Hybrid Boston: Senior Platform Engineering Lead

athenahealth; Boston (MA); Hybrid; USD 164,000 - 280,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Commuter support

Tuition assistance

Employee resource groups

Job summary

athenahealth in Boston is seeking a Senior Engineering Manager to lead and grow high‑performing teams while staying hands‑on with modern systems and services. Expect delivery of scalable software using Java, React, AWS, event‑driven architecture, GraphQL, and SQL DBs.

The role partners with product and architecture to drive measurable business outcomes, operational excellence, and modernization of revenue cycle management platforms.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience in CS/Engineering.
• 10–20 years of software engineering and technical leadership experience.
• Hands-on with Java and React in production systems, including code review and design leadership.
• Experience with AWS, event-driven architecture, GraphQL, and SQL DBs.
• Proven track record delivering complex, distributed systems with reliable operations.
• Experience establishing CI/CD, automated testing, observability, and incident management at scale.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop software engineering teams to deliver high‑quality services and user experiences that meet defined outcomes and OKRs.
• Own delivery for multiple initiatives, set goals, clarify scope, align dependencies, and manage risk to achieve predictable results.
• Stay hands-on through architecture reviews, design spikes, code and PR reviews, and targeted contributions for critical paths.
• Guide system design, promote scalable, reliable, and secure patterns.
• Improve engineering practices for testing, CI/CD, observability, incident response, and post‑incident learning.
• Collaborate with product, UX, and architecture to translate requirements into technical plans and milestones.
• Recruit, coach, and grow engineering talent; provide feedback and career development.
• Evaluate AI-assisted tools and integrate them into workflows with safety and compliance.
• Track progress, communicate risks, and hold teams to measurable goals and customer impact.

Skills

Java

React

AWS

Event‑driven architecture

GraphQL

SQL databases

Leadership

Mentoring

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field

Tools

CI/CD

Observability

Job description

athenahealth in Boston is seeking a Senior Engineering Manager to lead and grow high‑performing teams while staying hands‑on with modern systems and services. Expect delivery of scalable software using Java, React, AWS, event‑driven architecture, GraphQL, and SQL DBs.

The role partners with product and architecture to drive measurable business outcomes, operational excellence, and modernization of revenue cycle management platforms.