Staff Software Engineer - Healthcare Marketplace

At Rula, improving access to mental healthcare starts with building a healthy and efficient marketplace for both patients and providers. We’re seeking a Staff Software Engineer to help shape the future of the Marketplace Health Engine, a foundational initiative focused on improving marketplace efficiency, provider utilization, and patient access at scale.

In this high-impact role, you will partner closely with Engineering, Product, Data, and Operations to design and deliver scalable systems that help identify and address marketplace challenges. You will drive technical strategy, mentor engineers, and influence key decisions across the Marketplace organization while remaining hands-on in software development.

Required Qualifications

• 8+ years of related professional software engineering experience building scalable distributed systems
• Experience leading technical initiatives across multiple teams and influencing technical strategy without direct authority
• Experience designing and building backend services, APIs, and data-intensive systems (AWS preferred)
• Experience partnering effectively with Product and Data to deliver business outcomes
• Experience solving complex marketplace, platform, or large-scale operational problems with measurable impact
• Strong communication skills with the ability to align technical and non-technical stakeholders around a shared vision
• Experience driving projects end-to-end, from discovery and design through implementation, launch, and post-launch support

Preferred Qualifications

• Start-up experience
• Experience developing SaaS applications using the Amazon Web Services (AWS) cloud platform
• Experience with "on-call", ability to deep dive complex issues and drive them to resolution independently
• Experience with NodeJs, Typescript, Kafka
• Previous experience in products with high reliability/accuracy requirements

Benefits & Perks

• 100% remote work environment: Working hours to support a healthy work-life balance (must be based in the United States, currently not hiring in Hawaii)
• Comprehensive health benefits: Medical, dental, vision, life, disability, and FSA/HSA
• 401(k) plan access
• Generous time-off policies: Including 2 company-wide shutdown weeks each year for self-care
• Paid parental leave: Available for all parents
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP): Supporting your mental and physical health
• Quarterly department stipend
• Home office stipend: New hire home office stipend & $50 monthly stipend for internet or cell phone expenses
• Wellness at Rula program: Year-round wellness initiatives and a $50/month wellness stipend