Posting Type
Hybrid
Job Overview
Relativity is a market-leading global tech company that equips legal and compliance professionals with a powerful platform to organize data, uncover the truth, and act on it. Our SaaS product, RelativityOne, is the fastest-growing in our company’s history, trusted by the U.S. Department of Justice, 199 of the Am Law 200, and over 329,000 enabled users for litigation, internal investigations, and compliance projects.We've been consistently recognized as a great workplace, and we seek individuals who bring their authentic selves to our team.
Job Description and Requirements
As a Software Engineering Manager in Engineering Systems, you will:
Lead an internal platform team that empowers Relativity developers to deliver high-value products.
Lead and develop a high-performing team of software engineers.
Serve as a subject matter expert for the product features your team owns.
Make decisions regarding your team’s operations and objectives.
Receive mentorship and coaching from leadership to support your success.
Key Responsibilities Include:
People & Performance Management
Oversee a scrum team, ensuring its success through Agile principles and leadership.
Foster a high-performance culture and cost-effective practices.
Allocate team members’ efforts strategically based on organizational needs.
Drive organizational efficiency through industry best practices for SaaS products.
Conduct 1:1 meetings to support your direct reports.
Promote knowledge-sharing across the team.
Offer technical leadership in your team’s feature set or domain.
Guide employees on career development and future opportunities.
Manage the team's workload, hiring, and performance evaluation.
Technology & Strategy Leadership
Serve as a technology advisor, staying ahead of industry trends.
Contribute hands-on to software design, development, and integration.
Leverage lead engineers and architects to develop effective solutions.
Develop a strategic vision for your team’s domain.
Implement operational policies and drive process improvements.
We enjoy working with smart, driven people who have fun building innovative solutions. We expect you to be versatile, display leadership qualities, and be excited to tackle new challenges across the full tech stack.
Qualifications
Positive attitude and strong teamwork skills
Bachelor’s degree in computer science or a related field
4+ years managing software development teams
10+ years of experience in commercial-grade software development
Experience leading remote teams
Strong knowledge of:
Modern programming languages and object-oriented programming
High-performance, fault-tolerant distributed systems
Cloud environments (SaaS, PaaS)
Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Pulumi, etc.)
Ability to motivate teams and improve efficiency under pressure
Strong verbal, presentation, and written communication skills
Experience with Agile methodologies
Experience with GitHub Actions, Jenkins, or other automation tools
Proven success leading SaaS or PaaS products
Cloud platforms (Azure preferred)
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:
$155,000 and $233,000The 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.
Suggested Skills:
Budget Management, Engineering Management, Innovation, Leadership, Performance Management (PM), Process Improvements, Project Management, Quality Assurance (QA), Risk Management, Stakeholder ManagementTop Skills
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