Esther Hoffman

Full-stack engineer with nine years building production software, the last seven leading high-impact healthcare and data products from ambiguous problem to reliable production system. Combines hands-on expertise in React, Python, cloud infrastructure, and data platforms with a record of setting technical direction, modernizing legacy systems, and multiplying team effectiveness. Builds human-centered software, applies AI thoughtfully across engineering workflows, and turns complex operational needs into measurable business and clinical outcomes.

Contact & Profiles	Philadelphia, PA hoffman.esther@gmail.com Resume estherh5 Esther Hoffman estherh5 crystalprism.io
Skills	Engineering: React TypeScript JavaScript Vue Python Flask PostgreSQL HTML CSS / Sass Platform & Data: AWS Google Cloud Docker Kubernetes SQL / Firestore Analytics / Looker CI/CD Performance Authentication Leadership & AI: System architecture Technical leadership Code review & mentorship Technical strategy AI-assisted development Prompt engineering AI evaluation & guardrails Workflow automation Human-centered design
Work Experience Expand All	Senior Software Engineer \| Invitae, now part of Labcorp August 2021 - Present Philadelphia, PA Technical lead for laboratory data, analysis, and operations software supporting genetic testing workflows Owns technical direction and delivery for multiple laboratory applications built with React, Python/Flask, PostgreSQL, Docker, and AWS, leading initiatives from discovery through production operations Serves as Frontend Lead, establishing architecture, engineering standards, reusable patterns, and review practices that improve consistency and maintainability across teams Modernized legacy systems with shared APIs and reusable components, reducing complexity while making critical workflows easier to extend and support Improved an internal dashboard's performance by 20x, returning an estimated eight hours per day to clinical teams Introduced caching and a metrics dashboard that eliminated an estimated 16 hours of daily manual work for client services Architected and delivered a DNA sequencing plate viewer and a secure data-management application, translating specialized laboratory needs into intuitive tools for quality analysis and operations Uses AI-assisted engineering workflows for technical discovery, implementation, testing, refactoring, and documentation, with deliberate human review and quality safeguards Senior Software Engineer \| Bainbridge Health March 2021 - August 2021 Philadelphia, PA Full-stack technical leader for a medication safety analytics platform used by healthcare organizations Led architecture and development across a Vue, Python/Flask, Looker, Firestore, Kubernetes, and Google Cloud platform Initiated a cross-service performance program and reduced application load times by 10x Designed and delivered real-time job monitoring and operational controls backed by the Kubernetes API, improving visibility into critical data ingestion workflows Partnered with engineering and customer success to set product priorities, shape monthly goals, and raise quality through code review and technical guidance Software Engineer \| Bainbridge Health October 2018 - March 2021 Philadelphia, PA Full-stack engineer building secure, data-intensive healthcare products and platform foundations Built a medication analytics platform with Vue, Python/Flask, MySQL, Docker, Kubernetes, and Google Cloud, converting complex clinical data into actionable safety recommendations Implemented enterprise single sign-on and multi-factor authentication with Google Identity Platform and ADFS Architected and executed a MySQL-to-Firestore migration that reduced monthly query costs by thousands of dollars Established product analytics foundations and business intelligence visualizations for user behavior, KPIs, and performance metrics Built a 180-scenario behavior-driven integration test suite with Selenium and pytest, improving confidence in platform releases Web Developer and Project Manager \| NoBugs! Pest Control Supplies August 2017 - October 2018 Philadelphia, PA Independent developer and project manager modernizing a local business's digital and operational systems Designed, built, secured, and operated the company's responsive web presence with JavaScript, Python/Flask, Netlify, and Google Cloud Automated inventory and customer communications, saving the business more than $1,000 per month Managed a complex property renovation, coordinating architects, schedules, requirements, and design approvals Software Project Manager, Team Lead & Application Success Owner \| Epic September 2013 - August 2017 Verona, Wisconsin Technical program leader for enterprise electronic health record implementations at four healthcare systems Led multi-year software implementations spanning configuration, demonstrations, project planning, timelines, budgets, testing, training, and go-live readiness Managed and mentored a team of project managers, setting expectations, coaching performance, and recovering at-risk programs Owned two core third-party integrations end to end, aligning clinicians and engineers on requirements, constraints, testing, rollout, and support Redesigned the development intake process with engineering leadership, applying Agile practices to deliver more than 30 customer-requested features Earned Lean Six Sigma and Epic certifications across database, laboratory, reporting, patient portal, and inpatient systems Photography Editor \| The Cornell Daily Sun May 2012 - May 2013 Ithaca, New York Photography Editor in charge of 50 photographers and photo editing with Photoshop for university daily newspaper Photographed news, sports, arts and candid events on- and off-campus Led 161 Faces of Cornell project for capturing student profiles Production Assistant \| The Cornell Daily Sun January 2010 - May 2013 Ithaca, New York Organized newspaper layout for daily production Designed newspaper layout and advertisement placement weekly with QuarkXPress and InDesign Created special edition cover pages and edited sports inserts quarterly with Photoshop
Education Expand All	Bachelor of Arts in Biology and Psychology \| Cornell University August 2009 - May 2013 Ithaca, New York Double major in Biology, with a concentration in Neurobiology & Behavior, and Psychology; minors in Biomedical Engineering and Global Health
Awards & Publications Expand All	Foundation System Top Contributor \| Epic December 2014 Verona, Wisconsin Awarded for intensive Epic model system build and patient care impact Manual Experience Shapes Object Representations \| Psychological Science April 2013 Psychol Sci. 2013 Jun; 24(6): 909–919. Research paper exploring the way people mentally represent objects Social Innovation Challenge Semi-Finalist \| Dell April 2013 Austin, Texas Awarded for developing a public health intervention, Learning from Burning, to counter trash-burning with composting
Interests	Data analytics Applied AI Device integration Human-centered design Neuroscience Behavioral science Data privacy Healthcare Dream science Photography Traveling Hiking Biking

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