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Relativity · 8 hours ago

Staff Applied Scientist

Relativity is building a world-class Applied Science team to innovate intelligent systems in the legal domain. The Staff Applied Scientist will contribute to the development of AI models that enhance document review processes, ensuring they are scalable, auditable, and effective.

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Responsibilities

Write code that solves real customer problems and scales cleanly… Built to be easy to ship, operate, and maintain
Collaborate with fellow Applied Scientists… And with our Engineers, Product Managers, Designers, and Customers
Design and execute statistically sound experiments… Then automate them into reusable benchmarks
Rapidly build AI- and ML-powered prototypes… Then turn them into reliable, scalable production models
Select the right model for each task… Be it a decision tree or a frontier LLM
Stay grounded in evidence… And open to change

Qualification

Machine Learning (ML)Python (Programming Language)Statistical ExperimentationNatural Language Processing (NLP)Deep LearningMLOps ToolingData AnalysisData ScienceAlgorithmsComputer VisionScientific Research

Required

6–10+ years of professional experience in ML, Applied Science, or a closely related area
Hold a Master's or Ph.D. in a relevant field (e.g., Computer Science, Statistics, Applied Math) OR equivalent professional experience
Proven ability to move fast without breaking everything: you know how to prototype—and how to simplify for production
Comfortable reading and applying research; skeptical enough to validate the results
Experienced with a range of modeling techniques—from classic ML to large-scale generative models
Familiar with modern MLOps tooling (e.g., containers, workflow orchestration, telemetry, deployment patterns and experimentation)
Capable communicator, able to explain complex ideas to technical and non-technical stakeholders alike
Humble, curious, adaptable. Not afraid of failure. Not afraid to lead. Not afraid to ask questions. End-to-end owner – able to understand and learn about our problem space, devise solutions and bring them to market alongside our engineering, product and support organizations
Strong Python Programmer, experienced in various data and machine learning libraries (e.g. numpy, pytorch, scikit-learn, pyspark)

Preferred

Algorithms
Computer Vision
Data Analysis
Data Science
Deep Learning
Machine Learning (ML)
Natural Language
Natural Language Processing (NLP)
Python (Programming Language)
Scientific Research

Benefits

Annual performance bonus
Long-term incentives

Company

Relativity

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Leading legal data intelligence company that builds technology to help users organize data, discover the truth, and act on it.

H1B Sponsorship

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Funding

Current Stage
Late Stage
Total Funding
$125M
Key Investors
Silver LakeICONIQ Growth
2021-03-18Private Equity
2015-02-03Private Equity· $125M

Leadership Team

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Phil Saunders
Chief Executive Officer
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Kirk Larsen
Chief Financial Officer
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