Senior Software Engineer

Summary

Join Rula's Applications Platform team as a Senior Software Engineer and contribute to building scalable and reliable backend systems. You will design and build critical systems impacting daily operations and platform functionality. This role requires collaboration, problem-solving, and driving innovation. The position demands experience in building highly scalable systems and managing the entire development lifecycle. Rula offers a 100% remote work environment, attractive pay and benefits, and a commitment to employee well-being.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, related field, or comparable work experience
• 5+ years of professional engineering experience
• Demonstrated success building positive relationships with partners and stakeholders
• Experience in building highly scalable, reliable, available, and performant systems
• Experience driving all phases of the development lifecycle: planning, execution, and measuring success, post-launch maintenance
• Proven track record of modern applications design architecture, good API design patterns, security, performance, and scaling

Responsibilities

• Design and build scalable, reliable backend systems critical to Rula's day-to-day operations and platform functionality
• Solve complex technical challenges
• Collaborate across teams
• Drive innovation supporting Rula's mission to deliver impactful and cohesive solutions

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience at early or growth-stage companies
• Demonstrated success leveraging data to inform decisions
• Experience with AWS or equivalent platforms
• Experience with NodeJs, Typescript, Kafka

Benefits

• 100% remote work environment: 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
• Discounted programs: Fetch, SmartSpend, Ladder, SoFi