Senior Software Engineer, Specialties

athenahealth•Boston, MA

2d•Hybrid

About The Position

We are seeking a highly motivated Senior Software Engineer to join our Specialties team. This is a full-stack role ideal for someone who thrives in a collaborative Agile environment and adapts to new technologies. As a Senior Software Engineer, you will build reliable, scalable full‑stack solutions that improve the quality of healthcare and satisfaction of providers and staff. This is a hybrid role based in Boston, MA, requiring one day in office. Our athena Clinicals team builds code that matters, improving workflows that are used by healthcare professionals daily. We develop features that prioritize doctor-patient interactions and give doctors more time to do what matters: provide patient care. This team is innovative, passionate, and driven by our mission to 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.
Strong proficiency in Java and/or React; experience with GraphQL preferred.
Solid understanding of the Software Development Life Cycle and experience working on Agile teams (Scrum, Kanban).
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.

Nice To Haves

experience with GraphQL

Responsibilities

Develop full-stack features and services using Java, React, and other modern technologies.
Implement, test, and maintain backend services and APIs; contribute to GraphQL schema and resolver development.
Collaborate with product owners and designers to translate requirements into technical solutions and deliver iteratively.
Participate in code reviews, design discussions, and technical planning to ensure code maintainability and platform 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 to maintain and modernize our core functionality.
Actively mentor junior engineers through pairing, feedback, and knowledge sharing.
Assist with performance optimization and feature planning for services under active development.
Contribute to the team’s 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.