Staff Forward Deployed Engineer – Applied AI

Rula

. Work with Rula business and clinical teams to understand how work is performed .

Posted 10/20/2026full-timeRemote • United StatesLead💰 $192,000 - $240,000 per yearWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates extensive experience in shipping production-quality software systems with end-to-end ownership, focusing on integrating AI into complex business platforms while adhering to privacy-by-design principles. Proven ability to coach non-engineering teams and design reusable software solutions that streamline operational workflows.

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8+ Years Shipping Production-Quality SoftwarePrivacy-By-Design StandardsExperience Building Custom Measurement FrameworksIntegrating AI Into Complex Business PlatformsCoaching Non-Engineering Team Members

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Hard Skills

Shipping Tools or ProductsOperational Workflow AnalysisCoding AgentsTesting and Reviewing Output DiffsRigorous Evaluation PracticesMigrating Systems Across LLM ModelsBuilding Software SolutionsDesigning Reusable Building BlocksCreating Synthetic/Masked DataImpact Tracking

Soft Skills

Engagement with Business TeamsCoachingCollaborationCommunication

Tools & Technologies

CRM SystemsBilling SystemsScheduling Systems

Industry Keywords

Mental HealthPrivacy StandardsOperational ToolsUsage Telemetry

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Work with Rula business and clinical teams to understand how work is performed
Identify manual workflows and design software solutions
Ship tools used weekly by teams, often reducing six-to-eight-hour tasks to under thirty minutes
Remain engaged until teams can run each tool independently
Turn learnings into reusable building blocks for subsequent teams
Apply privacy-by-design principles because the company serves mental health patients

Requirements

What you’ll need

8+ years shipping production-quality software systems with end-to-end ownership of outcomes
Proven track record of shipping tools or products used weekly by customers or business teams, supported by usage telemetry
Deep experience learning operational workflows through observation, interviews, or data before designing software solutions
Daily use of coding agents, including specifying, testing, and reviewing output diffs
Rigorous evaluation practices, including test sets and evals
Privacy-by-design standards, including synthetic/masked data and isolating clinical content from operational tools
Experience building custom measurement frameworks for cost, usage, and impact tracking
Direct experience being forward-deployed to non-engineering business teams or external customer organizations
Practical experience migrating systems across different LLM models while maintaining quality guardrails
Ability to integrate AI into complex business platforms with imperfect data/APIs, such as CRM, billing, or scheduling systems
Track record of coaching non-engineering team members to build or adopt software workflows independently
Must be based in the United States; Rula currently does not hire in Hawaii

Benefits

Comp & perks

100% remote work environment with working hours supporting work-life balance
Attractive pay and benefits with transparent pay ranges
Medical, dental, vision, life, disability, and FSA/HSA benefits
401(k) plan access
Generous time-off policies, including 2 company-wide shutdown weeks each year for most employees
Paid parental leave for birthing, non-birthing, adopting, and fostering parents
Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
Quarterly department stipend for team-building activities or in-person gatherings
Community and employee resource groups
New hire home office stipend
$50 monthly internet or cell phone stipend
Year-round wellness initiatives
$50/month wellness stipend
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