Staff Engineer -

Relativity
United States, Illinois, Chicago
231 South LaSalle Street (Show on map)
Nov 14, 2025
Posting Type Remote Job Overview Automation Services - Relativity Data Services is focused on building data and AI infrastructure to support AI-driven applications. The team is responsible for scaling and optimizing data platforms, enhancing distributed processing tooling, and enabling use cases such as reporting, analytics, and audit. As a key technical leader within Automation Services, the Staff Data Engineer will design, build, and scale first-party and third-party data capabilities that power analytics, automation, and intelligent decision-making across the organization. This role drives the evolution of data platforms, optimizes distributed data processing, and serves as a trusted architectural advisor to development teams-promoting software engineering excellence and best practices. Job Description and Requirements Job Responsibilities Lead software design using principles like abstraction, modularization, and separation of concerns. Implement robust software using algorithms, fault tolerance, and design patterns. Balance system security, observability, and extensibility with time-to-market goals. Define and analyze non-functional requirements for feasibility. Promote Test-Driven Design and Continuous Integration. Identify and reduce technical debt. Demonstrate ownership and accountability beyond assigned features. Provide coaching and adapt team goals to evolving business needs. Minimum Qualifications 10+ years of professional software development experience. 6+ years of experience with large-scale data infrastructure and cloud-native systems. Proficiency in multiple programming languages (e.g., Python, Scala, Rust, C#). Experience with Apache Spark for large-scale batch data processing. Familiarity with Kubernetes for data workload orchestration. Strong understanding of SDLC standards and best practices. Ability to decompose complex problems into manageable development tasks. Preferred Qualifications Experience with Data Lake and Lakehouse architectures on platforms like ADLS. Practical understanding of Machine Learning systems. Strong communication skills and strategic execution capabilities. 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. Suggested Skills: Algorithms, Automation, Debugging, Distributed Systems, Performance Tuning, Problem Solving, Project Management, Software Development, System Designs, Technical Leadership