- Location
- United States · published · New York, New York, United States · Houston, Texas, United States
- Type
- Full-time
- Department
- IT
- Seniority
- VP
- Source
- Workable
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
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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 6–9 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