Senior Software Developer in Manchester

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 currently seeking a Senior Full-Stack Software Engineer to join our Sharedo engineering team in Alderley Edge, Cheshire, UK.

What your team does:

The Sharedo engineering team builds and maintains an innovative work and case management platform used across legal, energy, telecoms and property management sectors. Our team works on a wide variety of challenges — from large-scale data management to real‑time business workflows — and thrives on collaboration and continuous learning.

Who you are:

You are an experienced engineer who enjoys solving complex problems and delivering high-quality software. You value collaboration, curiosity and learning as much as coding. You understand the importance of clean code, maintainable architecture and system performance, and you want to work in a culture where your contributions matter and your growth is supported.

What you’ll work on:

• Writing and optimizing hand‑crafted SQL queries to ensure high performance.
• Designing and implementing event‑driven workflows using Event Store.
• Enhancing search and data projections with ElasticSearch.
• Modernising components of the platform to .NET 8+ and Svelte.js, including containerised deployments.
• Automating infrastructure with Pulumi and Azure DevOps.
• Participating in architecture discussions, code reviews and maintaining engineering best practices.
• Developing full‑stack features using C#, .NET, HTML, CSS, JavaScript and SQL.

What you may have:

• Strong experience with C#/.NET, including async/await, memory management and resource handling.
• Deep knowledge of SQL Server, including query optimisation, indexing, execution plans and performance tuning.
• Solid understanding of HTML5, CSS3, Flexbox and CSS Grid.
• 5+ years of varied software engineering experience, ideally including scalable systems.
• Experience with distributed systems, monoliths or microservices.
• Demonstrate a keen interest in improving your craft by using AI.

Serious bonus points if you have:

• Exposure to ElasticSearch, Event Store, Neo4j, InfluxDB, Seq, Power BI.
• Experience with micro‑ORMs such as PetaPoco.
• Contributions to open‑source projects or personal coding projects.
• Cloud infrastructure experience, especially Azure.
• Strong grasp of clean code principles, OOP design and software patterns.

What you will find here:

• Competitive, equitable salary.
• Clio offers a flexible hybrid work environment.
• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays.
• Private healthcare with life insurance and critical illness cover.
• Pension contribution.
• Professional development and growth options.
• Clioversary recognition programme with special acknowledgement at 3, 5, 7 and 10 years.

The expected salary range for this role is £72,800 to £85,700 to £98,600 GBP. Salary bands vary by region and reflect skills and experience. The final offer will depend on geographic location, experience and skill set.

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

Our team shows up as their authentic selves and is united by our mission. We are dedicated to diversity, equity and inclusion. We pride ourselves on building an environment where teams feel included, valued and empowered to do their best work, 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 encourage candidates from all backgrounds to apply.

Clio provides accessibility accommodations during the recruitment process. If you require any accommodation, please let us know and we will work with you to meet your needs.

Disclaimer: We only communicate with candidates through official @clio.com email addresses.

Apply now to join our team.