Join us as we work to create a thriving ecosystem that delivers accessible, high-quality, and sustainable healthcare for all.
Be a part of the mission to create a thriving ecosystem that delivers accessible, high-quality, and sustainable healthcare for all.
Opportunity
Consumer Messaging in the Patient Experience division is responsible for building and supporting athenahealth's patient messaging infrastructure that delivers millions of important email, SMS, phone, and push notification messages every day to patients. Our technology is implemented with a mix of technologies with most development occurring in modern Java and AWS microservice-based architecture. We have an opportunity for a talented and experienced backend developer to join our Engineering team as a Member Technical Staff MTS.
Position Summary
As a developer with relevant experience in backend technologies for API development and microservice architecture, you will be working closely with Senior Developers, Architects/Leads, Product Owners, and other technical teams. Your primary responsibility will be to build and maintain the complete software development process from conception to deployment in adherence with the set policies on Security, performance, and testing.
As a team member, you value collaborative environments where you can challenge ideas and learn from your colleagues. You approach your work with insatiable curiosity and have a profound discomfort with unresolved issues. You speak up and act when you see something that is not right - even if it is not in your job description or your area of expertise.
Job Responsibilities
Technical Execution
- Produce accurate, unambiguous, and readable code adhering to technical design specifications.
- Deliver customer value in the form of high-quality software components and services in adherence with policies on Security, performance, longevity, and Integration testing
- Estimate the size of development tasks in story points with the goal of 80% accuracy; begin to challenge others during estimation
- Write, debug, and deploy code to production; deliver timely fixes
- Adhere to DOD (story definition of done) as part of the sprint, including unit tests, functional testing, code reviews, no regressions, bug fixes, documentation and adhere to coding, design, and architecture best practices
- Perform peer code reviews to ensure quality standards
Contributions to the Team
- Master the domain knowledge for area of assignment
- Take ownership of what the team builds after the release
- Volunteer for work in the backlog and commit to quality delivery; Coordinate efforts across the team to ensure completion and effectiveness of one's deliverables
- Participate and contribute to scrum meetings i.e., daily stand-up, sprint planning, and retrospectives
- Drive self-organization; help determine how the team functions in collaboration with your peers
Cross functional Coordination and Communication
- Work collaboratively across the Technology and Product organizations to ensure alignment towards business goals
- Build strong relationships with cross-functional team members
- Share business and technical learnings with the broader engineering and product organization, while adapting approach for different audiences
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's Degree or equivalent
- 2-4 years of experience in an engineering role
- Strong understanding of data structures and OOPS concepts
- Good analytical and problem-solving skills
- Knowledge of modern programming languages such as: Java, Spring, Hibernate, RESTful API
- Ability and willingness to explore legacy and monolith systems.
- Ability to learn and adapt in a fast-paced environment
- Ability to write code that is technically sound, performant, scalable, and readable
- Ability to work collaboratively on a cross-functional team with a wide range of experience levels
- Availability to occasionally work after-hours on prod support issues or collaborate with USA-based colleagues
Desired Qualifications
- Experience in an Agile environment
- Knowledge of Unix/Linux, SQL, and various other DB technologies
- Knowledge of microservices architecture, messaging system (RabbitMQ /Kafka), docker
- Experience with deploying and maintaining services in public cloud like AWS
- Ability to make decisions independently, driving towards the right solution
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.
