Freelance Remote Full Stack Software Developer Jobs in Pennsylvania

Noctrix Health is redefining the treatment of chronic neurological disorders with clinically validated therapeutic wearables. Our team of medical device specialists, neuroscientists, and consumer electronics engineers is dedicated to delivering prescription-grade therapy with an outstanding user experience. We have pioneered the world's first drug-free wearable therapy, clinically proven to alleviate symptoms in adults with drug-resistant Restless Legs Syndrome (RLS). Be part of our mission to transform healthcare, improve lives, and drive meaningful change with Noctrix Health. 

We are seeking an experienced Senior Full Stack Software Engineer to design, develop, and maintain software systems that support Noctrix's patient-facing and customer support applications. This role will own complex backend data processing, API services, and front-end integrations across Noctrix's software ecosystem, including Galen Data, Nidra Sync API, Nidra Sync, Nidra Virtual, and Nidra Care.

The ideal candidate combines strong backend engineering expertise with modern web application development skills and a passion for building secure, scalable, and maintainable software solutions in a regulated medical device environment. This individual will play a key role in shaping technical architecture, mentoring engineers, and advancing software engineering best practices across the organization.

This position reports to the Director of Software Engineering.

***This is a full-time, hybrid position located in our Pittsburgh office.***

• Design, develop, and maintain full stack software solutions across backend services, web applications, and mobile application integrations
• Own complex backend data processing and service workflows within Galen Data and Nidra Sync API, including data parsing, API integrations, and data storage architectures
• Build and maintain secure, scalable RESTful APIs supporting Nidra Sync, Nidra Care, Nidra Virtual, and internal clinical and customer support workflows
• Develop and support front-end functionality for customer-facing and internal web applications using React and modern web technologies
• Collaborate with mobile application developers to support Flutter-based patient application features, data flows, and API contracts
• Improve authentication, authorization, session management, and cybersecurity controls across software platforms
• Troubleshoot and resolve complex production issues involving application behavior, service reliability, data integrity, and customer-facing systems
• Lead technical design reviews, code reviews, and architecture discussions to ensure high-quality software delivery
• Develop and maintain software documentation in compliance with quality system and medical device development requirements
• Mentor engineers and promote best practices in software architecture, testing, deployment, maintainability, and code quality
• Partner closely with Product Management, Clinical Affairs, Customer Support, Quality Assurance, Regulatory Affairs, and Engineering teams to deliver patient-centered software solutions

Experience & Education

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related technical discipline
• Master's degree preferred
• 5-10 years of professional software development experience, preferably within medical device, digital health, healthcare technology, or other regulated industries
• Demonstrated experience owning complex software features or systems throughout the full software development lifecycle
• Experience supporting production systems and driving continuous improvement initiatives

Technical Expertise

• Strong proficiency in Python and backend service development
• Extensive experience building and maintaining RESTful APIs and service-oriented architectures
• Experience with backend data processing, data pipelines, asynchronous workflows, and system integrations
• Strong experience developing modern web applications using React and JavaScript/TypeScript
• Working knowledge of Flutter and Dart for mobile application integrations
• Strong understanding of relational databases, data modeling, query optimization, and secure data access practices
• Experience with logging, monitoring, error handling, observability, and production support best practices
• Practical expertise in authentication, authorization, identity management, and cybersecurity principles
• Familiarity with cloud-based architectures and scalable software systems
• Experience working within regulated software development environments, including design controls, verification, validation, traceability, and secure software development lifecycle practices

Leadership & Collaboration

• Demonstrated ability to lead major software features, projects, or subsystems from concept through deployment
• Proven ability to diagnose and resolve complex cross-functional technical issues
• Experience mentoring engineers and improving software development processes
• Strong collaboration skills across software, firmware, clinical, product, quality, regulatory, and customer support teams
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to explain technical concepts, tradeoffs, and recommendations to both technical and non-technical stakeholders

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience developing software for connected medical devices, digital health platforms, or healthcare applications
• Experience supporting mobile applications and cloud-connected device ecosystems
• Familiarity with FDA-regulated software development and medical device quality systems
• Experience with cybersecurity risk management and secure software architecture
• Experience working in startup or high-growth technology environments
• Knowledge of HIPAA, patient data privacy requirements, and healthcare data security best practices
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines, automated testing frameworks, and DevOps practices

• Base Pay: $120,000-$140,000 per year + Bonus