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Software Engineer – Specialties

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In-Office
Boston, MA
96K-162K Annually
Mid level
In-Office
Boston, MA
96K-162K Annually
Mid level
As a Software Engineer on the Clinicals team, you will design, develop, and contribute to high-quality software components for healthcare applications, collaborating with team members to deliver customer value and ensuring completion of projects.
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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 an Engineer to join our Clinicals team within our Core Services Engineering organization. Your job will be to contribute to accurate, unambiguous technical design specifications to the appropriate detail and deliver customer value in the form of high-quality software components and services. You are a tenacious, but nimble learner, who demonstrates design & engineering excellence. 

You are a developer with experience building full stack web applications. You are an excellent communicator that is capable of quickly picking up the complicated healthcare space. 

  

As an engineer on the athenaClinicals Product team, you will have the opportunity to work on a broad range of product components and workflows used by doctors and clinicians, such as; order management, prescriptions, lab/imaging results, medical history documentation, and the coordination of patient care, in both ambulatory and inpatient settings. 

  

The Team: Our athenaClinicals team builds code that matters, working on the beating heart of doctors’ workflows that is used by over 100,000 healthcare providers daily. We build the interface that makes the interactions between these providers and the electronic health record as seamless as possible, and elevates what the doctor needs to see, when they need to see it. This team is innovative, passionate, and driven by our mission to help make an impact. 

   

Job Responsibilities  

  • Design and develop code on an agile team of Engineers, a Scrum Master, a Product Owner, and Experience Designer  

  • Collaborate with team members to promote productivity and effectiveness, share business and technical insights with the broader engineering and product organization  

  • Develop knowledge and domain expertise. Take ownership of what you and the team build and coordinate your efforts across the teams to ensure proper completion  

   

Typical Qualifications  

  • About 2-4 years of software engineering experience with significant product development expertise  

  • Proficient in at least one modern programming language; relational databases, with modern UI frameworks helpful  

  • We work in Agile environment, so any Agile experience or CI/CD concepts is helpful  

  • Knowledge of Unix/Linux, SQL, RESTful API, and various other technologies is helpful  


Expected Compensation

$96,000 - $162,000

The base salary range shown reflects the full range for this role from minimum to maximum. At athenahealth, base pay depends on multiple factors, including job-related experience, relevant knowledge and skills, how your qualifications compare to others in similar roles, and geographical market rates.  Base pay is only one part of our competitive Total Rewards package - depending on role eligibility, we offer both short and long-term incentives by way of an annual discretionary bonus plan, variable compensation plan, and equity plans.


About athenahealth

Our vision: In an industry that becomes more complex by the day, we stand for simplicity. We offer IT solutions and expert services that eliminate the daily hurdles preventing healthcare providers from focusing entirely on their patients — powered by our vision to create a thriving ecosystem that delivers accessible, high-quality, and sustainable healthcare for all.

Our company culture: Our talented  employees — or athenistas, as we call ourselves — spark the innovation and passion needed to accomplish our vision. We are a diverse group of dreamers and do-ers with unique knowledge, expertise, backgrounds, and perspectives. We unite as mission-driven problem-solvers with a deep desire to achieve our vision and make our time here count. Our award-winning culture is built around shared values of inclusiveness, accountability, and support.

Our DEI commitment: Our vision of accessible, high-quality, and sustainable healthcare for all requires addressing the inequities that stand in the way. That's one reason we prioritize diversity, equity, and inclusion in every aspect of our business, from attracting and sustaining a diverse workforce to maintaining an inclusive environment for athenistas, our partners, customers and the communities where we work and serve.

What we can 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 collaborative  workspaces  — some offices even welcome dogs.

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.

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

Learn more about our culture and benefits here: athenahealth.com/careers  

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

Top Skills

Modern Programming Languages
Modern Ui Frameworks
Relational Databases
Restful Api
SQL
Unix/Linux
HQ

athenahealth Boston, Massachusetts, USA Office

80 Guest Street, Boston, MA, United States, 02135

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