Staff Software Engineer - Patient Growth

Summary

Join Rula's Growth team as a Staff Software Engineer to build scalable systems accelerating patient and provider enrollment. You will drive technical strategy, working on the marketing site, entry form, provider directory, and marketing automation systems. This role requires cross-functional collaboration, mentoring, and a passion for impactful systems. As a technical leader, you'll shape architecture and engineering standards, partnering with other teams to deliver business outcomes. You'll join a collaborative team with opportunities to improve quality, scalability, and developer experience. The ideal candidate thrives in fast-paced environments and has a strong sense of ownership.

Requirements

• 8+ years of experience as a software engineer building and maintaining scalable, production-ready systems
• Strong back-end focused full-stack experience with modern SQL/NoSQL databases and high-level languages such as Java, TypeScript, or Go
• Hands-on experience with microservice and/or event-based architectures
• Proven ability to lead complex technical projects across teams, owning the full development lifecycle from planning and execution to launch and maintenance
• Excellent collaboration and communication skills, with experience aligning engineering efforts to business goals
• Experience mentoring engineers, reviewing system architectures, and defining scalable design patterns

Responsibilities

• Build scalable, high-impact systems that accelerate both patient and provider enrollment
• Drive technical strategy and execution across some of our most user-visible surfaces—our marketing site, entry form, provider directory, and marketing automation systems
• Lead complex technical projects across teams, owning the full development lifecycle from planning and execution to launch and maintenance
• Shape architecture and engineering standards while partnering closely with Product, Design, and other engineering teams to drive durable, long-term solutions that deliver real business outcomes
• Raise the bar on quality, scalability, and developer experience across the company

Preferred Qualifications

• Computer Science degree or equivalent practical experience
• Familiarity with modern frameworks and infrastructure including TypeScript, React, Next.js, Node.js, Kafka, and AWS
• Experience working with external APIs and authentication protocols (e.g., OAuth 2.0)
• Comfortable participating in on-call rotations, with the ability to independently troubleshoot and resolve complex production issues
• Background in building products that require high reliability and accuracy, such as healthcare, finance, or mission-critical systems
• Prior experience in early-stage or high-growth startup environments

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