[Remote] Staff Software Engineer (Remote)

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Rula is a remote-first mental healthcare company dedicated to expanding access to quality, evidence-based, and compassionate care. The Staff Software Engineer will help build the Marketplace Health Engine, designing scalable systems to improve marketplace efficiency, provider utilization, and patient access while driving technical strategy and mentoring engineers.

Responsibilities

• In this high-impact role, you will partner closely with Engineering, Product, Data, and Operations to design and deliver scalable systems that help identify and address marketplace challenges
• You will drive technical strategy, mentor engineers, and influence key decisions across the Marketplace organization while remaining hands-on in software development

Skills

• 8+ years of related professional software engineering experience building scalable distributed systems
• Experience leading technical initiatives across multiple teams and influencing technical strategy without direct authority
• Experience designing and building backend services, APIs, and data-intensive systems (AWS preferred)
• Experience partnering effectively with Product and Data to deliver business outcomes
• Experience solving complex marketplace, platform, or large-scale operational problems with measurable impact
• Strong communication skills with the ability to align technical and non-technical stakeholders around a shared vision
• Experience driving projects end-to-end, from discovery and design through implementation, launch, and post-launch support
• Start-up experience
• Experience developing SaaS applications using the Amazon Web Services (AWS) cloud platform
• Experience with “on-call”, ability to deep dive complex issues and drive them to resolution independently
• Experience with NodeJs, Typescript, Kafka
• Previous experience in products with high reliability/accuracy requirements

Benefits

• 100% remote work environment: Working hours to support a healthy work-life balance, ensuring you can meet both professional and personal commitments (must be based in United States, currently not hiring in Hawaii)
• Comprehensive health benefits: Medical, dental, vision, life, disability, and FSA/HSA
• 401(k) plan access: Start saving for your future
• Generous time-off policies: Including 2 company-wide shutdown weeks each year for self-care (for most employees)
• Paid parental leave: Available for all parents, including birthing, non-birthing, adopting, and fostering
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP): Supporting your mental and physical health
• Quarterly department stipend: Fun team-building activities or in-person gatherings
• Community and employee resource groups: Participate in groups that celebrate employee identity and lived experiences, fostering a sense of community and belonging for all
• Home office stipend: New hire home office stipend & $50 monthly stipend to help cover internet or cell phone expenses
• Wellness at Rula program: Year-round wellness initiatives and a $50/month wellness stipend

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