Principal AI Engineer

Rula

Principal AI Engineer designing generative AI solutions for mental healthcare at Rula. Hands-on role focusing on architecture, applied research, and system design.

Posted 5/15/2026full-timeRemote • Hawaii • 🇺🇸 United StatesLead💰 $280,500 - $330,000 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AWSCloudDistributed SystemsGoGoogle Cloud PlatformJavaPythonTypeScript

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

As a Principal AI Engineer at Rula, you will own the AI foundation that determines how generative AI shows up across mental healthcare.
You will operate where architecture, applied research, and real-world clinical constraints meet, designing durable, production-grade systems that power patient engagement and provider workflows at scale.
This is a deeply hands-on role where you will act as a technical multiplier, architecting core platform primitives (RAG, agentic loops) while setting the standard for technical excellence and safety in a regulated environment.

Requirements

What you’ll need

10+ years of software engineering experience, including 7+ years with Public Cloud (AWS, GCP, etc.) and
5+ years designing/scaling distributed systems.
5+ years of deep experience in Python and at least one other backend language (TypeScript, Java, Go, etc.).
2+ years building AI-powered products at scale with foundation models (OpenAI, Anthropic, Gemini, etc.).
2+ years of experience with LLM integration patterns such as RAG, agentic loops, and orchestration frameworks like LangChain or LlamaIndex.
3+ years working with MLOps, data pipelines, evaluation, and observability systems for continuous model improvement.

Benefits

Comp & perks

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): Support for your mental and physical health
New hire home office stipend: Set up your workspace for success
Quarterly department stipend: Fun 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

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Hard Skills & Tools

PythonTypeScriptJavaGodistributed systemsAI-powered productsfoundation modelsMLOpsdata pipelinesobservability systems

Soft Skills

technical excellenceleadershipcommunicationcollaborationproblem-solving