Lead Software Engineer - DevOps

Athenahealth India; Chennai District; On-site; INR 3,800,000 - 6,000,000; Full time

Job summary

athenahealth India is seeking a Lead Software Engineer to join Team Shipyard, an IDP-focused DevOps engineering group in Chennai. You will provide technical leadership across design, development, and delivery of systems that enhance developer experience and the software delivery lifecycle.

Responsibilities include mentoring engineers, collaborating across teams, and driving engineering efforts in a large-scale enterprise environment with a strong DevOps focus.

Qualifications

• Min 7+ years of software engineering experience.
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent (bootcamp also acceptable).
• Experience in enterprise-scale Agile development environments.
• Proficiency in at least one modern programming language.
• Knowledge of Unix/Linux, RESTful APIs, AWS, microservices, Docker, and distributed computing.
• Hands-on with source control systems such as Perforce, Bitbucket, ClearCase, or comparable.
• Familiarity with DevOps tools including RESTful APIs, AWS, Jenkins, and related tooling.
• Knowledge of Perl.
• DevOps experience preferred but not required.

Responsibilities

• Lead technical design and development within an Agile team.
• Create clear technical specifications for implementation.
• Mentor engineers and share insights across teams.
• Collaborate with engineering and product groups to improve delivery.
• Own and drive team-wide engineering initiatives.

Skills

Technical leadership

Mentoring engineers

Agile development

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent

Tools

Unix/Linux

RESTful APIs

AWS

Docker

Git

Perforce

Bitbucket

ClearCase

Jenkins

Perl

Job description

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

Position Summary

We are seeking a Lead Software Engineer to join Team Shipyard, a DevOps-focused engineering team in Chennai within athenahealth’s Internal Developer Platforms (IDP) organization. IDP builds the platforms, tools, and capabilities that help athenahealth R&D teams navigate the complexity of our technology environment, develop software more efficiently, and deliver products that operate effectively across an open ecosystem. The Lead Software Engineer will provide technical leadership across the design, development, and delivery of systems and capabilities supporting athenahealth’s developer experience and software delivery lifecycle. This role offers the opportunity to work across a broad technical landscape and gain exposure to large-scale infrastructure and developer platforms.

Essential Job Responsibilities

• Lead technical design and development within an Agile team that includes Engineers, a Scrum Master, Product Owner, and Experience Designer.
• Create clear, precise, and appropriately detailed technical design specifications that enable effective implementation.
• Serve as a technical leader and trusted resource for the team by collaborating closely with colleagues, mentoring engineers, and providing guidance that improves both individual and team effectiveness.
• Share relevant technical and business insights across the broader engineering and product organization.
• Build deep expertise within the team’s problem domain and take meaningful ownership of the systems and capabilities the team delivers.
• Help coordinate and drive engineering efforts across the team to ensure work is completed successfully.

Additional Job Responsibilities

• Contribute to the continued evolution of athenahealth’s technology and engineering practices.
• Support systems and infrastructure operating across multiple data centers and thousands of servers.
• Work with DevOps technologies and practices, including RESTful APIs, AWS, Jenkins, and related tooling.
• Work with source control management systems and supporting infrastructure, including Perforce and Git.
• Contribute to services and tools supporting the software development and deployment lifecycle.
• Apply knowledge of Unix/Linux, microservices, Docker, and distributed computing to solve technical challenges.
• Collaborate within an enterprise-scale Agile development environment.

Expected Education & Experience

• Min 7+ years of experience demonstrating strong software engineering capabilities and a solid foundation in computer science.
• Bachelor’s degree, bootcamp training, or equivalent professional experience
• Experience working within an enterprise-scale Agile development environment.
• Proficiency in at least one modern programming language.
• Working knowledge of technologies and concepts including Unix/Linux, RESTful APIs, AWS, microservices, Docker, and distributed computing.
• Hands‑on experience with source control management systems such as Perforce, Bitbucket, ClearCase, or comparable technologies.
• Familiarity with a broad range of DevOps technologies and practices, including RESTful APIs, AWS, Jenkins, and related tooling.
• Knowledge of Perl.
• Prior DevOps experience is not required; however, experience working with systems or infrastructure is strongly preferred.

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 talentedemployees — 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 collaborativeworkspaces — 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, athenahealthenablesemployees 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 https://www.athenahealth.com/careers/equal-opportunity United by our mission and driven by our entrepreneurial spirit, our work at athenahealth is collaborative, transformative, and above all, it’s meaningful. Our employees take pride in using technology and data-driven insights to inspire changes that will make the U.S. healthcare system better for everyone, including your friends, family and maybe even you.