Back End Developer
Vanda Pharmaceuticals
11 days ago
Remote friendly (Washington, DC)
United States
IT
Key Responsibilities
- Design, develop, and maintain scalable full stack web applications using Ruby on Rails and modern frontend technologies
- Build responsive, high-performance UIs using VueJS, ReactJS, TypeScript, BlueprintJS, TailwindCSS, and/or Bootstrap
- Develop and maintain RESTful APIs and GraphQL services for internal applications and third-party integrations
- Collaborate with business stakeholders to identify operational gaps and build scalable technical solutions
- Develop reusable frontend components and scalable backend architectures
- Work with relational and NoSQL databases (PostgreSQL, MySQL, MongoDB, DynamoDB)
- Integrate and maintain Salesforce integrations and data synchronization workflows
- Integrate third-party services and payment gateways (Stripe, Authorize.net)
- Build secure authentication, authorization, and role-based access systems
- Implement automated testing and QA (including Cypress)
- Optimize for scalability, reliability, performance, and security
- Work with AWS (EC2, API Gateway, Lambda, RDS, S3)
- Develop and maintain CI/CD pipelines and Git-based workflows
- Participate in code reviews, debugging, and continuous improvements
- Ensure compliance with HIPAA, GDPR, and 21 CFR Part 11
- Support data processing workflows and ETL pipelines for clinical/healthcare datasets
Qualifications (Required)
- 4+ years as a Full Stack Developer
- Proficiency in Ruby and Ruby on Rails
- Frontend experience with VueJS, ReactJS, TypeScript
- Experience with BlueprintJS, TailwindCSS, and/or Bootstrap
- RESTful APIs and GraphQL services
- PostgreSQL/MySQL; MongoDB/DynamoDB
- Experience with Cypress; Git and CI/CD workflows
- Salesforce integration experience; Stripe/Authorize.net
- Familiarity with AWS deployment practices
- Strong problem-solving, communication, and analytical skills
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience in pharmaceutical/biotech/healthcare
- Knowledge of clinical systems, healthcare data processing, or ETL
- Enterprise SaaS/workflow automation experience
- Familiarity with Docker, Kubernetes, or serverless architectures
- Experience designing scalable, secure cloud-native applications
Benefits
- Health insurance, unlimited paid time off, parental leave, and 401k matching (plus other benefits) and incentive compensation
Application instructions
- For assistance with pay transparency details: contact 202-524-8238 (8:00 AM–5:30 PM ET, Mon–Fri).
- Design, develop, and maintain scalable full stack web applications using Ruby on Rails and modern frontend technologies
- Build responsive, high-performance UIs using VueJS, ReactJS, TypeScript, BlueprintJS, TailwindCSS, and/or Bootstrap
- Develop and maintain RESTful APIs and GraphQL services for internal applications and third-party integrations
- Collaborate with business stakeholders to identify operational gaps and build scalable technical solutions
- Develop reusable frontend components and scalable backend architectures
- Work with relational and NoSQL databases (PostgreSQL, MySQL, MongoDB, DynamoDB)
- Integrate and maintain Salesforce integrations and data synchronization workflows
- Integrate third-party services and payment gateways (Stripe, Authorize.net)
- Build secure authentication, authorization, and role-based access systems
- Implement automated testing and QA (including Cypress)
- Optimize for scalability, reliability, performance, and security
- Work with AWS (EC2, API Gateway, Lambda, RDS, S3)
- Develop and maintain CI/CD pipelines and Git-based workflows
- Participate in code reviews, debugging, and continuous improvements
- Ensure compliance with HIPAA, GDPR, and 21 CFR Part 11
- Support data processing workflows and ETL pipelines for clinical/healthcare datasets
Qualifications (Required)
- 4+ years as a Full Stack Developer
- Proficiency in Ruby and Ruby on Rails
- Frontend experience with VueJS, ReactJS, TypeScript
- Experience with BlueprintJS, TailwindCSS, and/or Bootstrap
- RESTful APIs and GraphQL services
- PostgreSQL/MySQL; MongoDB/DynamoDB
- Experience with Cypress; Git and CI/CD workflows
- Salesforce integration experience; Stripe/Authorize.net
- Familiarity with AWS deployment practices
- Strong problem-solving, communication, and analytical skills
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience in pharmaceutical/biotech/healthcare
- Knowledge of clinical systems, healthcare data processing, or ETL
- Enterprise SaaS/workflow automation experience
- Familiarity with Docker, Kubernetes, or serverless architectures
- Experience designing scalable, secure cloud-native applications
Benefits
- Health insurance, unlimited paid time off, parental leave, and 401k matching (plus other benefits) and incentive compensation
Application instructions
- For assistance with pay transparency details: contact 202-524-8238 (8:00 AM–5:30 PM ET, Mon–Fri).