Associate Application Developer

GHR Healthcare; Center Square (PA); On-site; USD 60,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

GHR Healthcare is seeking an early-career Associate Application Developer to grow in application development, cloud technology, and AI-assisted software engineering. You will maintain and improve a portfolio of business applications, resolve routine issues, and help ensure reliability after launch.

Responsibilities include investigating bugs, implementing minor features, and collaborating with the core development team to drive improvements while preserving stability and security.

Qualifications

• Hands-on experience developing, supporting, or troubleshooting software applications.
• Foundational understanding of web applications, databases, APIs, and source control.
• Experience with at least one programming language or application development framework.
• Basic knowledge of SQL or relational databases.
• Familiarity with GitHub and related workflows.

Responsibilities

• Take primary responsibility for ongoing support and maintenance of assigned business applications after launch.
• Independently investigate and resolve application bugs, performance issues, and user-reported problems.
• Review, prioritize, and address issues identified through automated code reviews and tracked in GitHub.
• Plan and implement minor features, workflow changes, integrations, and usability improvements.
• Troubleshoot issues across application code, databases, authentication, permissions, and integrations.
• Evaluate potential solutions, make sound technical decisions, and escalate when needed.
• Test, document, and release changes while protecting stability of existing applications.

Skills

Hands-on development

Problem solving

GitHub familiarity

Azure interest

SQL basics

Tools

GitHub

Job description

We are looking for an early-career developer who wants to grow their skills in application development, cloud technology,

and AI-assisted software engineering. In this role, you will take ownership of maintaining and improving a portfolio of

business applications, independently resolve routine issues, implement enhancements, and help ensure the applications

remain reliable and effective after launch.

The ideal candidate has hands-on development experience, enjoys solving problems, and is eager to build a career in the

field. A solid technical foundation, curiosity, initiative, and a willingness to learn are more important than extensive

experience.

Responsibilities

• Take primary responsibility for the ongoing support and maintenance of assigned business applications after launch.
• Independently investigate and resolve application bugs, performance issues, and user-reported problems.
• Review, prioritize, and address issues identified through automated code reviews and tracked in GitHub.
• Plan and implement minor features, workflow changes, integrations, and usability improvements.
• Troubleshoot issues across application code, databases, authentication, permissions, and integrations.
• Evaluate potential solutions, make sound technical decisions, and recognize when an issue requires escalation.
• Test, document, and release changes while protecting the stability of existing applications.
• Monitor application health and proactively identify opportunities to improve performance, reliability, security, and maintainability.
• Manage Microsoft account authentication and role-based user access.
• Work directly with business users to understand needs, recommend practical solutions, and confirm successful outcomes.
• Maintain clear technical documentation and application support records.
• Coordinate with the core development team on larger enhancements and architectural changes.
• Develop a strong understanding of the supported applications and serve as a dependable technical resource for the organization.
• Assume increasing ownership of the application portfolio as experience and familiarity grow.

Qualifications

• Some hands‑on experience developing, supporting, or troubleshooting software applications.
• A foundational understanding of web applications, databases, APIs, and source control.
• Experience with at least one programming language or application development framework.
• Basic knowledge of SQL or relational databases.
• Familiarity with Git and platforms such as GitHub.
• Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills.
• Ability to investigate unfamiliar systems and learn from existing code.
• Clear written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to organize and manage multiple issues or requests.
• Interest in Microsoft Azure, cloud applications, and AI‑assisted development.
• A responsible approach to using AI tools, including reviewing and testing AI‑generated code and recommendations.

ASSOCIATE APPLICATION DEVELOPER

JOB DESCRIPTION 2

Relevant experience may come from professional employment, internships, freelance work, certifications, school projects, or a personal development portfolio.

Preferred Qualifications

• APIs and system integrations
• Role‑based access control
• GitHub issues, pull requests, and automated workflows
• CI/CD pipelines and application deployments
• Application logging and monitoring
• Internal business applications or workflow automation

What You'll Learn

• Maintaining and supporting production business applications
• Cloud application development within the Microsoft Azure ecosystem
• Debugging front-end, back-end, database, and configuration issues
• Secure authentication and role‑based authorization
• AI‑assisted software development and code review
• GitHub‑based development and release workflows
• Application testing, monitoring, and deployment
• Translating business needs into practical technical solutions

What Success Looks Like

During your first several months, you will become familiar with our applications and development processes while beginning to resolve well‑defined issues with support from the team.

As your experience grows, you will independently handle routine bugs and minor enhancements, communicate effectively with users, and become a trusted owner of the