Staff Software Engineer - Provider Growth & Activation

The role

A Staff Software Engineer will join the Provider Growth, Acquisition & Supply Management team to design robust systems and deliver software that impacts the provider experience. The role involves driving impact on how providers find Rula, onboard, and build practices on the platform.

What you will do

• Shape direction by bringing order to ambiguity
• Design robust systems
• Deliver software that directly impacts the provider experience
• Build solutions to increase supply and reduce friction for providers
• Foster a high-performing engineering culture through code reviews, technical documentation, and mentoring junior engineers
• Align technical and non-technical stakeholders around a shared vision

Required qualifications

• 8+ years of related professional software engineering experience building scalable distributed systems
• Strong full-stack engineering experience building and maintaining production web applications
• Depth in modern frontend frameworks, backend APIs, data modeling, and distributed systems
• Experience leading initiatives across multiple teams and influencing technical strategy without direct authority
• Hands-on experience using AI-assisted software development tools (such as Claude Code) as part of regular engineering workflows
• Strong communication skills

Nice to have

• Experience building AI-powered engineering workflows, tooling, or automation that was adopted by others and measurably improved development speed or quality
• Experience driving projects end-to-end, from discovery and design through implementation, launch, and post-launch support
• Experience with Node.js, React, Typescript, Kafka, AWS, Docker, Kubernetes
• Previous experience thriving in a fast-paced, high-growth startup environment where you’ve helped scale an engineering organization

Benefits

• 100% remote work environment
• 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
• Paid parental leave
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Quarterly department stipend
• Community and employee resource groups
• Home office stipend
• $50 monthly stipend to help cover internet or cell phone expenses
• Wellness at Rula program
• $50/month wellness stipend

About the company

Rula is a remote-first company dedicated to treating the whole person by providing quality, evidence-based, and compassionate mental healthcare.