Staff Software Engineer, Clutch
CA$205k
+ Equity
More information about location
Online used car retailer
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Online used car retailer
201-500 employees
Be an early applicant
CA$205k
+ Equity
More information about location
201-500 employees
Company mission
To deliver a delightful car-buying experience to Canadians.
Role
Who you are
- 7+ years of professional software engineering experience, with a track record of technical leadership
- Have designed and scaled complex systems in a production environment
- Have experience building frontend, backend, or full-stack applications, with deep expertise in at least one
- Have experience with one or more modern programming languages such as TypeScript, Python, Go, Java, C#, Rust, or Ruby
- Have experience designing scalable architecture, optimizing performance across systems, and solving ambiguous, high-stakes technical problems
- Have experience with relational databases, API design, and cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or GCP
- Have experience mentoring engineers and influencing technical direction beyond your own individual work
- Have worked cross-functionally with Operations, Product, or other business functions to align technical decisions with real-world constraints
- Use AI as a force multiplier, both for your own work and to help teams adopt better engineering practices
- Communicate clearly, build trust across teams, and are comfortable making decisions in ambiguous environments
- Care as much about the people and culture around you as you do about technical excellence
- Are naturally curious and excited to continuously learn, improve, and raise the bar for yourself and those around you
- We believe great engineers can learn great technology
- Our team builds with technologies like TypeScript, React, Express, PostgreSQL, and AWS, but we're far more interested in exceptional engineers than perfect technology matches. If you've built outstanding products in another modern stack and are excited to learn, improve, and help evolve ours, we'd love to talk
What the job involves
- Own architecture and technical direction across teams, ensuring systems are scalable, reliable, and built for long-term maintainability
- Partner with Operations and other cross-functional teams to align technical solutions with business needs and operational realities
- Mentor engineers at all levels, raising the technical bar through code reviews, design discussions, and hands-on guidance
- Help build and promote a strong engineering culture, one that values ownership, curiosity, and high standards, both by example and by shaping team practices
- Design and evolve core systems, APIs, and database architecture with an eye toward what Clutch will need 1-2 years out, not just today
- Identify gaps in engineering practices, tooling, or process, and drive the changes needed to close them
- Use AI as part of your everyday engineering workflow, and help the broader team adopt AI-powered practices that improve velocity and quality
- Lead by influence, working across product, design, and engineering to shape roadmaps, priorities, and technical tradeoffs
- Make high-leverage technical decisions that balance speed, quality, and long-term scalability, and clearly communicate the reasoning behind them
- Continuously improve the systems, tools, and developer experience that power Clutch, at a team and organizational level
Our take
Buying used cars is notoriously something of a minefield - but used car sales platform Clutch is making big strides to sweep away the risk. The marketplace lists certified vehicles for users to shops, and has home delivery, along with a full carfax, insurance, warranty, and optional financing.
The used car sales market has been undergoing something of a digital overhaul in recent years, with a flurry of used car marketplaces cropping up to offer similar services. Canada, however, remains relatively non-competitive compared with the U.S. and Europe. This means Clutch has the luxury of importing a tried-and-tested model into a relatively spacious market.
Clutch will, however, have to face off with close competitor Canada Drives. The two companies enjoy comparable levels of funding and are currently the top competitors in Canada’s used car market. With this market hotting up significantly, Clutch will need to tread carefully to ensure they come out on top.
Steph
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
Company
Funding (last 2 of 6 rounds)
Feb 2025
$35.6m
SERIES D
Jul 2024
$7.2m
LATE VC
Total funding: $135m
Company benefits
- Autonomy & ownership: Create your own path and own your work with some of the most talented and creative people in Canada
- Competitive pay + equity: Enjoy competitive pay from day one, with equity opportunities available for roles that shape our future
- Generous time off: From vacation time to parental leave, we believe that work-life harmony is key to a healthy work environment
- Health, dental & more: Your well-being matters. That's why we offer medical, dental, and wellness support to you and your loved ones
Company HQ
Downtown Yonge East, Toronto, ON
Leadership
Dan Park
(CEO)Prior to joining Clutch in 2019, Dan spent 3 years at Uber as a GM of Toronto and GM/Head of Uber Eats Canada.
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