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 Backend Software Engineer to join our cross-disciplined team building the next generation of Healthcare Patient Relationship Management features!
Within our Patient Experience sub-division, we offer patients seamless access to their health records through our innovative athenaPatient mobile application and accessible web-based patient portal. We break down barriers by connecting patients to their providers through cutting-edge telehealth solutions. Additionally, with your help we will revolutionize the way healthcare providers engage their patients through AI enhanced communication methods.
The Team
Join our newly formed Patient Relationship Management software development team and be a key contributor in building a greenfield next generation capability for our healthcare providers and their patients. Our team is built to ensure our products meet the needs of our customers and are comprised of talented frontend and backend software developers, an embedded Product Owner, and an Experience Designer. We prioritize industry best practices such as continuous delivery and iterative agile methodologies to ensure the timely delivery of quality functionality. Operating in two-week Agile sprints, we quickly roll out features to a subset of our customers for feedback as they mature.
What do we look for?
A software developer who demonstrates design and engineering excellence and has experience building web applications, preferably in public and private cloud environments. You are an excellent communicator and nimble learner who loves collaborating with teammates to build software that solves complex healthcare technology challenges.
You will play a crucial role in writing and delivering functionality that constantly enhances the experiences of millions of patients. Your work will have a direct impact on real people in their time of need, making a meaningful difference in their lives.
In this role, you will develop and support backends supporting highly performant and scalable APIs for our user interfaces. Collaboration is key, and you will work closely within our team to ensure our products meet the needs of our customers.
We are seeking high-quality candidates who are passionate about making a difference in the healthcare industry. If you are motivated, skilled, and eager to contribute to a team that values excellence and customer satisfaction, we would love to hear from you.
Job Responsibilities
- Contribute to a high-availability enterprise service supporting all sizes of health care provider organizations
- Write, debug, and deploy code to production; deliver timely fixes
- Collaborate inclusively with a cross-functional Agile team consisting of Engineers, a Scrum Master, a Product Owner, and an Experience Designer
- Adhere to DoD (story definition of done) as part of the sprint, including unit tests, functional testing, code reviews, bug fixes, documentation, and coding best practices.
Required Qualifications
- 2+ years of software engineering experience with enterprise server development
- OR 1+ years of software engineering with a master’s degree in a STEM-related field
- Web application development experience with focus on the backend
- Experience with Java and relational database/SQL or No SQL DB
Preferred Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in a Computer Science related field
- Experience in 3rd party service integration
- Knowledge and/or experience with Agile and Scrum methodologies
- Experience with deployment (CI/CD) pipelines using Jenkins along with git, bitbucket, etc.
- Familiarity with cloud hosting infrastructure such as AWS
About athenahealth
Here’s ourvision: To create a thriving ecosystem that delivers accessible, high-quality, and sustainable healthcare for all.
What’s unique about our locations?
From an historic, 19thcentury arsenal to a converted, landmark power plant,allofathenahealth’s offices were carefully chosen to represent our innovative spirit and promote the most positive and productive work environment for our teams. Our10offices 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 andimplements products and services that support US healthcare: It’sour chance to create healthier futures for ourselves, for our family and friends, for everyone.
Our vibrant and talented employees — orathenistas, as we call ourselves — spark the innovation and passion needed to accomplishour 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 every athenista feels comfortable bringing theirbestselves to work.
Our size makes a difference, too: We are small enoughthatyourindividual contributionswill stand out— butlarge enoughto grow your career with ourresources and established business stability.
Giving back is integral to our culture. OurathenaGivesplatform strives tosupport 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’sCorporate 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,athenistasenjoy perks specific to eachlocation, including commuter support, employee assistance programs, tuition assistance,employeeresource groups, and collaborative workspaces — some offices even welcome dogs.
In addition to our traditional benefits and perks, we sponsor events throughout the year, includingbook clubs, external speakers, and hackathons. And weprovideathenistaswithacompany culturebased onlearning,the support of anengaged team,andan inclusive environment where all employees are valued.
We alsoencourage a better work-life balance forathenistaswith our flexibility. Whilewe 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, athenahealth enables employees 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 taoperations@athenahealth.com for assistance.
https://www.athenahealth.com/careers/equal-opportunity
