Senior Software Engineer — RCM Rules, AI & Cloud

Athenahealth India; Boston (MA); Hybrid; USD 119,000 - 203,000; Full time

Job summary

athenahealth in Boston is seeking a Senior Software Engineer on the athenaCollector Rules team to build revenue cycle management software powering claims processing and billing workflows. The role is hybrid in Boston, MA, and focuses on scalable, secure, and maintainable solutions across the athenaOne platform.

You will design frontend experiences with React and backend services in Java/Spring Boot, while working with SQL databases (Oracle, PostgreSQL) and container orchestration (Docker,

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Engineering, or related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 4–8 years of professional software development experience.
• Strong experience building frontend applications using React, JavaScript, HTML, and CSS.
• Solid experience developing backend services in Java and Spring Boot.
• Proficiency with SQL and working knowledge of Oracle and PostgreSQL databases.
• Experience with AWS services, including ECS, EKS, EC2, Docker, and Kubernetes.
• Experience in AI/LLM technologies, prompt engineering, and agentic AI patterns, or a demonstrated willingness to develop expertise in these areas.
• Understanding of infrastructure‑as‑code and DevOps concepts; Terraform experience is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop user‑facing experiences using React, JavaScript/TypeScript, HTML, and CSS with a focus on performance, accessibility, and usability.
• Develop and maintain backend services in Java and Spring Boot that support RCM Rules execution for claims processing.
• Create, optimize, and maintain SQL‑based data models and queries for Oracle and PostgreSQL databases.
• Support deployment and operation of containerized services on AWS, including ECS, EKS, EC2, Docker, and Kubernetes.
• Partner with platform and SRE teams to strengthen reliability, observability, and operational readiness.
• Apply infrastructure‑as‑code and DevOps automation practices; Terraform experience is a plus.
• Collaborate with engineers, product managers, designers in design discussions, code reviews, and delivery planning.
• Troubleshoot production issues, perform root‑cause analysis, and implement durable fixes that reduce operational risk.
• Mentor junior engineers and contribute to team learning, technical discussions, and engineering best practices.
• Contribute to architectural conversations and help shape technical direction for the product area.
• Produce technical documentation, runbooks, and API documentation for internal and external stakeholders.
• Support performance tuning, scalability testing, and continuous improvement of software quality.
• Explore and apply AI capabilities in engineering workflows and product features, that improve productivity and client outcomes.
• Support deployment and integration activities as needed.
• Participate in on‑call rotation and incident response support as needed.

Skills

React

JavaScript/TypeScript

HTML/CSS

Java

Spring Boot

SQL

Oracle

PostgreSQL

AWS

Docker

Kubernetes

AI/LLM

Terraform

Collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in computer science or related field

4–8 years of software development experience

Tools

Oracle

PostgreSQL

AWS ECS

AWS EKS

AWS EC2

Docker

Kubernetes

Terraform

Job description

athenahealth in Boston is seeking a Senior Software Engineer on the athenaCollector Rules team to build revenue cycle management software powering claims processing and billing workflows. The role is hybrid in Boston, MA, and focuses on scalable, secure, and maintainable solutions across the athenaOne platform.

You will design frontend experiences with React and backend services in Java/Spring Boot, while working with SQL databases (Oracle, PostgreSQL) and container orchestration (Docker,