Own engineering operations, team growth, delivery, and the technical roadmap while partnering with the CTO to scale reliable production systems and AI-native engineering practices.
Remote Lead Software Engineer for a Healthcare Company
π Description
- Build a donation management platform that replaces email-based medication donations by health systems.
- Develop and own full-stack products for healthcare providers, health systems, and medication supply operations.
- Translate compliance rules, medication transfers, and expiration tracking into business logic.
- Ship features across React, Django, and PostgreSQL, and build integrations with health system, pharmacy, and logistics partners.
- Manage AWS infrastructure and improve architecture, code quality, documentation, and existing workflows.
- Partner with the CEO and Head of Technology on product direction, design handoffs, and technical planning.
π οΈ Requirements
- 5+ years of professional software engineering experience, including 2+ years at seed to Series A startups or small, autonomous engineering teams.
- Experience taking at least one product or major feature from zero to production as an early engineer.
- Production full-stack experience across frontend, backend, and databases; Python/Django, React, and PostgreSQL preferred.
- Hands-on individual-contributor coding experience within the last 2 years.
- Public GitHub profile, portfolio, open-source work, or side projects available for review.
- Healthcare, regulated-platform, logistics, supply chain, AWS CDK or Terraform, or production AI experience is a plus.
β¨ Benefits
- Competitive Salary: Based on experience and skills
- Remote Work: Fully remoteβwork from anywhere
- Team Incentives: Recognition for maintaining 100% CRM hygiene and on-time reporting
- Generous PTO: In accordance with company policy
- Health Coverage for PH-based talents: HMO coverage after 3 months for full-time employees
- Direct Mentorship: Guidance from international industry experts
- Learning & Development: Ongoing access to resources for professional growth
- Global Networking: Connect with professionals worldwide
Full job description
Work From Anywhere in the US (New York or Houston preferred, relocation assistance available)
Work Schedule: US Timezone (EST/CT) | Overlap with US business hours
About Pearl Talent
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About the Client
A seed-stage US healthcare technology company is building a system to redistribute unused medications to patients who cannot afford them. It is looking for a Founding Senior Full-Stack Engineer to build the products that increase the supply of donated medications.
The company runs a pharmacist-led process that recertifies donated medications for safe reuse. The team is 8 people across two continents. Large health plan contracts are signed or pending, so the company is close to moving from proof of concept to scaled execution.
About the Role
This is a hands-on individual contributor role. You will work directly with the Head of Technology and the CEO, building across a Python/Django and PostgreSQL backend, a React frontend, and AWS infrastructure. Your first project is a donation management platform that lets major health systems donate medications without the current email-based process. Success means health systems donate through the platform instead of email, and the supply of donated medications grows as a result. Remote team members travel to Houston quarterly and to New York for onboarding.
Core Responsibilities
Product Development
- Build the first donation management platform for health systems, replacing the current email-based process
- Own new products for healthcare providers, health systems, and medication supply operations
- Turn 50-state compliance rules, multi-state transfers, and expiration tracking across thousands of SKUs into working business logic
- Partner with the Head of Technology on product direction and key engineering decisions
Engineering Execution
- Design, build, and ship full-stack features from concept to production in React, Django, and PostgreSQL
- Extend the existing codebase and reduce 6β9 months of accumulated tech debt
- Build and maintain integrations with health system, pharmacy, and logistics partners
- Meet HIPAA and PHI data-handling requirements in every feature
Infrastructure and Quality
- Manage AWS infrastructure using CDK and Terraform
- Improve architecture, code quality, and documentation so future engineers can onboard quickly
- Find and fix inefficiencies in existing systems, workflows, and user experience
Founder Collaboration
- Work directly with the CEO on product direction and Figma design handoffs
- Contribute to product and technical planning in a flat, 8-person team
- Set up the technical foundation for a future engineering team
Requirements
Must-Have
- 5+ years of professional software engineering experience, including 2+ years at seed to Series A startups or small, autonomous engineering teams
- Took at least one product or major feature from zero to production as an early engineer
- Full-stack production experience across frontend, backend, and database (Python/Django, React, and PostgreSQL preferred; equivalent modern stacks accepted)
- Hands-on coding in an individual contributor role within the last 2 years
- Public GitHub profile, portfolio, or open-source or side projects available for review
- Based in the United States with current authorization for W-2 employment
- English at C1+ CEFR level
Nice-to-Have
- Experience in healthcare, digital pharmacy, healthtech, logistics, or supply chain
- Built software for HIPAA-compliant or other regulated platforms
- AWS infrastructure experience with CDK or Terraform
- Integrated AI capabilities into a production product or workflow
- Based in, or open to relocating to, New York City or Sugar Land, TX
Benefits
Our Recruitment Process
- Application
- Screening
- Skills Assessment
- Topgrading Interview
- Client Interview
- Job Offer
- Client Onboarding
Ready to Join Us?
If youβre empathetic, organized, and passionate about improving patient experiences through operational excellence, this role is for you. Apply now to help make specialized healthcare more accessible to patients across the U.S.
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