Senior Engineering Manager - Developer Experience

Summary

Join Rula as a Sr. Engineering Manager, Developer Experience (DevEx) to lead the development of a world-class developer experience. You will own the strategy, frameworks, and tooling for efficient software delivery, partnering with Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) to co-own cloud infrastructure. This highly cross-functional role involves working with product engineering, platform teams, and stakeholders to impact developer productivity and accelerate engineering velocity. You will define standards, practices, and architecture to ensure services are secure, scalable, and reliable. The ideal candidate is passionate about internal tooling, scalable solutions, and creating a best-in-class developer experience. This role offers significant influence on developer productivity and the overall engineering environment.

Requirements

• Minimum of 5+ years of people management experience, including building and scaling engineering teams
• 3+ years leading Developer Experience, Platform, or Infrastructure teams, with ownership of CI/CD pipelines, development environments, and/or internal tooling
• 5+ years working with major cloud providers (e.g., AWS)
• Proven success in building and scaling cloud-native tooling and frameworks (e.g., Kubernetes, Terraform)
• Experience working cross-functionally in high-growth, distributed engineering organizations
• Experience defining, tracking, and delivering on DevEx KPIs such as pipeline performance, onboarding time, and internal tool usage

Responsibilities

• Lead efforts in building a world-class developer experience
• Own the strategy, frameworks, and tooling that power efficient software delivery—from CI/CD pipelines and non-production environments to our internal Developer Portal
• Partner closely with Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) to co-own our cloud infrastructure, defining the standards, practices, and architecture that ensure our services are secure, scalable, and reliable across all environments
• Work with product engineering, platform teams, and stakeholders across the company
• Directly impact developer productivity, accelerate engineering velocity, and shape the environment where Rula engineers can build and ship with speed, safety, and confidence

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience managing or implementing internal developer portals (e.g., Cortex, Roadie, OpsLevel)
• Familiarity with DevOps culture and practices
• Experience overseeing cloud architecture and environment management
• Background in healthcare or other regulated industries

Benefits

• 100% remote work environment (US-based only): Working hours to support a healthy work-life balance, ensuring you can meet both professional and personal commitments
• Attractive pay and benefits : Full transparency of pay ranges regardless of where you live in the United States
• 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) : Support for your mental and physical health
• New hire home office stipend : Set up your workspace for success
• Quarterly department stipend : Fund team-building activities or in-person gatherings
• Wellness events and lunch & learns : Explore a variety of engaging topics
• Community and employee resource groups : Participate in groups that celebrate employee identity and lived experiences, fostering a sense of community and belonging for all