Part-Time AI Automation Engineer — Dental Group (US Only)

About us We're a growing multi-location dental group in South Florida. We've already designed a fleet of 8 internal automation agents — complete written specs, working code templates, and infrastructure in place. We need a skilled developer to build and deploy them. This is implementation work with clear specs, not open-ended R&D. What you'll build Python automation agents that pull data from our practice management system's REST API (auth pattern already proven in production scripts you'll receive) Claude API integrations (drafting appeal letters, patient texts, weekly analyst reports) with a strict de-identification pattern we'll teach you Firebase (Firestore) reads/writes and light updates to existing web dashboards (deployed via Netlify) Scheduling via Windows Task Scheduler; simple HTML email reports Occasional work with HubSpot API and Google Sheets You're a fit if you have 3+ years Python, comfortable with REST APIs, JSON, and error handling Firebase/Firestore experience Experience integrating LLM APIs (Anthropic/OpenAI) Ability to work from an existing codebase and follow written specs precisely Strong written English and reliable weekly availability (EST business hours overlap) Healthcare/HIPAA experience a plus, not required — but you must be willing to learn and follow our PHI handling rules exactly Requirements (non-negotiable — please do not apply if you cannot meet all of these) Located in the United States with US work authorization. No offshore contractors or agencies. Completed W-9 on file before any work begins Background check required (we order and pay for it) Signed NDA and HIPAA Business Associate Agreement (BAA) required before you are granted any access to systems containing Protected Health Information (PHI). This is a healthcare environment — no exceptions. Video call interview with camera on; government ID verification All access granted via individually credentialed accounts (no shared logins), revocable by us at any time How we'll work Paid test task first: build one small agent (~4–6 hrs) from our spec using our template. Paid at your full rate. Then ~10–20 hrs/week building out the remaining agents, one at a time, each with a written "done when" acceptance test After the initial build-out (est. 60–100 hours total), ongoing part-time maintenance and new features for the right person Weekly check-in call; async otherwise To apply Briefly describe a Python + API automation project you built (what it pulled, what it produced, how it was scheduled) Confirm you're US-based and willing to complete a background check and sign a BAA Your hourly rate and weekly availability Start your proposal with the word "HUDDLE" so we know you read this