Senior Filemaker Developer

RxFunction • Eden Prairie, MN

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About The Position

We are seeking an experienced Senior FileMaker Developer to lead the design, development, enhancement, and support of sophisticated FileMaker solutions. This is a senior, hands-on development role requiring deep expertise across the FileMaker platform and a strong understanding of application architecture, relational database design, scripting, integrations, security, performance optimization, and user experience. The developer will independently translate complex business requirements into scalable, reliable, and intuitive FileMaker applications while helping establish development standards and mentor team members.

The role involves working throughout the application lifecycle, from requirements analysis and solution design through development, testing, deployment, production support, and continuous improvement. The developer will collaborate with business analysts, project managers, subject matter experts, and stakeholders, and will produce technical documentation covering architecture, data models, integrations, standards, deployment processes, and system dependencies.

Requirements

• 7+ years of professional FileMaker development experience, including responsibility for complex, business-critical applications.
• Expert-level knowledge of FileMaker scripting, calculations, relationships, layouts, custom functions, security, and relational database design.
• Strong experience designing and maintaining large or complex FileMaker solutions with multiple users, workflows, integrations, and business processes.
• Extensive experience integrating FileMaker with external applications and services using REST APIs and JSON.
• Strong understanding of SQL and relational database concepts.
• Experience with FileMaker Data API, ODBC/JDBC, OAuth, or similar integration technologies.
• Demonstrated ability to diagnose and resolve complex FileMaker performance and application architecture issues.
• Strong understanding of application security, data integrity, error handling, logging, and reliable transaction processing.
• Ability to translate complex business requirements into maintainable, user-focused technical solutions.
• Experience working with existing or legacy FileMaker solutions and improving them without unnecessarily disrupting business operations.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with excellent attention to detail.
• Ability to work independently on complex development efforts while collaborating effectively with technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• A bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Software Design, Information Systems, or a related technical field is preferred.

Nice To Haves

• Claris FileMaker certifications or advanced FileMaker training.
• Experience developing enterprise or operational applications supporting complex, high-volume business processes.
• Experience integrating FileMaker with ERP, financial, healthcare, document management, or other enterprise systems.
• Experience with JavaScript or FileMaker Web Viewer-based development.
• Experience with FileMaker DevOps tools and techniques, automated deployment, solution versioning, testing, and change management.
• Experience in environments with formal documentation, validation, quality, or regulatory requirements.
• Experience mentoring developers or providing technical leadership within a development team.

Responsibilities

• Lead the architecture, design, development, and ongoing enhancement of complex FileMaker applications using FileMaker Pro, FileMaker Server, and related platform capabilities.
• Design scalable relational data models, including tables, relationships, indexing strategies, and data structures that support performance and maintainability.
• Develop FileMaker scripts, calculations, custom functions, layouts, and workflow automation.
• Design intuitive, efficient user experiences that simplify business processes and improve productivity.
• Build and maintain integrations between FileMaker and external systems using REST APIs, FileMaker Data API, JSON, XML, ODBC/JDBC, OAuth, webhooks, and middleware technologies.
• Troubleshoot application, data, scripting, integration, and performance issues across FileMaker Pro and FileMaker Server environments.
• Analyze and optimize performance, including scripts, calculations, relationships, layouts, searches, network behavior, and server performance.
• Apply FileMaker security best practices, including privilege sets, account management, authentication, data access controls, and secure integrations.
• Support FileMaker Server administration, deployment, backups, maintenance, upgrades, and environment management.
• Establish and promote development standards, naming conventions, reusable patterns, documentation practices, and code quality expectations.
• Collaborate with business analysts, project managers, subject matter experts, and stakeholders to understand requirements and develop effective technical solutions.
• Evaluate existing FileMaker solutions and recommend improvements to architecture, usability, performance, reliability, and technical debt.
• Produce technical documentation for solution architecture, data models, integrations, development standards, deployment processes, and system dependencies.
• Participate in requirements analysis, solution design, development, testing, deployment, production support, and continuous improvement.
• Mentor other members of the team and help establish development standards.

Benefits

• Competitive salary and benefits.
• Opportunities for continued professional development and advanced FileMaker training.
• A senior role with significant ownership over FileMaker architecture and development.
• Opportunities to solve complex business and technical problems.
• The ability to influence development standards, architecture, and technical direction.
• A collaborative environment where developers work closely with business stakeholders and see the direct impact of their solutions.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior