Lead Principal Engineer

Job Overview

Relativity is a private equity-backed leader in legal data intelligence Software as a Service. We empower legal teams, governments, and enterprises globally to tackle complex data challenges through our advanced AI, powerful analytics, and cloud technology. Join us in our mission to enhance how investigations, litigation, and compliance are conducted, making critical work faster and more accurate.

We embrace a culture of curiosity, collaboration, and ongoing learning, offering you a chance to work at a company that balances the stability of an established leader with the innovation of a startup.

Position Details

At Relativity, our engineers don't just write code—they redefine how industries extract crucial insights and ensure compliance. We are looking for a Lead Principal Engineer to shape and develop our next-generation cloud-native platform systems. This role involves defining our strategy for supporting both internal and external customer integration needs in a cloud-native, multi-tenant environment.

If you thrive on solving complex challenges, designing scalable systems, and building impactful tools within a culture that values transparency and innovation, we invite you to join us in making a significant difference.

Key Responsibilities

• Deliver essential business value by addressing intricate issues that span teams and organizations.
• Design and create architecture that is adaptable, efficient, and tailored to business needs.
• Emphasize capabilities over features, planning for change and simplifying complexity for dependent teams.
• Collaborate with fellow leaders to identify and address organizational challenges with scalable solutions.
• Establish respect as a technical leader in your domain, showcasing deep expertise and collaboration.
• Set enterprise standards for flexibility, maintainability, security, and reliability, partnering with teams for implementation.
• Align engineering execution with company-level strategy while influencing key product and platform decisions.
• Work closely with a diverse group of teammates and product partners to solve problems and deliver value; mentor engineers and leaders.
• Foster an atmosphere of curiosity and continuous learning, shaping engineering culture at scale.

What We Are Looking For

Required Qualifications

• 12+ years of experience in building and shaping large-scale, cloud-native platforms.
• Experience in defining technical standards at an organizational level.
• Deep involvement in strategies related to security, compliance, and reliability.
• Ability to align technical visions with overall company strategy.
• Proven influence at senior and executive levels.
• Exceptional mentorship, communication, and strategic thinking skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Background in legal technology, AI-enabled platforms, or regulated industries.
• Experience showcasing thought leadership or contributions to the industry.
• Familiarity with AI development tools such as GitHub Copilot, Cursor, or Claude Code.
• Experience in global or highly distributed organizations.

Why Choose Us

• Impactful Mission: Organize data, discover the truth, and act on it—our clientele includes Fortune 500 companies and leading law firms.
• Growth Opportunities: Engineers gain comprehensive exposure across tech stacks, enhancing career growth.
• Engineering Culture: Focused on continuous delivery, observability, and end-to-end system ownership.
• Inclusive Environment: We believe diverse perspectives make us stronger.
• Community Engagement: Opportunities for volunteering and participating in sponsored charitable initiatives.
• Compensation and Benefits: Competitive salary, health and retirement plans, wellness resources, discretionary time off, parental leave, company breaks, home office stipend, and an equity program.

Joining Relativity means engaging in meaningful work...

...tackling complex challenges on a global scale while surrounded by top talent.

We are dedicated to equitable compensation practices.

This position provides total compensation with a competitive base salary and performance incentives. The expected salary range is between $210,000 and $314,000, with final offers contingent on experience, skills, and internal pay equity.

Essential Skills

• Agile Methodology
• Algorithms
• Automation
• Distributed Systems
• Mentorship
• Problem Solving
• Software Architectures
• Strategic Planning
• System Designs
• Technical Leadership