Staff Software Engineer

Brightline

Staff Software Engineer bridging deep technical execution with leadership at Brightline. Enhancing behavioral health for children, teens, and families through software development.

Posted 6/4/2026full-timeRemote • 🇺🇸 United StatesLead💰 $175,000 - $205,000 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

RubyRuby on Rails

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead collaborate across engineering, product, design, and clinical/operations teams to ensure technical decisions serve business and clinical goals
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
Contribute meaningfully to engineering culture: process improvements, documentation, standards, and team health
Mentor and grow senior engineers through pairing, code review, architecture discussions, and direct feedback — raising the bar without gatekeeping
Own complex, multi-team technical initiatives end-to-end: from problem discovery and scoping through delivery and iteration, keeping stakeholders aligned along the way
Translate technical context clearly for non-technical stakeholders — surface risks early, communicate tradeoffs, and advocate for the right solution even when it requires changing direction
Bridge the gap between strategic technical direction and day-to-day execution, ensuring the team has the clarity and context to move fast and build well

Requirements

What you’ll need

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 delivering complex project end-to-end
You’re a connector, build trust quickly across teams, communicate with clarity and empathy, and know how to move groups towards alignment without relying on authority
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 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

Benefits

Comp & perks

Medical, Dental, Vision, Long-Term Disability, Life Insurance, Flexible Spending Account, and 401k
12 Company Holidays, Holiday Shutdown, Flexible Time Off, Parental Leave
Health and Wellness Stipend, Home Office Reimbursement and Professional Development Reimbursement
Stock Options

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Hard Skills & Tools

RubyRailsTurboTailwindsoftware developmentcode reviewarchitecture discussionsproblem discoveryproject deliveryend-to-end development

Soft Skills

collaborationmentorshipcommunicationempathyproblem ownershiptrust buildingalignmentthoughtfulnessfeedbackimprovement mindset