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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 harness AI tools to architect, optimize, and deliver scalable software faster and shape the future of legal technology. 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. 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 petabytes of data weekly.
Build accessible user interfaces and assist with extending existing backend services and data pipelines to deliver customer impact.
Collaborate with a diverse group of teammates and product partners to solve problems, achieve shared goals, and build AI-powered legal data solutions that operate at massive scale.
Participate in design and code reviews, applying feedback to improve quality.
Contribute to service ownership by supporting reliability efforts, including on-call rotations and incident response with guidance from the team.
What We’re Looking For
Required
Familiarity with software engineering, cloud platforms, containerization fundamentals, and exposure to APIs, distributed services, and data stores.
Demonstrated ability to write maintainable, well-tested code that meets requirements and adheres to team standards.
Experience with CI/CD pipelines and modern development workflows.
Eagerness to learn and apply secure coding, reliability, and operational best practices, with strong collaboration and communication skills in agile teams.
Preferred
At least 1 year of experience in software engineering or equivalent practical experience
Exposure to modern frontend frameworks (e.g., React or Angular) and basic familiarity with monitoring 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: 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, two annual 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:
$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, TroubleshootingRelativity Chicago, Illinois, USA Office
We’re a community of passionate, life-long learners tackling challenging problems. We care about each other and about our community.
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