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Healthcare softwarebuilt by engineers who shipto production under HIPAA.

Custom healthcare software for US HealthTech startups, medical device companies, telehealth platforms, and digital therapeutics — delivered through dedicated engineering teams that stay through audit cycles.

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01 · What we build

Custom healthcare software for US HealthTech.

  • Patient-facing applications

    Patient portals, telehealth platforms, mobile health apps, symptom checkers, scheduling and appointment systems.

  • Provider-facing applications

    EHR integrations, clinical workflow tools, provider dashboards, prescribing systems, care coordination platforms.

  • Backend platforms

    HIPAA-compliant cloud architecture, FHIR/HL7 integrations, claims processing, eligibility verification.

  • AI and analytics

    Clinical decision support, risk stratification models, RAG systems for clinical content, automated documentation.

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This is not website work. We build production healthcare software handling real PHI for real patients.

02 · The difficulty most CTOs underestimate

Healthcare software is 3–5× harder than generic SaaS.

The compliance overhead is real. Every architectural decision intersects with HIPAA. PHI must be isolated at the infrastructure level, encrypted at rest and in transit, access-controlled by role, and audited end-to-end. A misconfigured S3 bucket is a 6-figure fine.

Integration complexity is brutal. Healthcare APIs (FHIR, HL7v2, X12) are sprawling, inconsistently implemented across vendors, and evolve slowly. Connecting to Epic, Cerner, Athenahealth, or insurance carriers takes longer than the rest of your application combined.

Audit windows compress your roadmap. SOC 2 Type II audits, HIPAA risk assessments, and customer security questionnaires consume 20–40% of engineering time during their cycles.

Generic engineers don't price this complexity in. By the time they discover it (usually month 4), your timeline has already slipped by quarters.

03 · Active engagements

Past performance, publicly verifiable.

Verified on Clutch 5.0 · Quality · Schedule · Cost · Refer

A US HealthTech client (operating in regulated environments, 51–200 employees, headquartered in the Pacific Northwest) verified our DevOps engagement on Clutch with a 5.0 rating across quality, schedule, cost, and willingness to refer. The engagement has been ongoing since November 2025, covering AWS infrastructure management — ECS, ECR, EC2 — with measurable improvements in uptime and security posture.

"Thanks to Talent Drive, the client has good coverage on AWS accounts. The engagement has increased the client's uptime, and they are closing down excess services and taking security measures."

— Lead Software Engineer, US HealthTech client (verified on Clutch)
Read the verified Clutch review → Additional past performance available under NDA →

Other engineers shipping HIPAA-bound workloads now

Senior DevSecOps Engineer
US HealthTech client

HIPAA-compliant cloud architecture, zero-downtime migration to cloud-native infrastructure, 99.9% uptime, 30% faster deploys via CI/CD automation.

Senior DevOps + AI/ML Engineer
US HealthTech client

Building intelligent agents with LangChain/CrewAI for workflow automation within HIPAA-compliant infrastructure. Handling 50K+ medical transcripts.

AI/ML Engineer
US healthcare AI workloads

RAG systems processing 10K+ daily queries at 95% accuracy. HIPAA-compliant medical chatbots and clinical decision support.

ISTQB-certified QA Engineer
US AI HealthTech client

Automated testing frameworks catching 30–40% of critical bugs pre-staging in regulated healthcare environments.

Multiple engineers actively shipping HIPAA-bound workloads · See the full roster →

04 · Compliance posture

Built for security questionnaires, not surprised by them.

Healthcare software vendors fall into two categories: those who treat HIPAA as a checkbox and those who built compliance into how they operate. Our compliance posture:

  • Every engineer signs comprehensive NDAs covering PHI handling
  • SOC 2 audit-ready processes — access controls, change management, monitoring, evidence collection
  • ISO 27001 audit-ready operational practices
  • Engineers work within your VPN, access controls, and encrypted channels — not on independent infrastructure
  • HIPAA experience is a vetting criterion for healthcare engagements, not an afterthought
  • DMARC-verified email infrastructure

Read: What HIPAA compliance actually means for engineering hiring →

Read: Why HIPAA audits cost you your first developer →

05 · Our development model

Dedicated engineering teams, not project handoff.

Dedicated teams stay engaged through product evolution, audit cycles, and feature iteration. Codebase knowledge compounds.

Project handoff vendors disappear after delivery. Your maintenance burden multiplies.

Our typical engagement: 2–5 dedicated engineers (full-stack, DevOps, AI/ML, QA), embedded in your team for 12+ months. We handle HR, payroll, equipment, and retention. You manage the engineers like extensions of your in-house team.

Looking for embedded engineers instead? See our HealthTech engineering teams page →

06 · Pricing

Published, all-in monthly rates.

Mid-Level
$2,750/mo

Feature development, integrations

Senior
$3,500/mo

Architecture, technical leadership

Staff
$5,000/mo

Multi-team coordination, complex compliance

Principal
$6,250/mo

Platform-level decisions, audit leadership

All-in pricing — salary, HR, payroll, equipment, workspace, retention programs. No hidden fees. Full rate card →

For comparison: US-based healthcare engineers cost $200,000–$300,000/yr fully loaded. Boutique HealthTech consulting firms charge $250–500/hr.

07 · How we work

From scoping call to engineers shipping production code.

  1. 01

    Scoping call — your platform, requirements, compliance context, timeline.

  2. 02

    Matched candidate shortlist — 2–3 engineers with verified healthcare experience. You interview them.

  3. 03

    Placement and embedding within 1–2 months. Engineers integrate into your tools, processes, and team — productive within the first week.

See the full engagement process → · Talk to the founder →

08 · Questions you're probably asking

What healthcare buyers want to know before they call.

09 Next step

Scope your healthcare engineering team in 15 minutes.

Tell us your platform, compliance context, and what shipping looks like. We'll come back with a shortlist of HIPAA-experienced engineers to interview — matched for fit, not speed.

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