Senior Software Engineer, Specialties

athenahealth•Boston, MA

2d•Hybrid

About The Position

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.

Requirements

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.

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.
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.