Junior Full Stack Engineer

About the Role

Cortrucent Technologies is seeking a Junior Full Stack Developer to help build and maintain healthcare technology platforms used by hospital systems and their patients, including a clinical document exchange and eligibility application and a companion patient-facing portal, all handling PHI under HIPAA. You will write, test, and ship production code across the full stack: Python backend services, modern JavaScript front ends, and hand-written SQL. You will use AI coding assistants as part of the daily workflow, with full responsibility for reviewing, correcting, and defending every line before it reaches a pull request. This is a hands-on role with structured onboarding, direct mentorship from senior engineers, and real ownership from day one.

Core Development

• Build and modify API endpoints and backend service logic in Python
• Write and modify front-end components and screens, including work in large existing files
• Write and tune SQL and author schema changes by hand

Quality & Testing

• Write tests alongside your code and treat test coverage as part of the work rather than an afterthought
• Reproduce and fix defects reported by clients and internal QA

Security & Compliance

• Apply role-based authorization correctly on everything you touch — getting this wrong is a security defect, not a style issue
• Handle PHI correctly in code: logging, exception handling, audit trails, file paths, and error messages

Tooling, Documentation & Continuous Improvement

• Use AI coding assistants to move faster, then review, correct, and test the output before it reaches a pull request
• Document what you build and write down the sharp edges nobody has captured yet

Requirements

• 1–3 years professional experience or equivalent abilities
• Python proficiency, including experience with a web framework and comfort reading unfamiliar code
• SQL databases (SQL Server, PostgreSQL, MySQL, or similar): joins, aggregation, indexes, transactions, and the ability to write DDL by hand
• Experience with an ORM, and an understanding of what it's actually doing to the database underneath
• Modern JavaScript and a component-based front-end framework. Comfort reading a large component and making a surgical change without proposing to rewrite it
• Working knowledge of HTML and CSS
• Automated testing experience in at least one language, and a genuine habit of writing tests alongside code
• Git fluency — branching, merging, resolving conflicts, and participating in pull request review
• Demonstrated use of AI coding assistants in real projects, with the judgment to recognize when generated code is wrong, insecure, over-engineered, or inconsistent with surrounding conventions
• Command-line comfort, and the ability to work through an involved local environment setup without losing a week to it
• Clear written communication — you can describe a bug, a fix, and a tradeoff in plain language, and ask a precise question when stuck
• Passion for technology & security
• Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills
• Valid driver's license and reliable transportation
• Authorized to work in the U.S. without sponsorship — current or future

Bonus Points

• Experience in a HIPAA-regulated or otherwise compliance-heavy engineering environment
• Familiarity with healthcare concepts — eligibility, charity care, medical assistance programs, appeals, consent and signature workflows, or revenue cycle generally
• Experience with containerized local development
• Exposure to OAuth2 / enterprise SSO and role-based access control
• Experience working within a CI/CD pipeline and automated quality gates
• Certifications like Security+, ISC2 CC, CSSLP, DevSecOps Certs
• Consulting or Service Provider background
• Familiarity with compliance & security frameworks (SOC 2, HIPAA, NIST, ISO, HITRUST, etc.)

Who You Are

• A good teammate — you share credit, assume good intent, and treat the codebase as something the team owns together
• Open to feedback — you see code review as a chance to learn, and you're comfortable when a colleague spots something you missed
• Comfortable asking questions — saying "I'm not sure — can you walk me through this?" is genuinely welcome
• Happy to share what you know — you explain things patiently, write down what you learn, and make things a little easier for whoever comes next
• Dependable — you follow through and give people a heads-up when something is taking longer than expected
• Comfortable working across roles — you'll talk with clinical and operations staff, client contacts, and project leads, and adjust how you explain things depending on who's listening
• Level-headed — production issues and client escalations come with the territory; we value people who stay calm, focus on the fix, and work the problem as a team
• Curious — about the code, about the healthcare side of things, and about why the system is built the way it is

How We Expect You to Use AI Tools

• You own the output. "The assistant wrote it" is not an explanation in code review
• You verify against our codebase, not against general practice. Our conventions are specific and deliberate, and generated code has to match them
• You protect PHI absolutely. No protected health information, credentials, or client-identifying production data goes into any AI tool outside approved, contractually covered channels. No exceptions, no judgment calls
• You use it to learn, not to skip learning. We expect you to be a meaningfully stronger engineer at twelve months than at day one, and AI assistance should accelerate that rather than substitute for it

Schedule and Availability

• Willingness to work occasionally on weekends and holidays based on workload
• Availability for after-hours on-call support rotation as required
• Meets deadlines and milestones set by leadership, with proactive communication when risks or blockers arise
• Extreme attention to detail and a commitment to doing the work the right way the first time — no quick patches, no temporary fixes left in place, and no shortcuts that create future technical debt

Abilities & Qualities

• Client-Focused & Adaptable — maintains client context, empathy, and urgency in every engagement; adapts quickly to changing priorities and client needs; goes above and beyond to deliver exceptional experiences
• Clear & Collaborative Communicator — communicates clearly and confidently with clients and teammates; builds positive relationships and works well within a team
• Hands-On Doer — balances structured process with practical, hands-on execution
• Problem Solver & Continuous Improver — proactively identifies issues, proposes solutions, and pushes for continuous improvement; strives for excellence in every engagement
• Accountable End-to-End — takes ownership of tasks from start to finish — including thorough testing, validation, and documentation — and drives results with minimal supervision
• Disciplined in Delivery & Detail — consistently meets deadlines and milestones with proactive communication when risks or blockers arise; commits to doing the work the right way the first time
• Team Player — supports teammates and contributes to a positive, collaborative culture

What Success Looks Like

• You own features end to end (API, front end, database, and tests) from ticket to production
• Pull requests you submit rarely bounce for authorization gaps, PHI handling mistakes, or missing test coverage. Reviewers are checking your design decisions, not your fundamentals
• Defects you fix stay fixed. Your reproductions are reliable and your changes include tests that prevent regression
• Client-reported defect volume in areas you own trends down, not up
• AI-assisted output you submit is indistinguishable in quality from hand-written code because you reviewed and corrected it before anyone else saw it

Why You'll Love Working Here

• Small, senior team. Direct mentorship and real ownership, not ticket-shoveling
• Regulated healthcare setting. Security and privacy are engineering work here, not a separate exercise
• A well-cared-for codebase with strong test coverage and enforced quality standards, and every intention of keeping it that way
• Direct impact on client success and company growth
• Exposure to diverse technologies and environments
• Opportunity to shape solutions, standards, and strategy
• Collaborative leadership and engineering culture
• Continuous learning and certification support
• Work with cutting-edge cloud and security technologies

Compensation and Benefits

• Attractive compensation and benefits
• Retirement Savings Plan
• Paid Time Off
• Paid Training and Certifications
• Salary: $60,000 – $80,000 per year