Job Description
FrontRunnerHC finds, verifies, and fixes patient data before care begins. We automate workflows for healthcare teams, so every visit starts with the right coverage. Our platform fits neatly into your existing workflow, giving your people more time to deliver a better, more supportive patient experience.
FrontRunnerHC is a close-knit team that values clear thinking, steady follow-through, and shared ownership. We work side by side, support each other, and stay focused on what matters. We’ve grown fast and earned five straight spots on Inc.’s list of America’s fastest-growing companies, but what people notice most is the way we work, with smart teammates who care about doing the right thing for our customers and each other.
Position Summary
The Full Stack Development Engineer is responsible for the design, development, implementation, and support of web application frameworks that integrate the front-end user experience with back-end services and data. The position requires close collaboration with product managers, UI/UX designers, front-end developers, and back-end engineers to ensure cohesive, scalable, and maintainable software solutions.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
Design, Develop, and Maintain Applications
- Build, implement, and support both front-end and back-end components of web applications, ensuring alignment between UI/UX and back-end services.
- Develop, maintain, and optimize RESTful APIs using Python and FastAPI.
- Integrate third-party APIs and external services as required.
Database Management
- Design, implement, and maintain relational database systems (e.g., PostgreSQL), including data modeling, indexing, and query optimization.
Collaboration and Integration
- Work with front-end developers using React to ensure seamless integration of user-facing components with backend functionality.
- Participate in technical planning and architecture discussions to guide development direction.
Code Quality and Reviews
- Write clean, maintainable, and testable code following industry best practices.
- Conduct code reviews for other developers to ensure quality, maintainability, and adherence to coding standards.
Performance, Debugging, and Optimization
- Identify, troubleshoot, and resolve software defects and performance bottlenecks.
- Implement solutions that improve application reliability, security, and scalability.
SDLC Responsibilities
- Participate fully in all phases of the software development life cycle, including requirements analysis, design, development, testing, deployment, and maintenance.
- Write and maintain technical documentation, including system design diagrams, API specifications, and deployment guides.
- Contribute to test planning, automated testing efforts, and user acceptance testing processes.
- Assist in creating and maintaining CI/CD pipelines to streamline deployment processes.
- Support release management, version control, and configuration management activities.
Team Participation
- Collaborate in daily stand-ups, sprint planning, and retrospectives.
- Communicate effectively with team members, stakeholders, and product management to ensure project alignment.
Minimum Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or equivalent experience strongly preferred
- At least 4 years of professional experience in full stack or back-end software development.
- Proficiency in Python and FastAPI for backend development.
- Experience with React and related front-end integration.
- Strong understanding of relational databases, specifically PostgreSQL.
- Familiarity with Docker, cloud services (AWS, GCP, or Azure), and CI/CD pipelines.
- Ability to work within a small, collaborative development team, taking on multiple SDLC roles as needed.
- Strong problem-solving skills, attention to detail, and commitment to producing high-quality software.