Software Engineer II

Summary

Join Rula's Applications Platform team as a Software Engineer II and contribute to building scalable and reliable backend systems. You will design and build core services and data powering user experiences across multiple verticals. This role involves solving complex technical challenges, collaborating with teams, and driving innovation. The position requires a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related field, 3+ years of professional engineering experience, and proven success in building scalable systems. Rula offers a 100% remote work environment, attractive pay and benefits, comprehensive health benefits, and generous time-off policies, among other perks.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, related field, or comparable work experience
• 3+ 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 that are critical to both the day-to-day operations at Rula and the seamless functionality of our platform
• Solve complex technical challenges
• Collaborate across teams
• Drive innovation that supports our 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