
Full Stack Software Engineer, Ruby on Rails – Principal
Brightline
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Remote
Location: United States
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Salary
💰 $215,000 - $240,000 per year
Job Level
Tech Stack
About the role
- Drive collaboration on technical direction for complex, cross-cutting systems — data modeling, API design, clinical workflow architecture, and integration patterns
- Scope and shape work end-to-end: from identifying the right problem to solving it, collaborating closely with product and design to define what “done” looks like
- Write code across the entire stack (currently Ruby + Rails on the backend and Turbo/Tailwind on the frontend) with a focus on the systems and abstractions that other engineers build on
- Evaluate technical risk and tradeoffs clearly — know when to invest in architecture and when to ship the simplest thing that works
- Mentor and elevate the team through architecture discussions, pairing, code review, and setting high standards without gatekeeping
- Build deep domain expertise in our problem space and use it to challenge product assumptions, surface risks early, and advocate for provider and member experience
- Collaborate across engineering, product, design, and clinical/operations teams to ensure technical decisions serve business and clinical goals
Requirements
- You're excited about improving behavioral health for children, teens, and their families
- You have significant experience developing software professionally, primarily Ruby + Rails, with a track record of influencing technical direction beyond your own code
- You shape how the team thinks about systems — you see how individual features connect to the broader architecture and can articulate tradeoffs to technical and non-technical stakeholders
- You own problems, not just tickets — you dig into the domain, question assumptions, and find the right solution even when it's not the obvious one
- You are thoughtful and empathetic in how you carry yourself, from decision making and execution, to communication and collaboration
- You raise the bar for the team through your work, your feedback, and your willingness to make things better without being asked
- You thrive in a flat, self-managing team where influence comes from clarity and trust, not authority
- You have developed your own workflow for building software with AI coding tools — you have opinions about when agents help, when they hurt, and how to get the best out of them
- You care about solving problems and aren't tied to particular solutions or technologies
- Bonus Points:
- Healthcare — especially clinical workflows, scheduling systems, EHR integrations, insurance billing, or multi-clinic operations
- Complex data modeling and migration challenges (unifying systems, managing domain complexity)
- API development and integrating with third-party systems
- Working in Shape Up or similar appetite-based development methodologies
Benefits
- Medical, Dental, Vision, Long-Term Disability, Life Insurance, Flexible Spending Account, and 401k
- 12 Company Holidays, Holiday Shutdown, Paid Time Off, Parental Leave
- Health and Wellness Stipend, Home Office Reimbursement, Cell Phone & Internet Reimbursement and Professional Development Reimbursement
- Stock Options
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard Skills & Tools
RubyRailsAPI designdata modelingclinical workflow architectureTurboTailwindsoftware developmentarchitecture evaluationcode review
Soft Skills
collaborationmentorshipproblem-solvingcommunicationempathyinfluencefeedbackdecision makingself-managementclarity