Lead Software Engineer, Billing Workflow
Company: athenahealth
Location: Boston, MA
Salary: $143,000 - $243,000 a year
Type: Full-time
Posted: 2026-04-13
About this role
Join us as we work to create a thriving ecosystem that delivers accessible, high-quality, and sustainable healthcare for all.
Role summary:
Drive the architecture and delivery of scalable, secure, and maintainable software that powers the athenaCollector product. This role is based in Boston, MA and is a hybrid position. You will lead engineering efforts across frontend and backend systems, collaborate with product and design partners, and mentor engineers to deliver high-impact Revenue Cycle Management (RCM) solutions. This position reports to the Senior Manager.
Team summary:
In athenaCollector we build technology solutions that automate Revenue Cycle Management (RCM). This Collector team is implementing the underlying medical back-office processes to automate and integrate the unique claims cycle requirements.
The athenaCollector product builds a critical part of the athenaOne platform, which helps our medical provider clients manage their business and revenue cycle (RCM), automating claims and billing for well over $200 billion in client revenue. This team focuses on providing both clients and athena teams with the right features and tools to minimize cash flow delays and operational costs, increase scalability, and help clients maximize the value they get from athenaOne.
As part of this team, you will enable reliable, auditable workflows that touch the billing and claims processes. You will work on both user-facing applications and backend services that process medical data into billable items and create corresponding claims to send them to payers . The team values measurable outcomes, strong user-focused design, observability, and security. You will partner with product managers, UX designers, data engineers, and other engineering teams to deliver solutions that reduce manual work for clients, accelerate collections, and scale across diverse practice types.
Essential Job Responsibilities:
- Design and develop backend services using Java and...