Staff Software Engineer

Summary

Join Rula's Applications Platform team as a Staff Software Engineer and design, build, and maintain scalable backend services. You will be a technical leader, driving architectural decisions and mentoring team members. This role requires a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related field, 7+ years of professional engineering experience, and proven experience in technical leadership and building highly scalable systems. Preferred qualifications include experience at early-stage companies and familiarity with AWS or similar platforms. Rula offers a comprehensive benefits package including 100% remote work, attractive pay, comprehensive health benefits, 401(k), generous time off, paid parental leave, and various wellness programs.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, related field, or comparable work experience
• 7+ years of professional engineering experience
• Demonstrable experience in a role providing technical leadership and mentorship
• Experience delivering highly scalable, reliable, available, and performant systems
• Demonstrated success building positive relationships with partners and stakeholders
• Proven track record of modern applications design architecture, good API design patterns, security, performance, and scaling

Responsibilities

• Design and build scalable systems that provide data and services across multiple verticals
• Ensure the platform remains reliable, maintainable, and ready for future growth
• Drive architectural decisions
• Mentor team members
• Play a critical role in shaping the systems that underpin our platform and enable teams across Rula to deliver exceptional value

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