Software Engineer
Location: Illinois
Remote Type: Engineering
Time Type: Full time
Job Description
Posting Type
Hybrid
Job Overview
WHO WE ARERelativity is a leading legal data intelligence company building technology that helps users organize data, discover the truth, and act on it with confidence. Our AI-powered, cloud platform, RelativityOne, transforms massive volumes of complex information into actionable insights for litigation, investigations, regulatory inquiries, data breach responses, and other high-stakes legal work where accuracy and trust are crucial.
The world’s largest law firms, corporations, and government agencies rely on Relativity’s legal AI software to securely surface and manage the most relevant and impactful information in their matters. Beyond our commercial impact, we’re deeply committed to expanding access to technology for academic institutions through Relativity Academic and supporting pro bono legal work through Justice for Change.
WHAT WE DO
At Relativity, engineers don’t just write code. They shape how industries uncover critical insights, ensure compliance, advance access to justice, and continuously evolve our platform using cloud-native architectures, AI capabilities, and modern developer tooling. Our AI powers privacy programs, identifies confidential information, and detects language indicating misconduct. We’re reimagining how legal professionals uncover truth at scale, and engineering is at the heart of that transformation.
This team is responsible for building and evolving distributed, cloud-native services that process data at massive scale. Engineers collaborate closely with product and design to deliver high-impact features and continuously improve system reliability, performance, and usability. You’ll work in a highly collaborative environment where learning, experimentation, and shared ownership drive success.
If you’re passionate about solving hard problems, designing for scale, and building tools that matter, Relativity offers the opportunity to make a measurable difference in the marketplace.
Job Description and Requirements
WHAT YOU’LL DO
- Contribute to the development and operation of distributed, scalable, secure full-stack cloud services that process large volumes of data
- Build accessible user interfaces and assist with extending backend services and data pipelines to deliver customer impact
- Collaborate with a diverse group of teammates and product partners to solve problems and achieve shared goals
- Participate in design and code reviews, applying feedback to improve quality and maintainability
- Support service ownership, including reliability efforts, on-call rotations, and incident response with guidance from the team
- Contribute to continuous improvement of engineering practices, tooling, and team workflows
WHAT WE’RE LOOKING FOR
Required
- Familiarity with software engineering, cloud platforms, and containerization fundamentals
- Exposure to APIs, distributed services, and data storage systems
- Ability to write maintainable, well-tested code that meets requirements and adheres to team standards
- Experience with CI/CD pipelines and modern development workflows
- Strong collaboration and communication skills, with the ability to work effectively in agile teams
- Eagerness to learn and apply secure coding, reliability, and operational best practices
Preferred
- At least 1 year of professional software engineering experience or equivalent practical experience
- Exposure to modern frontend frameworks such as React or Angular
- Basic familiarity with monitoring, logging, or observability tools
- Interest in product thinking, continuous learning, and improving developer effectiveness
- Exposure to AI-assisted development tools such as GitHub Copilot, Cursor, or Claude Code
WHY WE COULD BE A GREAT FIT
Impactful Mission
- Help build systems that enable organizations to organize data, discover the truth, and act on it in high-stakes legal and regulatory matters.
Growth Path
- Gain exposure across the full stack, from distributed systems to AI-enabled workflows, accelerating technical and career growth.
Engineering Culture
- Work in an environment focused on continuous delivery, strong observability, and shared ownership of systems end-to-end.
Inclusive Environment
- Diverse backgrounds and perspectives make our teams stronger and drive better outcomes.
Community Impact
- Participate in volunteer opportunities and company-sponsored charitable programs.
Compensation and Benefits
- Competitive salary, health and retirement programs, wellness resources, discretionary time off (DTO), parental leave for primary and secondary caregivers, company-wide breaks, home office stipend, and an equity program.
Relativity is committed to competitive, fair, and equitable compensation practices.
This position is eligible for total compensation which includes a competitive base salary, an annual performance bonus, and long-term incentives.
The expected salary range for this role is between following values:
$79,000 and $119,000The final offered salary will be based on several factors, including but not limited to the candidate's depth of experience, skill set, qualifications, and internal pay equity. Hiring at the top end of the range would not be typical, to allow for future meaningful salary growth in this position.
Required Skills:
Automation, Documentations, Engineering Design, Problem Solving, Process Improvements, Project Management, Quality Assurance (QA), Research and Development, System Integration, TroubleshootingThere are more than 50,000 engineering jobs:
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