Senior Software Engineer, Specialties

athenahealth • Boston, MA

3d • Hybrid

About The Position

Join us as we work to create a thriving ecosystem that delivers accessible, high-quality, and sustainable healthcare for all. 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 athenaClinicals 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 full-stack development experience with modern front-end frameworks (React).
• Proficiency in one or more of: Java, Perl, React, GraphQL.
• 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.
• 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

• Background in Python is a plus, particularly when paired with Java experience.

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 thoughtfully to accelerate development tasks, augment problem solving, and inform technical decisions—evaluate outputs critically, document tool use, and share practical guidance with teammates to promote effective and responsible adoption.
• Learn and adopt Perl as needed for legacy integration work; contribute to modernization efforts.
• Mentor more 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 occasional on-call rotations or 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.

Benefits

• 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.
• 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.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees