Posting Type
Hybrid - Chicago
Job Overview
As a Software Engineer Intern, your primary mission will be to help design, write, test, deploy, and support new implementations for the tools that power Relativity. Under the mentorship of our Engineering Management You will use your technical expertise to help the team design and write enhancements for the Relativity platform documenting code additions and any issues. Working with new technologies and solving complex problems, an internship at Relativity makes a big impact to your career.Job Description and Requirements
Your Role in Action
Use new technologies and popular programming languages to design, build, and test our platform and applications
Work on scalable and dynamic web system which supports integration with multiple search engines, clustering, technologies, and client component interaction through web services
Learn how to build highly distributable systems composed of multiple database, processing, and web servers
Participate in the SCRUM process
Troubleshoot issues
Your Skills
Current or recent student, pursuing a bachelor's/master's degree in Computer Science, Math or related area of study
A passion for software development and data engineering
Desire to work the Agile development methodology
Team player
At Relativity we provide meaningful work for our interns to gain valuable experience in the following areas:
Writing code in a large codebase while working on petabytes of data
Learn new programming languages such as C#, Python, Go, or Java
Work with a team in an Agile work environment
Enhanced technical skills with an emphasis on industry standards and best practices
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:
$48,000 and $63,000The 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:
Agile Methodology, Computer Programming, Database Management, Object-Oriented Programming (OOP), Programming Languages, Scripting, Software Development, Software Engineering, Version Control, Web DevelopmentTop Skills
Relativity Chicago, Illinois, USA Office
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