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# Engineering Manager - AI/ML (Remote) at Rula

- **Company:** Rula
- **Location:** United States
- **Compensation:** $208k–$260k
- **Employment:** full-time
- **Work type:** remote
- **Posted:** 2026-09-21
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-26
- **Apply:** https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/rula/5a94baa3-348b-486b-a5f3-921307e746e2

## Job description

We believe that mental health is just as important as physical health. We recognize that mental health issues can be complex and multifaceted, and we are dedicated to treating the whole person, not just the symptoms. We aim to create a world where mental health is no longer stigmatized or marginalized, but rather is embraced as an integral part of one's overall well-being. We believe that by providing quality care that is both evidence-based and compassionate, we can empower individuals to take charge of their mental health and achieve their full potential. We are passionate about making a positive impact on the lives of those struggling with mental health issues and we strive to be a force for positive change in the field of mental healthcare. Rula is a remote-first company. We currently hire in most U.S. states, with the exception of Hawaii.

## About the Role

We are seeking an Engineering Manager for AI/ML to enable Rula’s AI Engineering team through technical leadership across both applied product capabilities and foundational ML platforms. This person will be responsible for guiding a highly AI-native group of Senior and Staff engineers to rapidly deliver user-facing features such as transcript summarization and search relevance, while simultaneously architecting our core AI/ML infrastructure such as feature store and AI observability platform. This person will apply a balance of strong execution speed, Radical Candor in their coaching, and rigorous clinical safety sense to ensure our solutions and models scale safely. You will be at the vanguard of Rula's AI engineering, shaping a culture of high talent density and driving technological synergy that directly transforms how mental healthcare is delivered and experienced. Required Qualifications

- 8+ years of professional software engineering and machine learning experience, including 5+ years designing, scaling, and deploying distributed backend systems in cloud environments (AWS, GCP, etc.)
- 3+ years of direct engineering management experience, with a proven track record of hiring, retaining, and directly managing high-performing Senior and Staff-level engineers.
- 3+ years of experience technically leading or building core ML infrastructure, such as feature stores, MLOps pipelines, model deployment systems, or AI observability platforms.
- 2+ years of experience directing or developing production-grade applied AI features, specifically focusing on LLM integrations (e.g., NLP, transcript summarization, RAG) or search, ranking, and relevance engines
- Proven operational track record of concurrently managing the delivery of both user-facing product features and backend infrastructure platform work across multiple production release cycles.

## Preferred Qualifications

- Regulated Industry Experience: Experience shipping advanced AI systems in high-stakes, regulated environments (such as HealthTech or FinTech), with a proven ability to balance rigorous privacy, compliance (e.g., HIPAA), and safety standards without grinding engineering velocity to a halt.
- Advanced AI Evaluation Expertise: Deep, hands-on experience designing rigorous, production-ready evaluation frameworks for LLMs—combining automated metrics, LLM-as-a-judge, and Human-in-the-Loop (HITL) processes specifically aimed at mitigating hallucinations and bias in mission-critical applications.
- AI-Augmented Engineering Philosophy: A strongly defined, practiced philosophy on using AI to multiply engineering output. We are looking for someone who doesn't just build AI, but actively deploys cutting-edge AI dev tools (e.g., coding agents, advanced IDE integrations, automated testing bots) to push an already high-performing team to hyper-efficiency.
- Framework for Dual-Mandate Prioritization: Nuanced experience and a clear, communicable framework for managing the specific tension between short-term product delivery and long-term platform investments, demonstrating exactly how they prioritize technical debt and infrastructure scaling against aggressive feature sprints.

We're serious about your well-being! As part of our team, full-time employees receive:

- 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): Supporting your mental and physical health
- Quarterly department stipend: Fun team-building activities or in-person gatherings
- Community and employee resource groups: Participate in groups that celebrate employee identity and lived experiences, fostering a sense of community and belonging for all
- Home office stipend: New hire home office stipend & $50 monthly stipend to help cover internet or cell phone expenses
- Wellness at Rula program: Year-round wellness initiatives and a $50/month wellness stipend

## Our team

We believe that diversity, equity, and inclusion are fundamental to our mission of making mental healthcare work for everyone.  We are dedicated to having a culture of inclusion that will support our employees in feeling safe, seen, heard, and valued.

## About Rula

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Rula is a digital mental health platform that connects patients with licensed therapists and psychiatric practitioners, handling insurance, billing, and administrative tasks for providers.
- **Entity Type**: Private (Series C)
- **Headquarters**: Santa Monica, California, United States
- **Founded**: 2019
- **Founders**: Josh Bruno (CEO)

## Core Business
- **Primary industry/industries**: Mental Health Care, Healthcare Technology (HealthTech)
- **Target customers**: B2B (employers, health plans) and B2C (patients seeking therapy/psychiatry); B2B for providers (therapists and psychiatrists).
- **Mission or purpose statement**: "To make mental healthcare work for everyone."

## Products & Services
- **Rula Platform (Patient-Facing)**: A digital marketplace and telehealth platform that helps patients find a high-quality therapist or psychiatric practitioner who meets their unique needs, accepts their insurance, and is taking new patients.
- **Rula Platform (Provider-Facing)**: A practice management solution for therapists and psychiatrists that handles marketing, credentialing, billing, and administrative tasks, allowing providers to focus on patient care. It offers the flexibility of private practice with a filled caseload.
- **Rula Network**: A nationwide network of over 20,000 therapists delivering care, with 170M+ people having in-network access through partnerships with major insurers.

## Market Standing
- **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not publicly disclosed.
- **Key Metric**: Total Funding of **$110.85 million** (as of Series C in July 2024).
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: Upfront Ventures (Seed lead), Wing Venture Capital (Series A lead), Tribe Capital (Series B lead), Hedosophia (Series C lead). Partners with most major health insurers.
- **Growth Signals**: 
    - 97% of therapist searches result in an exact match via their matching system.
    - Over 20,000 therapists in their network.
    - Over 170 million people have in-network access to therapy through Rula.
    - Series C funding round closed in July 2024, signaling continued investor confidence.
    - Appointed Manoj Sivakumar as SVP, Head of Engineering (from Amazon) and Alanna Nielsen as COO (from Amazon), indicating scaling of leadership.

## Competitive Advantages
- **Insurance Integration**: Deep integration with major health insurers, making care affordable and accessible for a massive patient population (170M+ covered lives). This is a significant moat compared to cash-pay-only platforms.
- **Provider-First Model**: By handling all administrative burdens (credentialing, billing, marketing), Rula attracts and retains a large, high-quality provider network, creating a strong supply-side advantage.
- **High Match Rate**: A 97% exact match rate for therapist searches suggests a superior patient experience and effective matching algorithm.
- **Remote-First, Nationwide Workforce**: A fully distributed team allows them to hire top talent from across the US, building a strong and diverse internal culture.

## Strategic Focus
- **Scaling the Provider Network**: Continuing to grow the network of therapists and psychiatrists to meet demand.
- **Deepening Payer Partnerships**: Expanding relationships with health plans and employers to increase the number of people with in-network access.
- **Technology & AI Investment**: Recent hires like a Principal AI Engineer and a Sr. Staff AI Engineer, along with a new SVP of Engineering, point to a focus on leveraging AI to improve matching, care quality, and operational efficiency.
- **Expanding B2B Sales**: Hiring for Director of B2B Sales and Healthcare Partnerships Managers indicates a push to sell directly to employers and health systems.

## Why Work Here
- **Mission-Driven Work**: Employees are directly contributing to solving a major societal problem—improving access to quality mental healthcare.
- **100% Remote-First Culture**: The company is fully remote within the US (excluding Hawaii), offering flexibility and work-life balance. They emphasize that benefits are not geo-locked.
- **Strong Benefits Package**: Includes competitive pay, medical/dental/vision insurance, 401(k), paid parental leave, two company-wide shutdown weeks per year for self-care, and home office equipment.
- **Engineering & Product Focus**: The tech stack includes TypeScript, React, and Figma. The company is investing heavily in engineering leadership (Manoj Sivakumar from Amazon) and AI, suggesting a strong, modern engineering culture.
- **Values-Driven Culture**: Core values include "Handle with care," "Make it happen," "Take big swings," and "Keep it real," emphasizing empathy, action, bold innovation, and direct, respectful communication.
- **Growth & Impact**: As a well-funded Series C company with a large and growing user base, employees have the opportunity to work on high-impact problems at scale.

## Sources
1. [Rula Careers Page](https://www.rula.com/careers/)
2. [Rula About Us](https://www.rula.com/about-us/)
3. [Rula LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/company/rulahealth)
4. [Built In - Rula Careers, Perks + Culture](https://builtin.com/company/rula)
5. [Rula Jobs on Ashby](https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/rula)

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