rula - Engineering Manager - AI/ML (Remote)

• 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. • 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 • 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.