development experience
MySql and/or PostgreSQL expertise
Experience investigating and solving performance problems
The ability to optimize query performance
A portfolio of successful projects (as well as a collection of lessons learned from failed projects)
Demonstrate a keen interest in improving your craft by using AI.

Competitive, equitable salary with top-tier health benefits, dental, and vision insurance
Hybrid work environment, with expectation for local Clions 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