Staff Software Engineer, Backend/AI

Rula

full-time

Posted on: 9/26/2025

Origin: • 🇺🇸 United States

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💰 $184,100 - $216,600 per year

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CloudDistributed SystemsGraphQLJavaScriptNode.jsPythonRubyTypeScript

About the role

Provide technical leadership and set direction for backend architecture for Rula's AI-enabled mental health products
Design, build, and scale services in TypeScript and Node.js powering mobile and patient-facing experiences
Guide complex technical initiatives and enable AI-powered features that deliver personalized, effective care at scale
Integrate and deploy large language models and related AI systems
Partner with engineering and product leaders to define roadmaps, deliverables, and cross-functional collaboration
Mentor senior engineers and create frameworks and practices that multiply organizational impact
Contribute to reliability, observability, and production operations, including participating in on-call rotations and troubleshooting production issues

8-10 years of backend software engineering experience, including designing, building, and operating production systems at scale
Experience with at least one backend language commonly used for mobile backends (e.g., Python, Node.js, Ruby)
Strong practical experience with TypeScript and Node.js for designing and scaling services
Proven experience designing and implementing APIs (REST and/or GraphQL) to support complex mobile applications
Hands-on experience integrating and deploying large language models (via OpenAI, Anthropic, Amazon Bedrock, or custom-hosted models)
Strong knowledge of distributed systems fundamentals (scalability, caching, performance optimization, reliability, observability)
Degree in Computer Science or equivalent practical experience (preferred)
Familiarity with data-intensive systems or workflows (pipelines, integrations, metrics capture) (preferred)
Experience with modern infrastructure and tooling (CI/CD, cloud platforms, observability) (preferred)
Comfortable participating in on-call rotations, troubleshooting production issues, and contributing to team reliability practices (preferred)
Prior experience in a high-growth or evolving environment and ability to adapt to shifting priorities (preferred)
Eligibility to work in the United States; visa sponsorship requirement asked on application form