Senior Software Engineer

About Rugiet

Rugiet is a high-growth, innovative telemedicine company pioneering patented solutions in the men's health space. We are dedicated to delivering accessible, effective, and patient-centric healthcare. As we continue to expand our suite of products and market presence, we rely on data-driven strategy and compelling messaging to connect patients with our life-changing solutions.

Role Overview

Rugiet is seeking a Senior Software Engineer who demonstrates strong technical depth, practical product instincts, and a bias for ownership. This role involves working across our Ruby on Rails and React stack (including Next.js where appropriate) to deliver high-quality, scalable product features that enhance experiences for patients and providers.

• 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.

Key Outcomes (First 6–12 Months)

• 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.

What You’ll Do

Engineering & Delivery

• 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.

Collaboration & Communication

• 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.

Quality, Performance, and Maintainability

• 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.

Mentoring & Culture

• 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.

Our Stack

• Frontend: React and Next.js with modern component patterns and testing.
• Backend: Ruby on Rails, Sidekiq/background jobs, PostgreSQL.
• Tooling & Platform: GitHub, CI/CD, cloud infrastructure (AWS, Vercel), monitoring and observability tools.

Required Qualifications

• 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.

Nice to Have

• 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.

How You Work

• Problem-first: Start by clarifying the problem and constraints before committing to a solution.
• Pragmatic: Choose simple, understandable solutions when appropriate and invest deeply where it matters most.
• Ownership mindset: Feel responsible for the outcomes of your work, not just the code you write.
• Collaborative: Seek input early, give and receive feedback well, and keep stakeholders in the loop.
• Growth-oriented: Eager to learn, teach, and leave systems—and teammates—better than you found them.

To Apply

• If you are excited by the opportunity to make a significant impact on a growing healthcare company by organizing and optimizing our creative output, please submit your resume and a cover letter detailing your relevant experience and why you are a great fit for this role.