Join us as we work to create a thriving ecosystem that delivers accessible, high-quality, and sustainable healthcare for all.

Role Summary

We are seeking a highly motivated Senior Software Engineer to join our Specialties Experience team. This is a full-stack role ideal for someone who enjoys working across the stack, thrives in a collaborative Agile environment, and is eager to learn and adapt to new technologies. This Senior Member of Technical Staff role will contribute to building reliable, scalable full‑stack solutions that improve care delivery and practice operations. This role is a hybrid role based in Boston, MA and the role reports to an Engineering Manager.

Team summary

Our athena Clinicals team builds code that matters, working on the doctors’ workflows that is used by healthcare providers daily. We develop workflows that prioritize the doctor & patient interactions and give doctors more time doing what attracted many to medicine in the first place: providing patient care. This team is innovative, passionate, and driven by our mission to help make an impact.

Job Responsibilities

• Develop full-stack features and services using Java, React, and other platform technologies.
• Implement, test, and maintain backend services and APIs; contribute to GraphQL schema and resolver development.
• Deploy and operate applications on cloud platforms (AWS preferred; GCP or Azure acceptable).
• Collaborate with product and design to translate requirements into technical solutions and deliver iteratively.
• Participate in code reviews, design discussions, and technical planning to ensure maintainability and reliability.
• Improve observability, monitoring, and incident response practices for services you own.
• Apply software engineering best practices across the SDLC, including automated testing and CI/CD pipelines.
• Leverage AI tools to accelerate development and problem solving. Evaluate outputs critically and document usage to promote responsible adoption.
• Learn and adopt Perl as needed for legacy integration work as part of ongoing modernization efforts
• Actively mentor junior engineers through pairing, feedback, and knowledge sharing.

Additional Job Responsibilities

• Assist with performance tuning and capacity planning for services under active development.
• Contribute to team technical roadmaps and help prioritize technical debt reduction.
• Help onboard new engineers and provide practical orientation on codebase and processes.
• Support cross-team initiatives that span multiple services or domains.
• Participate in team on-call rotations (shared across engineers) and support production incident response as required.
• Research and prototype new libraries, frameworks, or tools that could improve team productivity.
• Document architecture decisions, runbooks, and API specifications for cross-team consumption.

Expected Education & Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Computer Engineering, or a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 4+ years of professional software engineering experience (experience with cloud and modern web stacks preferred).
• Strong proficiency in Java and/or React; experience with GraphQL preferred. Willingness to learn Perl for legacy integration work
• Experience with cloud platforms (AWS preferred; GCP or Azure acceptable).
• Solid understanding of Software Development Life Cycle and experience working in Agile teams (Scrum, Kanban).
• Willingness and ability to learn Perl and GraphQL if not already experienced.
• Background in Python is a plus, particularly when paired with Java experience.
• Demonstrated ability to effectively leverage AI tools as a thinking partner to enhance problem-solving, productivity, and decision-making, applying sound judgment in their use.

Expected Compensation

$119,000 - $203,000

The base salary range shown reflects the full range for this role from minimum to maximum. At athenahealth, base pay depends on multiple factors, including job-related experience, relevant knowledge and skills, how your qualifications compare to others in similar roles, and geographical market rates. Base pay is only one part of our competitive Total Rewards package - depending on role eligibility, we offer both short and long-term incentives by way of an annual discretionary bonus plan, variable compensation plan, and equity plans.

About athenahealth

Our vision:

• *In an industry that becomes more complex by the day, we stand for simplicity. We offer IT solutions and expert services that eliminate the daily hurdles preventing healthcare providers from focusing entirely on their patients — powered by our vision to create a thriving ecosystem that delivers accessible, high-quality, and sustainable healthcare for all.

**Our company culture:

• Our talented  *employees — or athenistas, as we call ourselves — spark the innovation and passion needed to accomplish our vision. We are a diverse group of dreamers and do-ers with unique knowledge, expertise, backgrounds, and perspectives. We unite as mission-driven problem-solvers with a deep desire to achieve our vision and make our time here count. Our award-winning culture is built around shared values of inclusiveness, accountability, and support.

**Our DEI commitment:

• *Our vision of accessible, high-quality, and sustainable healthcare for all requires addressing the inequities that stand in the way. That's one reason we prioritize diversity, equity, and inclusion in every aspect of our business, from attracting and sustaining a diverse workforce to maintaining an inclusive environment for athenistas, our partners, customers and the communities where we work and serve.

**What we can do for you:

Along with health and financial benefits, athenistas enjoy perks specific to each location, including commuter support, employee assistance programs, tuition assistance, employee resource groups, and collaborative  workspaces  — some offices even welcome dogs.

We also encourage a better work-life balance for athenistas with our flexibility. While we know in-office collaboration is critical to our vision, we recognize that not all work needs to be done within an office environment, full-time. With consistent communication and digital collaboration tools, athenahealth enables employees to find a balance that feels fulfilling and productive for each individual situation.

In addition to our traditional benefits and perks, we sponsor events throughout the year, including book clubs, external speakers, and hackathons. We provide athenistas with a company culture based on learning, the support of an engaged team, and an inclusive environment where all employees are valued.

Learn more about our culture and benefits here: athenahealth.com/careers

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