Senior Staff Software Engineer

## About the Role Rula is hiring a Senior Staff Software Engineer to serve as the technical individual contributor leader for the Provider organization. This role combines deep software engineering expertise, architectural leadership, and cross-functional influence to guide technical modernization and growth across the Provider domain. As a strategic partner to the Senior Director, the Senior Staff Software Engineer will help define the technical roadmap, establish engineering standards, and lead high-impact initiatives spanning multiple teams. The successful candidate will bring extensive full-stack and distributed-systems experience, strong architectural judgment, and the ability to influence technical and product direction across stakeholders. ## Key Responsibilities * Set the technical roadmap and engineering direction across the Provider organization. * Establish and maintain engineering standards, architectural practices, and design patterns. * Lead high-impact technical initiatives spanning multiple engineering teams. * Serve as a principal or lead architect for a major product domain or engineering group. * Drive all phases of the software development lifecycle, including planning, specification, execution, success measurement, and post-launch maintenance. * Design and develop modern database-backed web applications using SQL and NoSQL technologies. * Develop and guide microservice-based systems and architectures. * Design and support high-throughput, low-latency distributed systems and cloud infrastructure. * Work on complex technical projects with a focus on sustainable results. * Partner with engineering, product, and other stakeholders to bridge technical and non-technical perspectives. * Influence engineering direction and product strategy across multiple stakeholders without relying on direct authority. * Mentor engineers and provide technical guidance. * Review software architectures and establish effective design patterns. ## Required Qualifications * 10+ years of related professional software engineering experience. * Full-stack software development experience building modern database-backed web applications. * Experience with both SQL and NoSQL databases. * Experience developing microservices. * Extensive experience serving as a principal or lead architect for a major product domain or engineering organization. * Experience driving the full software development lifecycle, including planning, specification, execution, measuring success, and post-launch maintenance. * Deep knowledge of high-throughput, low-latency distributed systems. * Strong understanding of microservices architecture and cloud infrastructure. * Experience working on highly complex technical projects with a focus on sustainable results. * Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills. * Demonstrated ability to influence engineering direction and product strategy across multiple stakeholders. * Ability to collaborate effectively across technical and non-technical teams. * Experience mentoring others, reviewing architectures, and establishing design patterns. ## Preferred Qualifications The following qualifications are desirable but are not mandatory: * Experience with provider ecosystems. * Knowledge of healthcare data standards such as FHIR or HL7. * Experience with complex B2B integration networks. * Startup experience. * Experience developing SaaS applications using Amazon Web Services (AWS). * Experience working on products with high reliability or accuracy requirements, such as finance or mission-critical systems. * On-call experience and the ability to independently investigate and resolve complex technical issues. * Experience with Node.js. * Experience with TypeScript. * Experience with Kafka. ## Skills & Competencies * Full-stack software engineering * Software architecture * Distributed systems * Microservices architecture * SQL and NoSQL databases * Cloud infrastructure * Technical leadership * Architectural design and review * Technical roadmap development * Engineering standards and design patterns * Cross-functional collaboration * Technical and product strategy * Communication and interpersonal skills * Mentoring and technical guidance * Complex problem-solving * Independent issue resolution ## Education & Experience **Education:** No specific educational requirement is stated in the source job description. **Experience:** 10+ years of related professional experience is required, including full-stack development, database-backed web applications, microservices, distributed systems, architectural leadership, and software development lifecycle ownership. ## Work Arrangement & Schedule * **Work arrangement:** 100% remote / remote-first * **Employment type:** Full-time * **Location:** United States * **Hiring:** Rula currently hires in most U.S. states, with the exception of Hawaii. * Working hours are intended to support work-life balance. * The source does not specify required weekly hours or weekend requirements. * The source mentions on-call experience as a preferred qualification. ## Compensation & Benefits Rula provides full transparency of pay ranges regardless of where employees live in the United States. The source job description does not provide a specific salary range for this position. Full-time employees receive: * Medical, dental, vision, life, disability, and FSA/HSA benefits * 401(k) plan access * Generous time-off policies, including two company-wide shutdown weeks each year for most employees * Paid parental leave for birthing, non-birthing, adopting, and fostering parents * Employee Assistance Program (EAP) * Quarterly department stipend for team-building activities or in-person gatherings * Community and employee resource groups * New-hire home office stipend * $50 monthly stipend toward internet or cell phone expenses * Year-round wellness initiatives * $50/month wellness stipend ## Compliance / Additional Information Rula is a remote-first company focused on making mental healthcare work for everyone. The company states that diversity, equity, and inclusion are fundamental to its mission and is committed to creating an inclusive environment where employees feel safe, seen, heard, and valued. This position must be based in the United States. Rula is currently not hiring in Hawaii.