Senior Software Engineer

Rugiet Health•Austin, TX

57d

About The Position

Rugiet is a high-growth, innovative telemedicine company pioneering patented solutions in the men's health space. We are dedicated to delivering accessible, effective, and patient-centric healthcare. As we continue to expand our suite of products and market presence, we rely on data-driven strategy and compelling messaging to connect patients with our life-changing solutions. Role Overview Rugiet is seeking a Senior Software Engineer who demonstrates strong technical depth, practical product instincts, and a bias for ownership. This role involves working across our Ruby on Rails and React stack (including Next.js where appropriate) to deliver high-quality, scalable product features that enhance experiences for patients and providers. Lead projects end-to-end: shape requirements with product and design, architect solutions, write clean and well-tested code, and ensure smooth rollout and iteration. Mentor other engineers and contribute to architectural discussions. Enhance our tooling, performance, and overall developer experience.

Requirements

6+ years of professional experience building and operating production web applications, with significant experience across backend and frontend.
Proficiency with modern frontend practices using React and/or Next.js (hooks, component composition, routing, basic performance tuning).
Solid understanding of relational databases (PostgreSQL preferred): schema design, indexing, query optimization, and safe migrations.
Comfort in a fast-paced, product-driven environment with iterative delivery and tight feedback loops.
Proven ability to own projects end-to-end: from clarifying requirements to production rollout and follow-up.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills; able to explain technical decisions to both engineers and non-engineers.

Nice To Haves

Experience in telehealth, healthcare, or other regulated environments (privacy, compliance, safety focus).
Deeper expertise with Next.js features (SSR, ISR, dynamic imports, etc).
Familiarity with testing frameworks such as RSpec, Jest, Cypress, or similar.
Experience improving developer experience (CI/CD pipelines, build tooling, repo structure, local dev workflows).
Hands-on experience using AI-assisted development tools (e.g., GitHub Copilot, Cursor, modern LLMs) to improve velocity and code quality.

Responsibilities

Design, build, and maintain features across our Ruby on Rails and React/Next.js stack, from database and APIs to UI.
Translate product requirements and UX designs into clear technical plans, breaking work into well-scoped milestones.
Write clean, maintainable, and well-tested code with a focus on performance, scalability, and security.
Participate actively in code reviews—giving and receiving feedback to improve code quality and team consistency.
Help plan and execute releases, monitor impact, and iterate based on data and user feedback.
Work closely with Product, Design, Operations, and Clinical stakeholders to deeply understand problems and propose pragmatic solutions.
Communicate trade-offs, risks, and timelines to ensure transparency for partners.
Participate in and lead technical design discussions.
Create clear, concise documentation for features, systems, and decisions.
Proactively identify and address technical debt in areas of ownership, balancing refactoring with product delivery.
Improve reliability and observability in services (logging, metrics, alerts) to facilitate issue discovery and debugging.
Apply modern frontend and backend performance techniques (e.g., Rails query optimization, caching, React/Next.js SSR/ISR, image optimization).
Enhance testing practices and coverage.
Support and mentor other engineers through pairing, design reviews, and code reviews.
Model calm, thoughtful behavior during ambiguity or time pressure.
Help maintain a culture that values kindness, directness, and ownership over ego and heroics.
Contribute to interviews and onboarding, aiding candidates and new hires in understanding team practices.