Manager, Software Engineering

Reposted 7 Days Ago
Hiring Remotely in Illinois, USA
Remote
155K-233K Annually
Senior level
Legal Tech • Software
Organize data. Discover the truth. Act on it.
The Role
Lead and mentor a software engineering team, oversee product development, promote collaboration, and ensure competitive and innovative solutions.
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Posting Type

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Job Overview

We’re looking for a dynamic and technically fluent Manager to lead a high-performing team of software engineers. This role is pivotal in shaping the future of our product development by mentoring talent, allocating resources strategically, and advancing cutting-edge technologies - including AI-driven solutions.
As a hands-on leader, you’ll guide technical direction, foster a culture of collaboration and continuous improvement, and ensure our solutions remain competitive and impactful in the market.

Job Description and Requirements

Key Responsibilities 

  • Lead and mentor a team of software engineers and/or architects across multiple product areas. 

  • Drive development of existing applications, including new platforms where majority of the work is AI-driven. 

  • Allocate and validate engineering resources based on Scrum team needs and business priorities. 

  • Actively participate in the engineering process, contributing to software design, development, and integration. 

  • Conduct regular 1:1s, performance reviews, and career development conversations. 

  • Promote domain knowledge sharing and technical excellence across the team. 

  • Provide technical leadership and serve as a technology advisor to the business. 

  • Represent direct reports in discussions about career growth, assignments, and opportunities. 

  • Stay current with software technology trends and ensure our solutions remain marketable and competitive. 

  • Support organizational initiatives, including process improvements and special projects. 

  • May occasionally handle Level II technical support calls after hours. 

Minimum Qualifications 

  • 5+ years of experience in software engineering, with at least 2 years in a leadership or management role. 

  • Proven ability to hire, lead and grow high-performing engineering teams. 

  • Strong understanding of software engineering principles and experience integrating AI tools (e.g., Copilot, Claude, Cursor) into development workflows. 

  • Experience with SaaS or other enterprise software development. 

  • Familiarity with data modelling, ingestion and transformation. 

  • Excellent communication, collaboration, and organizational skills. 

  • Experience working in Agile/Scrum environments. 

Preferred Qualifications 

  • Experience with government-facing applications within FedRamp compliance. 

  • Background in legal tech or eDiscovery. 

  • Exposure to strategic thinking and planning  

  • Passionate about building applications with intuitive user experience. 

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 $233,000

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. 

Required Skills:

Budget Management, Engineering Management, Innovation, Leadership, Performance Management (PM), Process Improvements, Project Management, Quality Assurance (QA), Risk Management, Stakeholder Management

Skills Required

  • 5+ years of experience in software engineering
  • At least 2 years in a leadership or management role
  • Strong understanding of software engineering principles
  • Experience integrating AI tools into development workflows
  • Experience with SaaS or other enterprise software development
  • Excellent communication and organizational skills

Relativity Compensation & Benefits Highlights

The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Relativity and has not been reviewed or approved by Relativity.

  • Leave & Time Off Breadth Time off options include discretionary time off and two company‑wide breaks each year, providing additional recharge time.
  • Healthcare Strength Health coverage includes comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans, telehealth access, and wellness resources such as a Headspace subscription.
  • Parental & Family Support North America offers up to 12 weeks of fully paid parental leave, with comparable regional programs in EMEA and APAC.

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The Company
HQ: Chicago, IL
1,550 Employees
Year Founded: 2001

What We Do

At Relativity, we build innovative and comprehensive tools for making sense of unstructured data. When more people can find the facts in mountains of documents, emails, and texts, more legal and data-centric matters can be resolved equitably. Join us in our mission to help our customers organize data, discover the truth, and act on it. Relativity makes software to help users organize data, discover the truth and act on it. Its SaaS product, RelativityOne, manages large volumes of data and quickly identifies key issues during litigation and internal investigations. Relativity has more than 300,000 users in approximately 40 countries serving thousands of organizations globally primarily in legal, financial services and government sectors, including the U.S. Department of Justice and 198 of the Am Law 200. Relativity does not tolerate racism or discrimination of any kind. We do not accept unfair treatment of any person or group of people. We’re committed to advocating for change to make our world a more inclusive, just place.

Why Work With Us

We believe in our team members and we want to help you own your career as part of a community of values-driven people who help customers around the world solve complex data challenges. At Relativity, you’ll take on challenging work, but you’ll also partner with talented colleagues and pursue plenty of learning and development opportunities.

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