Software Developer – Healthcare Credentialing Platform (HIPAA-Compliant)

Description

We are a healthcare consulting firm seeking a skilled Software Developer to build a custom, HIPAA-compliant HR and document management platform tailored to the needs of medical practices.

Responsibilities

This position will be responsible for all architectural and development activities to deliver a fully functional, highly available, and performant solution in Amazon AWS. It will also be responsible for ongoing day 2 operational activities, including monitoring, maintenance, and availability of the platform.

1. Design and develop a secure HR platform with:

• Employee onboarding and e-signatures.
• Online HR manual creation and distribution.
• Time-off requests, PTO tracking, and compliance alerts.
• Policy acknowledgment and version control.

2. Develop a user-centric document management system:

• Allow employees to upload, access, and organize employment-related documents (licenses, reviews, contracts, etc.).
• Provide admin dashboards for managing expirations and renewals.
• Ensure the platform has an intuitively responsive mobile app access for the admin and employees.
• Build secure role-based access and encrypted data storage compliant with HIPAA and labor law regulations.
• Integrate with existing external third-party APIs to further automate workflows (e.g., payroll, scheduling, or e-signature solutions).
• Create technical documentation and support for onboarding internal users.
• Provide technical documentation highlighting architectural design and functional relationships.

Provide technical documentation highlighting architectural design and functional relationships.

• 5+ years of full-stack development experience with secure web applications.
• Strong proficiency in backend (Python, Node.js, or similar) and frontend frameworks (React, Angular, or similar).
• Experience building highly secure systems to comply with HIPAA requirements, including secure authentication, access control, intrusion detection, audit logs, data encryption at rest and in transit.
• 5+ years of experience building scalable and secure applications in AWS (GCP or Azure experience is acceptable).
• Designing highly efficient relational data structures to support high-performing applications.
• Strong understanding of user experience design and mobile-first development.
• Strong knowledge of AWS CloudWatch and other AWS observability services to implement proactive synthetic application and platform monitoring.

Additional Notes

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with HR software or healthcare practice platforms.
• Familiarity with electronic signature tools and scheduling/payroll integrations.
• Ability to work independently and manage the full lifecycle of software development.
• Effective communication skills with other stakeholders working remotely.

Familiarity with OCR/document parsing and status tracking workflows.

Compensation:

• Negotiable based on experience.
• Opportunity for long-term engagement or future equity.
• The system should function similarly to HRforHealth.com and include a user-friendly web interface and mobile app access for users.