Rula is transforming mental healthcare, and the engineering organization is at the heart of that mission. The company needs a Principal Software Engineer - Architecture to shape the long-term architecture of their core platform, ensuring scalability, reliability, and security while mentoring engineers and balancing innovation with operational excellence.
Requirements
- 10+ years of experience as a Software Engineer or Software Architect, with deep expertise in backend technologies.
- 3+ years in a technical leadership role (Staff, Principal, or Architect) for a SaaS product supporting an engineering organization of 25–50+ engineers.
- Strong understanding of service-oriented architecture and cloud-based technologies.
- Deep knowledge of security, performance, scalability, and maintainability best practices in distributed systems.
- Demonstrated ability to advocate for and implement innovative technical solutions that improve performance, reliability, or developer experience.
- Prior experience working in healthcare, fintech, or other regulated industries.
- Experience in startup or high-growth environments, particularly those scaling from 50–150+ engineers.
Responsibilities
- Serve as a strategic technical leader responsible for shaping the long-term architecture of our core platform
- Mentoring and guiding engineers to build scalable, reliable, and secure systems
- Work across product and engineering teams to ensure our architecture evolves in step with Rula’s business strategy
- Prototype and implement foundational services
- Lead technical design discussions
- Help define engineering best practices that elevate quality across the organization
Other
- Proven experience working cross-functionally and leading through influence across engineering, product, and infrastructure teams.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to bridge technical and non-technical audiences and influence decision-making.
- 100% remote work environment (US-based only)
- Working hours to support a healthy work-life balance
- Full transparency of pay ranges regardless of where you live in the United States
