Staff AI Engineer - Foundation

At Rula, we believe that mental health is just as important as physical health. We are dedicated to treating the whole person, making a positive impact on the lives of those struggling with mental health issues, and being a force for positive change in the field of mental healthcare.

Rula is a remote-first company hiring across most U.S. states (excluding Hawaii).

About the Role

We’re hiring a Staff AI Engineer to lead some of Rula’s most important applied AI investments as we scale. You’ll own technical direction for high-impact AI products, work across teams to turn big ideas into shipped systems, and help raise the bar for how we build, evaluate, and operate AI in production.

Required Qualifications

• 8+ years of AI/ML development (AI solution design, model design, training / finetuning, deployment and quality upkeep) with a track record of product success
• 5+ years of deep experience in Python and 2+ years with at least one backend language (JavaScript, TypeScript, Java, or Go)
• Hands-on experience with foundation models (OpenAI, Anthropic, Bedrock, Gemini, etc.)
• Experience designing evaluation pipelines for human alignment, factual accuracy, or model interpretability
• Strong expertise in LLM integration patterns (RAG, tool/function calling, agents, memory routing, etc.), AI orchestration frameworks (LangChain, LlamaIndex, DSPy, Haystack), and vector databases (Pinecone, Weaviate, FAISS, Milvus)
• Deep understanding of AIOps, data pipelines, evaluation, and observability systems for continuous model improvement
• Strong and effective communication skills
• Bachelor’s degree or above in Machine Learning or a related field

Preferred Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience with public cloud (AWS, GCP, etc.), 2+ years designing and scaling distributed systems
• Experience delivering secure and compliant AI solutions in regulated environments (HIPAA, GDPR, etc.)
• Familiarity with human-in-the-loop systems and clinical decision support frameworks
• Contributions to open-source AI frameworks or applied research in NLP, healthcare AI, or GenAI safety
• Experience working in a highly regulated industry such as finance or healthcare
• Experience contributing to early-stage team growth (0 → 1)

Benefits & Perks

• Remote-First Environment: Work remotely across the United States (excluding Hawaii) with a schedule designed to support a healthy work-life balance
• Comprehensive Health Benefits: Medical, dental, vision, life, disability, and FSA/HSA
• Retirement Planning: 401(k) plan access
• Generous Time Off: Generous PTO policies including 2 company-wide shutdown weeks each year
• Paid Parental Leave: Available for all parents
• Employee Assistance Program: Support for mental and physical health
• Stipends & Wellness: Home office stipend, $50 monthly internet/cell phone stipend, wellness initiatives, and a $50/month wellness stipend