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Founding Engineer for Healthcare & HealthTech Startups

Senior engineers who ship like your first 5 hires with deep expertise in healthcare. HIPAA-compliant engineering for digital health platforms, telehealth, EHR integrations, and medical device software.

$35M+
ARR guided
2
Acquisitions
99.99%
Uptime
15+
Startups

Healthcare Engineering Challenges We Solve

Building healthcare software requires navigating complex requirements. Our founding engineers bring hands-on experience with:

Technical Challenges

  • âś“HIPAA compliance and PHI data handling
  • âś“EHR/EMR integrations (Epic, Cerner, Athena)
  • âś“FDA regulatory pathways for SaMD
  • âś“Interoperability with legacy healthcare systems
  • âś“Patient data security and audit trails

Our Healthcare Expertise

  • âś“HIPAA-compliant architecture design
  • âś“HL7 FHIR API integrations
  • âś“Telehealth platform development
  • âś“Medical billing system integrations
  • âś“Clinical workflow optimization

What Our Founding Engineers Do for Healthcare Startups

When you work with a HyperNest founding engineer for your healthcare startup, you get more than technical execution. You get a partner who understands the unique challenges of building healthcare products—from hipaa compliance and phi data handling to ehr/emr integrations (epic, cerner, athena).

Founding Engineer Responsibilities in Healthcare

  • • Technical roadmap aligned with healthcare regulatory requirements
  • • Architecture decisions that scale while maintaining compliance
  • • Vendor selection for healthcare-specific tools and services
  • • Engineering hiring with domain expertise requirements
  • • Investor storytelling for healthcare technical diligence

Why Healthcare Founders Choose Us

We've built production healthcare systems. Our engineers understand hipaa-compliant architecture design and hl7 fhir api integrations because they've implemented them before. That means faster onboarding, fewer mistakes, and a shorter path to your next milestone.

“Aravind is in the top 1% of engineers I've hired. He supported us from $100K to $5M ARR, keeping us shipping through crazy growth and investor scrutiny.”
Tara Viswanathan
Co-founder & CEO, Rupa Health (Acquired by Fullscript)

Founding Engineer for Healthcare FAQs

What does a Founding Engineer for Healthcare startups do?

A founding engineer for healthcare startups provides senior engineers who ship like your first 5 hires with specialized knowledge of hipaa compliance and phi data handling and ehr/emr integrations (epic, cerner, athena). They understand the unique technical and regulatory requirements of building healthcare products.

Why do Healthcare startups need a specialized Founding Engineer?

Healthcare software requires deep domain expertise. HIPAA-compliant engineering for digital health platforms, telehealth, EHR integrations, and medical device software. A founding engineer who has built healthcare products before can help you avoid costly mistakes, navigate compliance requirements, and ship faster.

How much does a Founding Engineer for Healthcare cost?

Founding Engineer engagements for healthcare startups typically range from $10,000-25,000/month depending on scope and hours. This is often 50-70% less than a full-time hire while getting senior expertise from day one.

How is HyperNest different from other Healthcare development agencies?

We embed as founding engineers and fractional CTOs directly in your team—no rotating contractors, no account managers buffering conversations. Our engineers have shipped production healthcare systems and understand the domain deeply.

Ready for a Founding Engineer who knows Healthcare?

Let's discuss your healthcare startup and how we can help you ship faster.