Job Description

Join us as we work to create a thriving ecosystem that delivers accessible, high-quality, and sustainable healthcare for all.

About athenahealth:

athenahealth is a progressive and innovation-driven healthcare software product company. We partner with healthcare organizations across the care continuum to drive clinical and financial results. Our expert teams build modern technology on an open, connected ecosystem, yielding insights that make a difference for our customers and their patients. We maintain a unique value-driven employee culture and offer a flexible work-life balance.



We are headquartered in Boston, US, and our India offices are in Bengaluru, Chennai, and Pune . Position Summary

We are looking for a Software Engineer (Member of Technical Staff) to join the Athena Environments and Stability zone in our Chennai office. Our teams are organizational enablers and productivity multipliers in support of athenaOne products and services. We provide cost-optimized, technology appropriate, resilient, regulatory compliant product environments to serve our customers at maximum efficiency and satisfaction. This position is a part of our Tech Modernization initiative, with a focus on enabling the containerization of legacy applications and evolving how we deploy and operate our various environments. But enough about us, let's talk about you

You are a technologist with a zeal to solve complex problems. You possess a growth-oriented mindset and are a quick learner, looking to work in fast paced environment with total accountability. You possess good experience with software scale & services development, build & deploy containerized applications and services on container platforms like Kubernetes and Docker. As an Engineer on our team, you will have significant contributions in accelerating our efforts to migrate the existing athenaOne perl application into a modern, containerized world. Job Responsibilities:

Design, develop, and deploy high-quality code to production as a full stack developer in an Agile team of diverse engineers

Participate in agile ceremonies & drive best practices to improve team performance.

Proactively identify and proposes new, alternative technology to create scalable implementations and achieve results

Act as the subject matter expert for area of assignment

Work collaboratively across the Technology and Product organizations to ensure alignment towards business goals

Qualifications:

Ideally 2+ years of progressive software development experience with significant product development expertise

Good knowledge of modern programming languages /application development frameworks such as: Java, JavaScript, Spring framework.

Experience working with established large codebase, added Advantage: Full stack development experience.

Good working experience with Perl/Python, SQL/PL-SQL, RDBMS & Unix scripting skills

Good working experience in building, deploying containerized applications on cloud platforms like AWS ECS/EKS and familiarity in AWS Cloud Infrastructure.

Familiarity with application build, deployment, monitoring tools & frameworks like CI/CD in Jenkins, Prometheus, Grafana, Datadog etc.

Strong programming skills. You're expected to be able to read and understand code as well as develop necessary tools.

Strong knowledge of any source control management tools.

Knowledge of DevSecOps practices like Infrastructure as code, CI, CD, and continuous monitoring etc

Scripting experience with shell scripting in Linux.

Understands Agile concepts & participated in various agile ceremonies is preferred

Strong verbal and written communication skills.

Comfortable working within established large codebase and process frameworks.

Proactive and self-motivated - willing to improve on existing processes to allow for faster iterations.

Good record of accomplishment of learning new tools and technologies.



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, athenahealth enables employees 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