Boston-Based Engineering Manager, Payments Platform

Mass Digital Health; Boston (MA); Hybrid; USD 150,000 - 243,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Commuter support

Employee assistance programs

Tuition assistance

Employee resource groups

Dog-friendly offices

Job summary

athenahealth in Boston seeks a seasoned engineering leader to drive two product-focused teams delivering payment-related features within the athenaCollector/athenaOne ecosystem. You’ll steer priorities, architecture, and delivery across cloud and monolith environments, partnering with product, design, and QA to achieve business outcomes.

You will mentor engineers, shape team growth, and help evolve engineering practices while contributing to a collaborative culture and fast-paced delivery model.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 5+ years of experience in an engineering leadership role with responsibility for delivery, team development, and execution.
• 5+ years of core experience in product design and development.
• Experience in payment processing or complex real time systems is an advantage.
• Experience with modern object-oriented programming languages.
• Experience with relational databases.
• Experience with modern JavaScript frameworks and related technologies.
• Experience with enterprise monolith applications as well as Cloud based enterprise applications.
• Demonstrated success developing employees professionally and supporting growth opportunities.
• Demonstrated ability to balance priorities and deliver results in a fast-paced environment.
• Experience leading teams and working effectively with cross-functional stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Lead two software engineering teams responsible for delivering payment related product features, platform enhancements, and technical improvements.
• Collaborate with product management, design, quality engineering, and other stakeholders to define priorities and deliver outcomes.
• Guide technical decision-making across object-oriented programming languages, relational databases, and modern frameworks in monolith and cloud environments.
• Drive product development and design efforts that improve customer experience, system reliability, and engineering efficiency.
• Manage execution across multiple priorities, ensuring timely delivery while maintaining quality and alignment with business goals.
• Develop team members through coaching, feedback, goal setting, and individualized growth opportunities.

Skills

Engineering leadership

Product design & development

Payment processing / real-time systems

Object-oriented programming languages

Relational databases

Modern JavaScript frameworks

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience

Tools

Relational databases

Cloud platforms (AWS/GCP/Azure)

JavaScript frameworks

Job description

athenahealth in Boston seeks a seasoned engineering leader to drive two product-focused teams delivering payment-related features within the athenaCollector/athenaOne ecosystem. You’ll steer priorities, architecture, and delivery across cloud and monolith environments, partnering with product, design, and QA to achieve business outcomes.

You will mentor engineers, shape team growth, and help evolve engineering practices while contributing to a collaborative culture and fast-paced delivery model.