Back End Developer
Vanda Pharmaceuticals
August 21, 2026
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 user interfaces 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 understand workflows and build scalable technical solutions
- Develop reusable frontend components and scalable backend architectures following best practices
- 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/QA including Cypress
- Optimize for scalability, reliability, performance, and security
- Work with AWS (EC2, API Gateway, Lambda, RDS, S3) and develop CI/CD pipelines and Git-based workflows
- Participate in code reviews, debugging, and continuous improvements
- Ensure compliance with healthcare/data security standards including HIPAA, GDPR, and 21 CFR Part 11
- Support ETL/data processing workflows involving clinical/healthcare datasets
Qualifications (Required):
- 4+ years as a Full Stack Developer
- Strong Ruby/Rails; frontend with VueJS/ReactJS/TypeScript
- Experience with BlueprintJS, TailwindCSS, and/or Bootstrap
- REST/GraphQL development; GraphiQL/API debugging
- PostgreSQL/MySQL and NoSQL (MongoDB/DynamoDB)
- Familiarity with Nuxt/Next.js or similar; Cypress testing
- Salesforce API integration; Stripe/Authorize.net
- Git and CI/CD; familiarity with AWS deployment
- Strong problem-solving, independent/collaborative work, communication, and analytical skills
Preferred:
- Pharmaceutical/biotech/healthcare experience; clinical systems/ETL knowledge
- Enterprise SaaS/workflow automation; Docker/Kubernetes/serverless
- Understanding compliance/data security; scalable, secure cloud-native app design
Benefits (explicitly stated):
- Health insurance, unlimited paid time off, parental leave, 401k matching, 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 user interfaces 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 understand workflows and build scalable technical solutions
- Develop reusable frontend components and scalable backend architectures following best practices
- 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/QA including Cypress
- Optimize for scalability, reliability, performance, and security
- Work with AWS (EC2, API Gateway, Lambda, RDS, S3) and develop CI/CD pipelines and Git-based workflows
- Participate in code reviews, debugging, and continuous improvements
- Ensure compliance with healthcare/data security standards including HIPAA, GDPR, and 21 CFR Part 11
- Support ETL/data processing workflows involving clinical/healthcare datasets
Qualifications (Required):
- 4+ years as a Full Stack Developer
- Strong Ruby/Rails; frontend with VueJS/ReactJS/TypeScript
- Experience with BlueprintJS, TailwindCSS, and/or Bootstrap
- REST/GraphQL development; GraphiQL/API debugging
- PostgreSQL/MySQL and NoSQL (MongoDB/DynamoDB)
- Familiarity with Nuxt/Next.js or similar; Cypress testing
- Salesforce API integration; Stripe/Authorize.net
- Git and CI/CD; familiarity with AWS deployment
- Strong problem-solving, independent/collaborative work, communication, and analytical skills
Preferred:
- Pharmaceutical/biotech/healthcare experience; clinical systems/ETL knowledge
- Enterprise SaaS/workflow automation; Docker/Kubernetes/serverless
- Understanding compliance/data security; scalable, secure cloud-native app design
Benefits (explicitly stated):
- Health insurance, unlimited paid time off, parental leave, 401k matching, incentive compensation
Application instructions:
- For assistance with pay transparency details, contact 202-524-8238 (8:00 AM–5:30 PM ET, Mon–Fri).