Relativity Logo

Relativity

Staff Software Engineer

Reposted 8 Hours Ago
Remote
19 Locations
174K-262K Annually
Expert/Leader
Remote
19 Locations
174K-262K Annually
Expert/Leader
The Staff Software Engineer will design and build scalable cloud services, lead technical direction across teams, resolve complex issues, and mentor engineers while ensuring alignment with product strategies.
The summary above was generated by AI

Posting Type

Hybrid/Remote

Job Overview

Who We Are
Relativity 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 the latest technologies, including 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.
If you’re passionate about solving hard problems, designing for scale, and building tools that matter—while working in a culture that values transparency, innovation, and shared success— Relativity offers the opportunity to make a measurable difference in the marketplace.

Job Description and Requirements

What You’ll Do 

  • Drive design of distributed, scalable, secure full-stack cloud services that process petabytes of data weekly, owning architecture and implementation while influencing execution across engineering. 

  • Resolve complex, cross-organizational technical problems through deep technical expertise, collaboration, and hands-on implementation. 

  • Provide technical direction across frontend, backend, and data layers, collaborating with teams, peers, and principal engineers on system design and architecture. 

  • Collaborate closely with teams to solve complex technical and business problems and build AI-powered legal data solutions that operate at massive scale. 

  • Drive engineering standards across multiple teams, including performance, scalability, reliability, and security, through design and code reviews, patterns, best practices, documented standards, and coaching. 

  • Align technical execution with product strategy and delivery commitments, identifying and removing technical and operational friction. 

  • Mentor senior and lead engineers, shaping technical decision-making and technical culture. 

What We’re Looking For 

Required 

  • 10+ years of experience designing, building and operating complex cloud-native distributed systems. 

  • Demonstrated technical leadership across multiple teams or domains. 

  • Strong background in architecture, security, and reliability at scale. 

  • Ability to define technical direction and drive cross-team alignment. 

  • Experience translating business goals into technical strategy. 

  • Proven ability to influence without formal authority. 

  • Strong mentorship and technical communication skills. 

Preferred 

  • Experience shaping data platforms or UI standards. 

  • Experience working in global or highly distributed organizations. 

  • Track record of driving organization-wide technical improvements. 

  • Familiarity with AI-development tools like GitHub Copilot, Cursor or Claude Code. 

  • Experience in regulated or large-scale environments 

Why We Could Be A Great Fit 

  • Impactful Mission: Organize Data, Discover the Truth and Act on It - Our customers include Fortune 500 enterprises and leading law firms managing high-stakes matters on our platform.  

  • Growth Path: Engineers gain exposure across the stack, from distributed systems to AI-enabled workflows, accelerating career growth.   

  • Engineering Culture: Continuous delivery, strong observability, and end-to-end ownership.  

  • Inclusive Environment: Diverse backgrounds and perspectives make us stronger.   

  • Community Impact: Volunteer opportunities and company-sponsored charitable programs.  

  • Compensation & Benefits: Competitive salary, health and retirement programs, wellness resources, discretionary time off (DTO), parental leave for primary and secondary caregivers, twoannual company 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:

$174,000 and $262,000

The 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:

Algorithms, Automation, Debugging, Distributed Systems, Performance Tuning, Problem Solving, Project Management, Software Development, System Designs, Technical Leadership

Similar Jobs

8 Hours Ago
Easy Apply
Remote
USA
Easy Apply
218K-257K Annually
Senior level
218K-257K Annually
Senior level
Artificial Intelligence • Blockchain • Fintech • Financial Services • Cryptocurrency • NFT • Web3
Design, build, and operate backend systems for prediction markets, including order management, trade matching, settlement, and market resolution. Architect distributed, low-latency systems with strict financial correctness, lead multi-quarter technical projects, mentor engineers, and collaborate with Product, Compliance, and Risk to meet regulatory requirements.
Top Skills: Generative AiGoJava
Yesterday
Remote
United States
241K-283K Annually
Senior level
241K-283K Annually
Senior level
Healthtech • Social Impact • Software • Telehealth
Serve as the technical IC leader for the Provider organization: set technical roadmap and engineering standards, design and review architectures, drive cross-team initiatives, mentor engineers, and deliver high-throughput, low-latency, cloud-based microservice systems for provider-focused products.
Top Skills: Cloud InfrastructureDistributed SystemsMicroservicesNoSQLSQL
Yesterday
Easy Apply
Remote
USA
Easy Apply
218K-257K Annually
Senior level
218K-257K Annually
Senior level
Artificial Intelligence • Blockchain • Fintech • Financial Services • Cryptocurrency • NFT • Web3
Design, build, and launch reliability engineering projects to scale production services. Improve scalability, observability, secrets/configuration management, canary-based deployments, and deployment safety. Partner with teams, support critical services, participate in on-call rotations, and promote reliability best practices.
Top Skills: AWSAzureDatadogGCPGenerative AiGoKibanaRubyTerraform

What you need to know about the Los Angeles Tech Scene

Los Angeles is a global leader in entertainment, so it’s no surprise that many of the biggest players in streaming, digital media and game development call the city home. But the city boasts plenty of non-entertainment innovation as well, with tech companies spanning verticals like AI, fintech, e-commerce and biotech. With major universities like Caltech, UCLA, USC and the nearby UC Irvine, the city has a steady supply of top-flight tech and engineering talent — not counting the graduates flocking to Los Angeles from across the world to enjoy its beaches, culture and year-round temperate climate.

Key Facts About Los Angeles Tech

  • Number of Tech Workers: 375,800; 5.5% of overall workforce (2024 CompTIA survey)
  • Major Tech Employers: Snap, Netflix, SpaceX, Disney, Google
  • Key Industries: Artificial intelligence, adtech, media, software, game development
  • Funding Landscape: $11.6 billion in venture capital funding in 2024 (Pitchbook)
  • Notable Investors: Strong Ventures, Fifth Wall, Upfront Ventures, Mucker Capital, Kittyhawk Ventures
  • Research Centers and Universities: California Institute of Technology, UCLA, University of Southern California, UC Irvine, Pepperdine, California Institute for Immunology and Immunotherapy, Center for Quantum Science and Engineering

Sign up now Access later

Create Free Account

Please log in or sign up to report this job.

Create Free Account