Lead Software Engineer, Clinical Decision Support
Athenahealth3 days ago
Base Salary
$143k - $243k/yr
Responsibilities
- Lead the design, development, and delivery of high-quality software within a cross-functional engineering team.
- Own technical designs and guide implementation according to architectural standards and business goals.
- Build scalable, maintainable, and well-tested software using modern engineering practices.
- Provide technical leadership through code reviews, mentoring, and guidance on design decisions.
- Use AI-assisted software tooling to improve engineering throughput, effectiveness, and quality.
- Identify opportunities to apply generative AI in customer-facing solutions.
- Develop expertise in clinical rules, patient data, and point-of-care workflows as a Clinical Decision Support subject matter expert.
- Partner with product, design, clinical stakeholders, and adjacent engineering teams to translate clinical requirements into actionable guidance.
- Own deliverables and coordinate cross-team efforts to ensure successful execution.
- Communicate complex technical concepts to technical and non-technical audiences while surfacing risks and supporting timely decisions.
Requirements
- At least 6 years of software engineering experience and a strong product development background.
- Proven experience leading full-stack development teams, including technical mentoring and design oversight.
- Proficiency with React, modern frontend architecture, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and Java.
- Experience with generative AI and AI-assisted software engineering tools.
- Experience with relational databases and data modeling.
- Experience designing and supporting APIs and working across distributed systems and evolving monolith and microservices architectures.
- Preferred experience with Clinical Decision Support, rules engines, FHIR, or Clinical Quality Language.
- Preferred experience with GraphQL, Unix/Linux, and legacy technologies in large-scale production environments.
- Strong communication, ownership, accountability, and ability to adopt new technologies.
Benefits
- Hybrid position based in Boston, Massachusetts.
- Health and financial benefits, commuter support, employee assistance programs, tuition assistance, employee resource groups, and collaborative workspaces.
- Flexible work arrangements that balance in-office collaboration with work outside the office.
- Annual company events including book clubs, external speakers, and hackathons.
- Inclusive, learning-oriented culture with engaged-team support; some offices welcome dogs.
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About Athenahealth
Athenahealth builds cloud-based electronic health records, practice management, revenue cycle, and patient engagement software for medical practices and health systems, often paired with technology-enabled billing services. The company sells its platform on a subscription basis and supports high-volume clinical and financial workflows across its network. Founded in 1997 and headquartered in Boston, it is privately held under Bain Capital.