Manager, Software Engineer

Relativity • IL

81d • $155,000 - $233,000

About The Position

Relativity is redefining how legal and compliance teams navigate data, and our Automation Services Domain (ASD) is central to that transformation. As Manager of the Service Auth team, you’ll lead the development and modernization of Tier 0, cloud-native authentication and authorization services that power our entire platform. This is a rare opportunity to own high-availability, low-latency infrastructure that demands operational excellence, resilience, and forward-thinking engineering. If you're ready to shape foundational systems that scale globally and support mission-critical workloads, we invite you to lead the charge.

Requirements

• Proven experience managing engineering teams responsible for mission-critical, high-throughput, low-latency cloud services.
• Deep understanding of authentication protocols and zero trust security models.
• Hands-on experience with Azure, Kubernetes, and cloud-native service design.
• Strong operational focus: building resilient, highly available systems and responding to incidents.
• Ability to quickly learn and lead in a complex, domain-specific technical environment.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in environments with large-scale API ecosystems (e.g., streaming, fintech, or high-volume SaaS platforms).
• Track record of modernizing legacy or macroservice architectures to microservices.

Responsibilities

• Oversee design, development, and operation of Tier 0 authentication services with a focus on reliability, scalability, and security.
• Drive modernization initiatives, including migration to microservices architecture and adoption of zero trust architecture.
• Collaborate closely with infrastructure teams to ensure seamless integration and high availability in Azure and Kubernetes environments.
• Set technical direction and standards for identity systems (built on OAuth2, OIDC, SAML, etc. protocols) and secure token-based service communication.
• Mentor and develop engineering talent, fostering a strong operational mindset and domain expertise.
• Partner with product management and internal engineering teams to deliver platform capabilities and support billions of high-throughput, low-latency transactions.

Benefits

• Competitive base salary
• Annual performance bonus
• Long-term incentives

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees