Policy Reporter enhances market access strategies and patient support initiatives by tracking payer policies in near real time. We provide up-to-date data and evidence-based guidance to leading pharmaceutical, medical device, and diagnostics manufacturers, academic institutions, and provider groups. Learn more at https://www.policyreporter.com.

We are seeking an experienced Full Stack Developer III to join our engaged team of developers focused on building reliable, scalable systems. This is a remote, contract-based engagement for a candidate based in Canada.

Position Summary

The Full Stack Developer III (Independent Contractor) is a true full stack role, split 50/50 between Front End and Back End tickets, utilizing PHP and Python. We are looking for a proactive problem-solver ready to experiment, appreciate challenges, and raise issues and risks early. Our current focus is on improving our data structure, increasing automation, scalability, and software quality, particularly in building and maintaining a comprehensive, accurate payer policy data database.

Role & Responsibilities

Provide technical leadership to the team, including:

• Conducting code reviews and providing code guidance/mentorship on software development best practices.
• Proactively identifying roadblocks, analyzing situations, coordinating troubleshooting and problem-solving activities, ensuring proper follow up for post-incident analysis, and implementing necessary process improvements.
• Contributing to projects with a mix of front-end and back-end code, dependent on project needs.
• Working towards departmental goals, such as improving the accuracy of technical project estimates, increasing critical test coverage, and enhancing overall code quality.
• Serving as a project's technical lead, collaborating with teams outside of Engineering to ensure stakeholder alignment on project goals, requirements, and realistic timelines.

Skills & Qualifications

• 5+ years building a variety of web applications.
• Experience working with React, webpack, and other modern web development tool chains.
• Strong competency with the React framework on both greenfield and brownfield projects.
• Practices writing tests early and values decoupled, easily testable code.
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science/Engineering discipline or equivalent experience.
• Excellent debugging, troubleshooting, and problem-solving skills.
• Knowledge of how to structure applications for long-term maintenance and ongoing flexibility.
• Great communication skills (written and verbal) and ability to be a fast learner.
• Strong understanding of common web exploits with knowledge on how to prevent them.
• Experience writing and reading RESTful APIs.
• Experience with using AI Tools like Cursor AI or Amazon Q/Kiro.
• Very comfortable with PostgreSQL.

Contract Information

This is a remote, 40 hour per week, contract-based engagement offered under an Independent Contractor Agreement. Contractor must be based in Canada.

Policy Reporter’s Core Values

• Excellence
• Value & Respect
• Continuous Learning
• Ownership & Accountability
• Teamwork