Advanced Software Engineer

LE0001 Relativity ODA LLC; Illinois; Hybrid; USD 103,000 - 155,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Health and retirement programs

Discretionary time off

Parental leave

Job summary

LE0001 Relativity ODA LLC is seeking a Software Engineer with a focus on developing secure and scalable authentication and identity services. You will design and operate critical systems that ensure customer access to RelativityOne, the AI-powered cloud platform.

The ideal candidate will have over 3 years of software engineering experience, proficiency in C#, Java, or Python, and strong knowledge of cloud services and distributed systems. We offer competitive salary, health programs, and generous parental leave.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of professional software engineering experience.
• Experience designing and operating cloud-based services.
• Strong understanding of availability, failure handling, and scalability.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and operate secure and scalable authentication and identity services.
• Own production reliability for critical services, including on-call rotations.
• Collaborate cross-functionally to deliver authentication features.

Skills

Programming languages (C#, Java, Python)

Cloud-based services

Distributed systems fundamentals

OAuth2, OpenID Connect, SAML

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience

Job description

Posting Type: Hybrid / Remote

Job Overview

Relativity is a leading legal data intelligence company that builds an AI‑powered, cloud platform, RelativityOne, for litigation and regulatory work. The User Authentication team builds and operates tier‑0 identity and authentication services that protect customer access to Relativity’s platform. These services sit directly on the request path for every user interaction, requiring an exceptional focus on availability, security, and correctness.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and operate authentication and identity services that are secure, highly available, and scalable.
• Build and maintain integrations with identity providers, including OAuth2, OpenID Connect (OIDC), and SAML‑based systems.
• Own production reliability for critical services, including on‑call rotations, incident response, and post‑incident learning.
• Implement defense‑in‑depth security controls such as multi‑factor authentication (MFA), token lifecycle management, and least‑privilege access.
• Improve system observability through metrics, structured logging, dashboards, and alerting.
• Participate in code and design reviews with a strong emphasis on security, correctness, and failure modes.
• Collaborate cross‑functionally with product, security, and platform teams to deliver authentication features, improvements, and migrations.
• Contribute to long‑term identity and authentication strategy across the platform.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 3+ years of professional software engineering experience.
• Proficiency in at least one programming language such as C#, Java, or Python.
• Experience designing and operating cloud‑based services.
• Strong understanding of distributed systems fundamentals, including availability, failure handling, and scalability.
• Preferred: Experience building or operating authentication, authorization, or other security‑critical systems.
• Working knowledge of OAuth2, OpenID Connect (OIDC), and/or SAML.
• Experience operating tier‑0 or business‑critical services with high availability requirements.
• Familiarity with observability, monitoring, and CI/CD practices in production environments.

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.

Salary Range: $103,000 – $155,000.