Lead Software Engineer

athenahealth; Massachusetts; On-site; USD 140,000 - 223,000; Full time

Job summary

athenahealth is seeking a Lead Software Engineer to enhance their athenaCollector team, developing technology solutions for Revenue Cycle Management. This role requires strong leadership, expertise in data management, and experience with Agile environments. Join a collaborative culture at a company dedicated to improving healthcare through accessible, high-quality services. Ideal candidates will have significant product development experience and a passion for innovation.

Benefits

Commuter support

Tuition assistance

Employee resource groups

Collaborative workspaces

Flexible work environment

Qualifications

• 6+ years of experience in software engineering required.
• Background in ETL processes and data domains preferred.
• Comfort with large datasets and technology optimization.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop code on agile teams.
• Mentor team members and enhance productivity.
• Manage and optimize data workflows.

Skills

Software engineering

Data management

ETL processes

Agile methodology

Team leadership

Relational databases

AWS

ReactJS

Education

Bachelor’s Degree

Job description

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

We are looking for a Lead Software Engineer to join our athenaCollector team.



InathenaCollectorwe build technology solutions that automate (RCM) Revenue Cycle Management. This Collector team is implementing the underlying medical back-office processes to automate and integrate the unique claims cycle requirements.



The successful candidate will have proven experience in building teams and attracting talent, developing career paths, and fostering a culture of innovation in similar high performing teams.



The Team: The athenaCollector product builds a critical part of the athenaOne platform, which helps our medical provider clients manage their business and revenue cycle (RCM), automating claims and billing for well over $200 billion in client revenue.



Job Responsibilities

• Lead, design and develop code on agile teams of Engineers, Scrum Master, Product Owners, and Experience Designers
• Collaborate with and /or mentor and advise team members to promote productivity and effectiveness, sharing business and technical insights with the broader engineering and product organization.
• We are seeking a highly skilled professional with a strong background in data domains, ETL (Extract, Transform, Load) processes, and UDS (Uniform Data Services). This individual should be comfortable working with large data sets and possess the technical expertise necessary to manage and optimize data workflows effectively
  
  

Typical Qualifications

• Ideally 6+ years of software engineering experience with significant product development expertise
• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent experience
• Proficient in at least one modern programming language and relational databases; experience with modern UI frameworks preferred
• Highly skilled professional with a strong background in data domains, ETL (Extract, Transform, Load) processes, and UDS (Uniform Data Services)
• Comfortable working with large datasets and possessing the technical expertise necessary to manage and optimize data workflows
• Hands on experience in AWS ecosystem, ReactJS, TypeScript, JSX are a huge plus
• Ability to lead teams/technical projects including technical design, scoping and estimation
• We work in an Agile environment; experience with Agile and CI/CD concepts preferred
• Knowledge of Unix/Linux, SQL, RESTful API, Spring Boot and other technologies is helpful
  
  

About Athenahealth

Here’s our vision:To create a thriving ecosystem that delivers accessible, high-quality, and sustainable healthcare for all.

What’s unique about our locations?

From an historic, 19th century arsenal to a converted, landmark power plant, all of athenahealth’s offices were carefully chosen to represent our innovative spirit and promote the most positive and productive work environment for our teams. Our 10 offices across the United States and India — plus numerous remote employees — all work to modernize the healthcare experience, together.

Our Company Culture Might Be Our Best Feature.

We don't take ourselves too seriously. But our work? That’s another story. athenahealth develops and implements products and services that support US healthcare: It’s our chance to create healthier futures for ourselves, for our family and friends, for everyone.

Our vibrant and talentedemployees — or athenistas, as we call ourselves — spark the innovation and passion needed to accomplish our goal. We continue to expand our workforce with amazing people who bring diverse backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives at every level, and foster an environment where everyathenistafeels comfortable bringing their best selves to work.

Our size makes a difference, too: We are small enough that your individual contributions will stand out — but large enough to grow your career with our resources and established business stability.

Giving back is integral to our culture. Our athenaGives platform strives to support food security, expand access to high-quality healthcare for all, and support STEM education to develop providers and technologists who will provide access to high-quality healthcare for all in the future. As part of the evolution of athenahealth’s Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) program, we’ve selected nonprofit partners that align with our purpose and let us foster long-term partnerships for charitable giving, employee volunteerism, insight sharing, collaboration, and cross-team engagement.

What can we 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.

In addition to our traditional benefits and perks, we sponsor events throughout the year, including book clubs, external speakers, and hackathons. And 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.

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.

athenahealth is committed to a policy of equal employment opportunity—that’s why we recruit and hire applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, disability, age, sexual orientation, veteran status, genetic information, gender identity, gender expression, or any other factor prohibited by law. We’re happy to provide a reasonable accommodation, for those with a disability, to complete any part of the application process. If you are unable to access or use this online application process and need an alternative method for applying, please contact us at [e-mail] for assistance.

https://www.athenahealth.com/careers/equal-opportunity

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Engineering and Information Technology

• Industries

  IT Services and IT Consulting

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