Staff Software Engineer (Remote)

Rula•,

3d•$192,000 - $240,000•Remote

About The Position

Rula is a remote-first company focused on making mental healthcare accessible, compassionate, and evidence-based. The Staff Software Engineer will join the Patient Experience Team, which owns the end-to-end patient care journey and builds the patient portal. The portal enables patients to manage scheduling, billing, communication with their care team, and treatment plans, and supports patient engagement, retention, and operational efficiency. This role leads the design and development of high-impact, full-stack solutions that shape the patient experience at scale. The engineer partners with cross-functional teams to set technical direction, guide architectural decisions, and ensure systems are reliable, secure, and scalable. Responsibilities also include delivering mission-critical features, mentoring engineers, influencing the technical roadmap, and contributing to the evolution of engineering culture.

Requirements

At least 8 years of experience as a software engineer building and maintaining scalable, production-ready systems.
Full-stack expertise, including strong frontend and backend capabilities.
Deep experience with React, state management, and frontend performance optimization.
Strong backend engineering skills with TypeScript and Node.js, including API design, service architecture, data modeling, and database interactions.
Demonstrated ability to design, build, and operate secure, scalable, and reliable systems across the full stack.
Hands-on experience with microservice and/or event-based architectures.
Proven ability to lead complex technical initiatives across teams and own the full development lifecycle.
Excellent collaboration and communication skills, with experience aligning engineering efforts to business goals.
Experience mentoring engineers, reviewing system architectures, and defining scalable design patterns.

Nice To Haves

Computer Science degree or equivalent practical experience.
Experience with modern frameworks and infrastructure, including TypeScript, React, Node.js, Kafka, and AWS.
Comfort participating in on-call rotations and independently troubleshooting and resolving complex production issues.
Background building products requiring high reliability and accuracy, such as healthcare, finance, or mission-critical systems.
Prior experience in early-stage or high-growth startup environments.

Responsibilities

Lead the design and development of high-impact, full-stack solutions for the patient experience.
Work with cross-functional partners to define technical direction and guide architectural decisions.
Ensure systems are reliable, secure, and scalable.
Lead complex technical initiatives across teams and own the development lifecycle from planning through launch and maintenance.
Identify systemic issues, define long-term technical direction, and drive ongoing improvements.
Mentor engineers, review system architectures, and define scalable design patterns.
Align engineering efforts with business goals.
Influence the technical roadmap and contribute to evolving the engineering culture.

Benefits

100% remote work environment, with working hours intended to support work-life balance.
Transparent pay ranges regardless of location within the United States.
Medical, dental, vision, life, and disability benefits, plus FSA/HSA.
401(k) plan access.
Generous time-off policies, including two company-wide shutdown weeks each year for self-care for most employees.
Paid parental leave for birthing, non-birthing, adopting, and fostering parents.
Employee Assistance Program supporting mental and physical health.
Quarterly department stipend for team-building activities or in-person gatherings.
Community and employee resource groups.
New-hire home office stipend and a $50 monthly stipend to help cover internet or cell phone expenses.
Year-round wellness initiatives and a $50 monthly wellness stipend.