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# Staff Software Engineer

- **Company:** Relativity
- **Location:** Denver, CO, United States (Remote available)
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $174,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Artificial Intelligence, Cloud Engineering, Cursor (Graphical User Interface Elements), Software Debugging, Programming Tools, Distributed Systems, Performance Tuning, Cloud Services, Software Engineering, Software Technical Review, GitHub Copilot, Backend, Data Layers, Front End Software Development
- **Published:** June 4, 2026
- **Apply:** https://diversityjobs.com/career/17111309/Staff-Software-Engineer-Colorado-Denver

## About the Role

* 10+ years of experience designing,buildingandoperatingcomplex cloud-native distributedsystems.

 * Demonstrated technical leadership acrossmultiple teams or domains.

 * Strong background inarchitecture, security, and reliabilityat scale.

 * Ability to define technical direction and drivecross-team alignment.

 * Experience translatingbusiness goals into technical strategy.

 * Proven ability to influence without formal authority.

 * Strong mentorship and technical communication skills.

Preferred

 * Experience shapingdata platforms or UI standards.

 * Experience working inglobal or highly distributed organizations.

 * Track recordof drivingorganization-wide technical improvements.

 * Familiarity with AI-development tools like GitHub Copilot, Cursor or Claude Code.

 * Experience inregulated or large-scale environments, Algorithms, Automation, Debugging, Distributed Systems, Performance Tuning, Problem Solving, Project Management, Software Development, System Designs, Technical Leadership

## Description

* Drive design ofdistributed, scalable, secure full-stack cloud services that process petabytes of data weekly, owning architecture and implementation while influencing execution across engineering.

 * Resolve complex, cross-organizational technical problems through deep technicalexpertise, collaboration, and hands-on implementation.

 * Provide technical direction across frontend, backend, and data layers, collaborating with teams, peers, and principal engineers on system design and architecture.

 * Collaborate closely with teams to solve complex technical and business problems and build AI-powered legal data solutionsthatoperate atmassive scale.

 * Drive engineering standards across multiple teams, including performance, scalability, reliability, and security, through design and code reviews, patterns, best practices, documented standards, and coaching.

 * Align technical execution with product strategy and delivery commitments,identifyingand removing technical and operational friction.

 * Mentor senior and lead engineers, shaping technical decision-making and technical culture.


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