Full Stack Telehealth Engineer
Worldwide
Senior / Principal Full Stack Telehealth Engineer Remote (US Preferred) About Us We are building a next-generation telehealth platform focused on patient care, provider workflows, pharmacy fulfillment, and recurring healthcare services. We're looking for an exceptional engineer who has already built production telehealth platforms and understands the healthcare ecosystem from end to end. This is not a role for someone learning healthcare. We need someone who has successfully shipped real telehealth products integrating providers, pharmacies, payments, and patient experiences. About the Role You will lead the engineering of our customer-facing telehealth platform, provider portal, and administrative systems. You'll be responsible for building both the public patient experience and the internal operational tools required to run a modern telehealth company. This role requires deep experience integrating with physician networks, pharmacy APIs, payment infrastructure, and healthcare workflows. What You'll Build Patient Platform Marketing website Patient onboarding Medical intake Eligibility questionnaires Provider matching Appointment scheduling Patient dashboard Subscription management Messaging Order tracking Lab integration Account management Administrative Platform Patient management Prescription management Provider management Pharmacy management Customer support dashboard Order lifecycle Subscription administration Reporting Analytics Compliance dashboard Backend Platform You'll architect and build scalable backend services including: Authentication Patient records Provider workflows Pharmacy integrations Payment processing Notifications API integrations Reporting Webhooks Background jobs Required Experience Candidates without direct telehealth engineering experience will not be considered. You must have production experience building platforms that include the following. Telehealth Platforms You have built one or more production telehealth applications. Examples include: Weight management Men's health Women's health Functional medicine Longevity Primary care Specialty telehealth You understand the complete patient journey from registration through prescription fulfillment. Physician Network Integrations Hands-on experience integrating with physician/provider networks such as: MDI Health OpenLoop Wheel SteadyMD Healthie Beluga Health Similar nationwide provider networks Experience should include: Patient routing Provider assignment Consultation workflows Prescription approvals Status updates Clinical documentation Webhooks Pharmacy Integrations Hands-on experience integrating with pharmacy APIs. Experience with platforms such as: Empower Hallandale APS Red Rock Truepill Capsule Alto Other compounding or retail pharmacy networks Must understand: Prescription submission Fulfillment workflows Shipping updates Order lifecycle Inventory synchronization Status callbacks Payment Processing Experience integrating healthcare or high-risk payment systems. Strong preference for experience with: Frame Stripe Authorize.net NMI Easy Pay Direct Experience must include: Subscription billing Recurring payments Payment retries Refunds PCI-compliant implementations Frontend Development Expert-level experience building modern web applications using: React Next.js TypeScript Tailwind CSS Must have experience designing intuitive patient experiences and administrative dashboards. Backend Development Expert-level experience with: Node.js NestJS (preferred) PostgreSQL Redis Background workers Queue systems REST APIs GraphQL (preferred) Event-driven architecture API Development Extensive experience designing and consuming APIs. Must understand: OAuth JWT Webhooks Background processing Idempotency Retry strategies Rate limiting Healthcare Knowledge Strong understanding of: HIPAA requirements Secure patient data handling Healthcare workflow design Consent management Audit logging Identity verification Preferred Experience Experience building platforms involving: GLP-1 programs Hormone replacement therapy Longevity clinics Functional medicine Concierge medicine Membership-based healthcare What Success Looks Like Within the first 90 days you should be able to: Build production-ready patient onboarding Complete physician network integrations Complete pharmacy integrations Complete payment processing integrations Launch the administrative platform Deploy a secure production environment Technical Skills Required: React Next.js TypeScript Node.js PostgreSQL REST APIs Redis Git Docker Preferred: AWS Kubernetes Terraform CI/CD GraphQL OpenAI APIs
- More than 30 hrs/weekHourly
- 6+ monthsDuration
- ExpertExperience Level
$25.00
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$65.00
Hourly- Remote Job
- Ongoing projectProject Type
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About the client
- USAColumbus7:43 AM
- $221K total spent20 hires, 10 active
- 3,542 hours
- Tech & ITSmall company (2-9 people)
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