Rula
Sr. Software Engineer - Core Services (Remote)
Job Summary
The role involves building and maintaining core infrastructure services for a mental health platform, focusing on security, scalability, and performance. The candidate should have experience in developing internal tools, SDKs, and working with event-driven architectures like Kafka. Knowledge of various programming languages, cloud tools such as AWS, and system security are preferred. The position offers a fully remote work environment with comprehensive health and wellness benefits.
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Job Description
We believe that 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’re looking for a Senior Engineer to join Rula’s Infrastructure Core Services team—the team that builds the backbone of our mental health platform. In this role, you’ll take ownership of critical services that keep our systems secure, scalable, and lightning-fast, including authentication, authorization, event-driven architecture (Kafka), and other core components that every Rula engineer relies on.
If you’re the kind of engineer who loves enabling others to move faster and smarter, this is the team for you! Your work will empower our product teams to ship with confidence by building and delivering high-quality internal tools, SDKs, and shared services that are intuitive, reliable, and widely adopted across the org.
If you thrive on writing clean, tested, and thoughtfully designed code, and take pride in building infrastructure that quietly but powerfully supports everything above it, we’d love to have you shape the future of Rula’s engineering foundation
Required Qualifications
Experience building high-quality, user-friendly internal tools, SDKs, and/or engineering empowerment services tools, frequently used across an engineering org.
A working knowledge of Kafka-based tools and/or an event-based architecture to ensure the current core Kafka library and CLI tools maintain and evolve.
Experience building thorough, well-designed, and tested code, with a high level of personal quality control that leverages standard design concepts and patterns.
Experience leading projects without supervision and collaborating within the team and cross-functionally across the org.
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 with authentication/authorization integration and usage (OAuth, OIDC, PKCE, etc).
Experience working in healthcare, credit card, etc industries where data privacy and security and system stability are a base-line requirement.
Experience with Node, Typescript, Ruby, Python, or propensity to quickly learn new languages.
Experience working within AWS tools.
Experience working in Kubernetes.
We're serious about your well-being! As part of our team, full-time employees receive:
100% remote work environment (US-based only):Working hours to support a healthy work-life balance, ensuring you can meet both professional and personal commitments
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): Support for your mental and physical health
New hire home office stipend: Set up your workspace for success
Quarterly department stipend: Fund team-building activities or in-person gatherings
Wellness events and lunch & learns: Explore a variety of engaging topics
Community and employee resource groups: Participate in groups that celebrate employee identity and lived experiences, fostering a sense of community and belonging for all
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.
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