Principal AI Engineer (Remote)

Rula•Los Angeles, CA

2d•$280,500 - $330,000•Remote

About The Position

As a Principal AI Engineer at Rula, you will own the AI foundation that determines how generative AI shows up across mental healthcare. You will operate where architecture, applied research, and real-world clinical constraints meet, designing durable, production-grade systems that power patient engagement and provider workflows at scale. This is a deeply hands-on role where you will act as a technical multiplier, architecting core platform primitives (RAG, agentic loops) while setting the standard for technical excellence and safety in a regulated environment.

Requirements

10+ years of software engineering experience.
7+ years with Public Cloud (AWS, GCP, etc.).
5+ years designing/scaling distributed systems.
5+ years of deep experience in Python and at least one other backend language (TypeScript, Java, Go, etc.).
2+ years building AI-powered products at scale with foundation models (OpenAI, Anthropic, Gemini, etc.).
2+ years of experience with LLM integration patterns such as RAG, agentic loops, and orchestration frameworks like LangChain or LlamaIndex.
3+ years working with MLOps, data pipelines, evaluation, and observability systems for continuous model improvement.

Nice To Haves

Experience architecting secure, compliant AI solutions in regulated environments (HIPAA, GDPR).
Familiarity with human-in-the-loop systems and clinical decision support frameworks.
Experience designing evaluation pipelines for human alignment, factual accuracy, or model interpretability.
Contributions to open-source AI frameworks or applied research in GenAI safety.
Experience leading or mentoring engineering teams in AI or ML platform domains.

Responsibilities

Own the AI foundation for generative AI in mental healthcare.
Design durable, production-grade systems for patient engagement and provider workflows.
Architect core platform primitives like RAG and agentic loops.
Set the standard for technical excellence and safety in a regulated environment.

Benefits

100% remote work environment
Attractive pay and benefits
Full transparency of pay ranges
Comprehensive health benefits: Medical, dental, vision, life, disability, and FSA/HSA
401(k) plan access
Generous time-off policies
2 company-wide shutdown weeks each year for self-care
Paid parental leave
Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
New hire home office stipend
Quarterly department stipend
Wellness events and lunch & learns
Community and employee resource groups