Staff Software Engineer - Healthcare Marketplace (Remote)

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.

Responsibilities

Help shape the future of the Marketplace Health Engine; Improve marketplace efficiency, provider utilization, and patient access at scale; Partner closely with Engineering, Product, Data, and Operations to design and deliver scalable systems; Drive technical strategy; Mentor engineers; Influence key decisions across the Marketplace organization; Remain hands-on in software development; Build systems from the ground up; Solve complex marketplace problems; Make a measurable impact on the future of mental healthcare

Requirements

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

Nice to have

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

100% remote work environment; Attractive pay and benefits; 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; Wellness at Rula program