Lead Software Engineer, AI-Driven Medications Platform

athenahealth; Boston (MA); Hybrid; USD 150,000 - 230,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual discretionary bonus

Equity plans

Commuter support

Tuition assistance

Employee resource groups

Collaborative workspaces

Job summary

athenahealth is seeking a Lead Software Engineer for Medications to drive design, development, and delivery of high-quality software in a cross-functional Agile environment.

You will own technical designs, guide implementations, and promote scalable, well-tested solutions while mentoring teammates and leveraging AI-assisted tooling to improve throughput and quality. Expect collaboration with product and design teams to align with customer needs and architectural standards.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of software engineering experience with a strong product development background.
• Proven experience leading full-stack development teams, including mentoring and design oversight.
• Proficiency in React, modern frontend architecture, core web technologies - HTML, CSS, JavaScript and Java.
• Experience with generative AI and AI-assist software engineering tooling.
• Solid experience with relational databases and data modeling.
• Experience designing and supporting APIs and working across distributed systems and evolving system architectures, including monolith and microservices environments.
• Nice to have: GraphQL, Unix/Linux experience, and exposure to legacy technologies in large-scale production environments.
• Strong communication, ownership, accountability, and a track record of adopting new technologies.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design, development, and delivery of high-quality software within an agile cross-functional team.
• Own technical designs and guide implementation in line with architectural standards and business goals.
• Build scalable, maintainable, well-tested software using modern engineering best practices.
• Provide technical leadership through code reviews, mentoring, and support for sound design decisions.
• Regularly leverage AI-assist software tooling to increase throughput, effectiveness and quality.
• Evaluate and propose opportunities for generative AI as part of delivering solutions to delight customers.
• Develop deep knowledge of the medication management domain to act as a technical SME.
• Collaborate with product, design, and adjacent engineering teams to deliver practical, scalable solutions.
• Take ownership of deliverables and coordinate cross-team efforts for successful execution.
• Mentor engineers, provide technical guidance, and foster a culture of learning and continuous improvement.
• Clearly communicate complex technical concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Foster collaboration between product and engineering by surfacing risks early and enabling timely decisions.

Skills

React

JavaScript

Java

Frontend architecture

APIs

Distributed systems

Relational databases

Generative AI tooling

Code reviews

Mentoring

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS or related field

Tools

Unix/Linux

GraphQL

Job description

athenahealth is seeking a Lead Software Engineer for Medications to drive design, development, and delivery of high-quality software in a cross-functional Agile environment.

You will own technical designs, guide implementations, and promote scalable, well-tested solutions while mentoring teammates and leveraging AI-assisted tooling to improve throughput and quality. Expect collaboration with product and design teams to align with customer needs and architectural standards.