Advanced Software Engineer

Relativity is a leading legal data intelligence company building technology that helps users organize data, discover the truth, and act on it with confidence. The Advanced Software Engineer will design and operate secure and scalable authentication services, ensuring high availability and reliability while collaborating with cross-functional teams to enhance security measures.

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

Requirements:

• 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
• 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