Engineering Manager, Medications Platform

athenahealth; Boston (MA); Hybrid; USD 143,000 - 243,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual discretionary bonus

Equity plans

Flexible work options

Job summary

athenahealth in Boston seeks a senior software engineering leader to drive 1–2 teams within the Medication Management zone, delivering customer-focused features and rapid issue resolution. This hybrid, in-office role collaborates with product, design, and other functions to shape reliable, high-impact product outcomes.

You will champion AI-assisted workflows to boost engineering efficiency, mentor engineers, and steer technical delivery across multiple workstreams, balancing speed and quality in

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 6+ years of combined engineering and people management experience.
• Proven ability to balance priorities and deliver results in a fast-paced environment.
• Experience with enterprise monolith applications as well as cloud-based enterprise applications.
• Experience leading teams and working effectively with cross-functional stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Lead one to two high performing software engineering teams, including a team for triaging, prioritizing, fixing and resolving customer-reported issues, and a team for feature development and delivery.
• Partner with product managers and UX designers to define priorities, scope work, and establish realistic delivery timelines.
• Drive technical planning, execution, and delivery across assigned workstreams with quality and timely completion.
• Support incident response, root cause analysis, and follow-up improvements when product issues arise.
• Coach and develop engineers with regular feedback, career growth support, and development opportunities.
• Evaluate and improve engineering processes to strengthen planning, delivery, and operational performance.
• Champion and apply AI tools and AI-assisted workflows to improve productivity and problem solving.

Skills

Software engineering leadership

People management

AI tooling

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

Enterprise monoliths

Cloud-based enterprise apps

Job description

athenahealth in Boston seeks a senior software engineering leader to drive 1–2 teams within the Medication Management zone, delivering customer-focused features and rapid issue resolution. This hybrid, in-office role collaborates with product, design, and other functions to shape reliable, high-impact product outcomes.

You will champion AI-assisted workflows to boost engineering efficiency, mentor engineers, and steer technical delivery across multiple workstreams, balancing speed and quality in