Senior Software Engineer, Specialties

About this role

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

Join athenahealth as a Senior Software Engineer in the Specialties Zone, where you’ll design and build scalable, secure, and maintainable software that powers clinical workflows for specialty practices. In this Boston-based hybrid role, you’ll work as a full-stack engineer and own solutions across the entire software development lifecycle—from technical design and implementation through testing, deployment, monitoring, and production support. You’ll partner closely with product, design, and adjacent engineering teams to deliver high-impact capabilities that help healthcare providers work more efficiently and deliver better patient care.

Team Summary

The Specialties Zone builds mission-critical clinical solutions used by healthcare providers every day. Our products support the distinct needs of specialty practices and care settings—including Women’s Health, Behavioral Health, Ambulatory Surgery Centers, Physical Therapy, Orthopedics, and more—helping providers simplify complex workflows, make informed clinical decisions, and deliver efficient, personalized care.

Our collaborative, mission-driven team is passionate about improving healthcare outcomes through technology. We foster an environment of continuous learning and innovation in which engineers take ownership of quality across the full software development lifecycle. We are also evolving how we build software—shifting from manual, ticket-by-ticket implementation toward a spec-first, AI-accelerated workflow in which engineers focus on domain correctness, architecture, system constraints, and edge cases.

You’ll work closely with product, design, and adjacent engineering teams to deliver practical, scalable solutions aligned with customer and clinical needs.

Essential Job Responsibilities

• Design, develop, test, deploy, and support high-quality software as part of an agile, c...