Staff Software Engineer - Patient Onboarding

Rula; United States; Remote; USD 160,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote-first

Transparent pay

Health benefits

401(k) plan

Generous time-off

Parental leave

EAP

Home office stipend

Wellness stipend

Employee groups

Job summary

Rula is a remote-first company focused on mental healthcare. We seek a Staff Software Engineer to lead the Patient Onboarding team, owning the journey from first interaction through registration and care initiation.

You will balance hands-on coding with strategic direction, shaping foundational systems and AI-enabled development practices. Collaborating with Product, Design, and Analytics, you’ll empower engineers to deliver secure, scalable, and delightful patient experiences while driving

Qualifications

• 8+ years of professional software engineering experience at staff level or leading cross-team initiatives.
• Strong full-stack experience across modern frontend frameworks, backend APIs, data modeling, and distributed systems.
• Proven track record delivering high-impact user journeys (onboarding, checkout, registration, payments).
• Experience influencing technical direction and aligning Product, Design, Data, and engineering teams.
• Hands-on use of AI-assisted development tools as part of normal workflows.

Responsibilities

• Lead complex initiatives across product areas and provide technical direction.
• Write code while guiding other engineers to move faster.

Skills

Staff-level leadership

Full-stack development

Frontend frameworks

Backend APIs

Distributed systems

AI-assisted development

Onboarding workflows

Job description

At Rula, we are a remote-first company that believes mental health is just as important as physical health. We recognize that mental health issues can be complex and multifaceted, and we are dedicated to treating the whole person, not just the symptoms.

We aim to create a world where mental health is no longer stigmatized or marginalized, but rather is embraced as an integral part of one's overall well-being.

We believe that by providing quality care that is both evidence-based and compassionate, we can empower individuals to take charge of their mental health and achieve their full potential. We are passionate about making a positive impact on the lives of those struggling with mental health issues and we strive to be a force for positive change in the field of mental healthcare.

About the Role

We are seeking a Staff Software Engineer to join Rula’s Patient Onboarding team, which owns the journey from a person’s first interaction with Rula through registration, insurance verification, and successfully getting started with care. You’ll be a hands-on technical leader, writing code while leading complex initiatives across product areas, improving the foundations our team builds on, and helping other engineers move faster through strong technical direction and modern AI-enabled development practices.

Our collaborative team moves quickly, works closely with Product, Design, and Analytics, and gives engineers meaningful ownership over both what we build and how we build it. This role offers the opportunity to improve a critical part of Rula’s patient experience while shaping the systems and engineering practices that help us connect more people to care.

Required Qualifications

• 8+ years of professional software engineering experience, including experience operating at Staff-level scope or leading complex initiatives across multiple teams or systems.

• Strong full-stack engineering experience building and maintaining production web applications, with depth in modern frontend frameworks, backend APIs, data modeling, and distributed systems.

• Demonstrated experience leading technically complex projects from problem definition through design, implementation, launch, and production support.

• Experience working on high-impact user journeys such as onboarding, checkout, registration, eligibility, payments, marketplaces, or other conversion-critical workflows.

• Demonstrated experience influencing technical direction across functions or teams, including communicating tradeoffs and driving alignment with Product, Design, Data, or other engineering teams.

• Hands-on experience using AI-assisted software development tools (such as Claude Code) as part of regular engineering workflows.

Preferred Qualifications

While having the preferred qualifications enhances your candidacy, having all of them is not mandatory. We encourage all interested applicants to apply, even those who may not meet every preferred requirement.

• Experience building AI-powered engineering workflows, tooling, or automation that was adopted by others and measurably improved development speed or quality.

• Experience in healthcare, insurance, fintech, or another regulated domain where reliability, privacy, and complex business rules materially influence system design.

• Experience using product, operational, or funnel data to identify technical opportunities and evaluate whether engineering investments produced the intended outcome.

• Demonstrated ability to improve engineering leverage across a small team through tooling, documentation, shared architecture, or reducing concentrated system knowledge

We're serious about your well-being! As part of our team, full-time employees receive:

• 100% remote work environment: Working hours to support a healthy work-life balance, ensuring you can meet both professional and personal commitments (must be based in United States, currently not hiring in Hawaii)

• Attractive pay and benefits: Full transparency of pay ranges regardless of where you live in the United States

• Comprehensive health benefits: Medical, dental, vision, life, disability, and FSA/HSA

• 401(k) plan access: Start saving for your future

• Generous time-off policies: Including 2 company-wide shutdown weeks each year for self-care (for most employees)

• Paid parental leave: Available for all parents, including birthing, non-birthing, adopting, and fostering

• Employee Assistance Program (EAP): Supporting your mental and physical health

• Quarterly department stipend: Fun team-building activities or in-person gatherings

• Community and employee resource groups: Participate in groups that celebrate employee identity and lived experiences, fostering a sense of community and belonging for all

• Home office stipend: New hire home office stipend & $50 monthly stipend to help cover internet or cell phone expenses

• Wellness at Rula program: Year-round wellness initiatives and a $50/month wellness stipend

Our team

We believe that diversity, equity, and inclusion are fundamental to our mission of making mental healthcare work for everyone. We are dedicated to having a culture of inclusion that will support our employees in feeling safe, seen, heard, and valued.