About Emily McCabe

Senior software engineer building full-stack platforms in regulated, data-heavy domains.

I build systems that bring structure to ambiguous, workflow-heavy requirements.

Over fifteen years across healthcare SaaS, developer tools, and federal data systems, I have worked as both engineer and product owner. I turn vague stakeholder needs into working software, and I stay with that software through launch and long-term production support.

I work best in lean, high-agency teams where technical execution drives product strategy, and I am equally at home writing a Lambda resolver, designing a DynamoDB schema, or refining the interface that sits on top of them.

How I Work

  • 0 to 1 ownership from prototype through production rollout
  • Full-stack delivery, from CDK infrastructure and GraphQL APIs to the React interfaces on top
  • Compliance-heavy domains including HIPAA, Title 13/26, and least-privilege architecture
  • Small-team leadership including mentoring, task direction, and code review

Currently at JustBard Technologies, I built Tempo EMR's configurable intake system across the stack, from the GraphQL schema and Python Lambda resolvers to the form renderer, and independently prototyped JstVision, the investigation workflow that became our developer platform's flagship feature.

Before that, I spent thirteen years at the U.S. Census Bureau, where I built, modernized, and supported 70+ federal data-collection systems serving millions of respondents.

Where I do my best work

Complex, Data-Heavy Domains

My best work happens on problems where understanding the business domain matters as much as the implementation. My recent focus has been developer tools and digital health, but the common thread across my career is regulated, data-dense systems where correctness, privacy boundaries, and usability all have to hold at the same time.

Product & Full-Stack Architecture · HealthTech & Clinical Platforms · Observability & Developer Tools · Applied-AI Product Systems · Complex, Compliance-Heavy Software

Technical skills

Tools I work with

Languages

TypeScriptJavaScriptPythonPerlSQL (PostgreSQL, MySQL)GraphQL

Frontend

ReactNext.jsViteReact RouterTailwind CSSSession Replay InterfacesData VisualizationWCAG/Section 508 Accessibility

Backend

Node.jsExpressAppSync GraphQLPipeline ResolversREST APIsPython (Django, Flask)Perl Catalyst

Cloud & Infrastructure

AWS LambdaAPI GatewayAppSyncDynamoDBS3AWS CDK (Infrastructure as Code)Serverless Framework

Data & Analytics

PostgreSQLMySQLDynamoDBMongoDBNumPyPandasOpenTelemetry Trace DataDe-identification Pipelines

Other

GitLinux / UNIXDockerSecure Document WorkflowsHIPAA-Aware Product DesignRole-Based Access Patterns

Domains

Observability and Trace ToolingMulti-Tenant SaaS IsolationConfig-Driven Clinical WorkflowsLegacy Data MigrationNational Data Collection Platforms
Foundation

Thirteen Years of Federal Data Systems

At the U.S. Census Bureau, I built, modernized, and supported more than 70 federal data-collection and reporting systems for Census and partner agencies including NSF, BLS, and the U.S. Department of Education, serving millions of respondents and thousands of internal staff. I partnered directly with sponsor agencies to turn loosely defined ideas into requirements, data models, and working applications, then owned those applications in production for years. That record led to a promotion into supervisory leadership, where I ran hiring, performance reviews, and code reviews while staying hands-on in development and production support.

  • Built and owned data-collection systems handling sensitive PII under Title 13 and Title 26 confidentiality requirements.
  • Owned recurring sponsor data workflows, including validation, production loads, crosswalk mapping, and structured XML output.
  • Built mobile-responsive, Section 508 accessible interfaces used nationally.
  • Instrumented interaction telemetry for debugging and data quality long before it was fashionable.
  • Led hiring, mentoring, and code review as a supervisor while continuing to ship.
Resume

The Same Story, on Paper

A two-page summary of the work described on this site. If you would like more detail on any of it, email me and ask.