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Rugiet · 2 hours ago

Senior Software Engineer

United States

Full-time

Remote

Senior Level

6+ years exp

Rugiet is a high-growth telemedicine company focused on men's health, dedicated to delivering effective and patient-centric healthcare solutions. They are seeking a Senior Software Engineer to lead projects, mentor other engineers, and enhance tooling and performance across their Ruby on Rails and React stack. The role involves designing and maintaining features, collaborating with various stakeholders, and improving code quality and system reliability.

Health Wellness & Fitness

Responsibilities

Lead projects end-to-end: shape requirements with product and design, architect solutions, write clean and well-tested code, and ensure smooth rollout and iteration

Mentor other engineers and contribute to architectural discussions

Enhance our tooling, performance, and overall developer experience

Ship several customer-facing features end-to-end that measurably improve patient and provider experience

Take ownership of one or more core domains (e.g., patient flows, prescribing, payments, or internal tools) and become the go-to person for those areas

Improve performance, reliability, or maintainability of at least one critical system (e.g., reducing page load times, simplifying complex flows, addressing technical debt)

Raise the bar on code quality and testing, helping the team write clearer, more robust code with fewer regressions

Mentor at least one mid-level engineer through pairing and thoughtful feedback

Design, build, and maintain features across our Ruby on Rails and React/Next.js stack, from database and APIs to UI

Translate product requirements and UX designs into clear technical plans, breaking work into well-scoped milestones

Write clean, maintainable, and well-tested code with a focus on performance, scalability, and security

Participate actively in code reviews—giving and receiving feedback to improve code quality and team consistency

Help plan and execute releases, monitor impact, and iterate based on data and user feedback

Work closely with Product, Design, Operations, and Clinical stakeholders to deeply understand problems and propose pragmatic solutions

Communicate trade-offs, risks, and timelines to ensure transparency for partners

Participate in and lead technical design discussions

Create clear, concise documentation for features, systems, and decisions

Proactively identify and address technical debt in areas of ownership, balancing refactoring with product delivery

Improve reliability and observability in services (logging, metrics, alerts) to facilitate issue discovery and debugging

Apply modern frontend and backend performance techniques (e.g., Rails query optimization, caching, React/Next.js SSR/ISR, image optimization)

Enhance testing practices and coverage

Support and mentor other engineers through pairing, design reviews, and code reviews

Model calm, thoughtful behavior during ambiguity or time pressure

Help maintain a culture that values kindness, directness, and ownership over ego and heroics

Contribute to interviews and onboarding, aiding candidates and new hires in understanding team practices

Qualification

Ruby on RailsReactNext.jsPostgreSQLCI/CDGitHubTechnical CommunicationMentoring

Required

6+ years of professional experience building and operating production web applications, with significant experience across backend and frontend

Proficiency with modern frontend practices using React and/or Next.js (hooks, component composition, routing, basic performance tuning)

Solid understanding of relational databases (PostgreSQL preferred): schema design, indexing, query optimization, and safe migrations

Comfort in a fast-paced, product-driven environment with iterative delivery and tight feedback loops

Proven ability to own projects end-to-end: from clarifying requirements to production rollout and follow-up

Excellent written and verbal communication skills; able to explain technical decisions to both engineers and non-engineers

Preferred

Experience in telehealth, healthcare, or other regulated environments (privacy, compliance, safety focus)

Deeper expertise with Next.js features (SSR, ISR, dynamic imports, etc)

Familiarity with testing frameworks such as RSpec, Jest, Cypress, or similar

Experience improving developer experience (CI/CD pipelines, build tooling, repo structure, local dev workflows)

Hands-on experience using AI-assisted development tools (e.g., GitHub Copilot, Cursor, modern LLMs) to improve velocity and code quality

Company

Rugiet

Rugiet helps men take back their health, with clinically-backed treatments for ED, hair loss, weight management, and more, delivered through a seamless digital experience.

Founded in 2018

Austin, Texas, US

51-200 employees