Lead Software Engineer – Payer ADT

Company: Athenahealth
Location: Allston
Posted on: January 1, 2026

Job Description:

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 Lead Software Engineer to join our Payer ADT team within Platform and Data Services, Interoperability, Boston location. Our zone vision is to maximize our network effect through efficient, effective experience driven interoperability and navigate to value-based care. Our team’s vision is to improve payer/partner and provider collaboration in healthcare ecosystem, deliver better patient and provider experience. We are building a robust and scalable integration platform to enable bidirectional workflow between Payer/Partner and Provider groups to surface Payer/Partner’s insights on patient's health condition at the moments of care delivery. Help us reach our goal of becoming the healthcare backbone by enhancing our cloud based EHR solution and leveraging the network effect of 100k providers. Apply your technical skills towards allowing doctors to be doctors so that they can spend more time doing what they do best: provide patient care. But enough about us, let’s talk about you. Your job will be to build products and services for Payer integration and platform solutions. You are a technologist with zeal to solve complex problems, have a growth mindset, are a fast learner, who is willing to work in fast paced environment. Job Responsibilities Deliver customer value in the form of high-quality software components and services in adherence with R&D policies on security, performance, longevity, and integration testing Propose technical design and implementation that solve scaling and performance problems Look for innovation opportunities across several teams with a willingness to experiment and to boldly confront problems of large complexity and scope Proactively identify opportunities to reuse services and product features. Avoid duplication of effort by collaborating and make proposals across various engineering teams Provide technical mentorship within team and across zones Interact with customers and internal stakeholders as a consultant and spokesperson for payer solution team Preferred Qualifications 6 years of experience in software engineering. Significant software engineering skills and computer science experience Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent. Hands-on experience in programming languages such as Java, Python, JavaScript/Query, Perl. Extensive experience with object-oriented programming, relational database technologies, distributed computing tech and RESTful APIs Experience architecting/developing solutions on AWS Experience in an Agile environment and been a part of SDLC, deployment & support of software projects Knowledge of version control management tools like Perforce & Git Demonstrated experience leading or developing high quality, enterprise scale software products using a structured system development lifecycle Knowledge of or experience with big data analytics techniques: data warehousing (Snowflake), data mining (Looker) is a plus Knowledge of or experience with agentic AI is a plus Knowledge of healthcare is a plus Expected Compensation $143,000 - $243,000 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, 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

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