Join us as we work to create a thriving ecosystem that delivers accessible, high-quality, and sustainable healthcare for all. Role summary Join athenahealth as a Senior Engineering Manager to lead a newly formed engineering team advancing our Integration Platform. You will build and develop the team, guide technical direction, and own the delivery of scalable, reliable integration solutions. Working closely with engineering, product, architecture, and operational stakeholders, you will help simplify healthcare data exchange and improve the experience of developers, customers, and integration partners. A key focus will be advancing automation, self-service capabilities, and AI-powered tooling to reduce integration turnaround time and improve engineering productivity. Team summary The Integration Platform is part of the athenahealth Data and Ecosystem Platform subdivision. It supports internal data exchanges and connections between athenahealth and laboratories, imaging providers, registries, health information exchanges (HIEs), payers, other electronic health record (EHR) systems, faxing services, and third-party vendors serving healthcare practices. A core component is our proprietary HL7 engine, which supports more than 15,000 contexts, approximately 20,000 connections, and millions of subscriptions. These connections use protocols and connectivity methods such as SFTP, HTTPS, APIs, and VPN sockets, making scalability, performance, and reliability central to the team’s work. The platform supports inbound and outbound HL7 connections, alongside custom integrations for specific customer needs. Self-service tools and a dedicated advisory team support the onboarding, development, and validation of new integrations. The Chennai team will expand these capabilities through platform improvements, process automation, and AI-powered tools that simplify integration development, testing, and onboarding. Essential job responsibilities Drive the adoption of AI-assisted development lifecycle (AIDLC) practices across planning, design, implementation, testing, and maintenance, with appropriate engineering review and quality controls. Identify and deliver opportunities for automation, self-service, and AI-powered tooling to reduce integration turnaround time and improve developer and customer experiences. Establish and track meaningful measures of delivery predictability, software quality, platform reliability, engineering productivity, and integration turnaround time. Lead the evolution of existing systems while supporting new functionality and maintaining operational continuity. Foster agile / AIDLC development practices and use delivery outcomes and team feedback to improve how the team works. Build, lead, and develop a high-performing engineering team, establishing clear goals, accountability, and a culture of collaboration and continuous improvement. Coach and mentor engineers through regular feedback, career development, and opportunities to strengthen technical and leadership skills. Own engineering planning and delivery for integration and faxing solutions, managing priorities, dependencies, risks, and stakeholder expectations. Partner with product, architecture, and engineering leaders to translate business objectives into a technical roadmap and achievable delivery plans. Guide architectural decisions and engineering practices that improve platform scalability, performance, reliability, security, and maintainability. Additional job responsibilities Contribute to the long-term architecture and modernization strategy for the Integration Platform. Lead recruiting, onboarding, and talent development to build the capabilities needed for the team’s roadmap. Partner with operational and advisory teams to identify recurring integration challenges and translate them into reusable platform capabilities. Maintain productive relationships with internal stakeholders, external partners, and vendors. Support production readiness, incident resolution, and follow-up improvements that strengthen platform reliability. Evaluate emerging technologies and AI development tools through focused experiments with measurable outcomes. Share technical knowledge and effective engineering practices across teams. Expected education and experience Bachelor’s degree in computer science, engineering, or related field. At least 12 years of experience across software development and engineering leadership, including experience managing engineering teams. Demonstrated ability to build and develop teams, manage performance, and deliver complex software initiatives. Strong technical background in Java and experience designing, developing, or operating scalable enterprise software. Experience guiding architectural decisions, managing technical trade-offs, and improving software quality and operational reliability. Experience with agile development methodologies and continuous improvement practices. Familiarity with AI-assisted software development and opportunities to apply AI and automation to engineering workflows. Strong stakeholder management and communication skills, including the ability to explain technical concepts and trade-offs to non-technical audiences 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 United by our mission and driven by our entrepreneurial spirit, our work at athenahealth is collaborative, transformative, and above all, it’s meaningful. Our employees take pride in using technology and data-driven insights to inspire changes that will make the U.S. healthcare system better for everyone, including your friends, family and maybe even you. Notice to Job Seekers/Job Candidates: Recruitment Fraud Alert Please be aware of questionable job offers that are not affiliated with athenahealth. athenahealth has been made aware of unauthorized career opportunities offered by individuals posing as representatives of larger U.S. companies, including athenahealth. The fictitious jobs are advertised on employment-search websites, such as Indeed.com and Craigslist.com, and prospective employees are required to share their personal and financial information (e.g. credit card, bank information), provide copies of their government-issued identification, and/or send money for application fees, processing charges or work permits. The victims who are told they are "hired" are often instructed to deposit a check (which is later returned as fraudulent) into their own account and to forward overpayment to individuals - usually via wire transfer. Important information for job seekers: athenahealth has a formal application process and we do not request you to interview on a Google Hangout or via text messaging. athenahealth will never request money for the opportunity to apply or work for athenahealth. athenathealth does not require completion of tax forms, bank account or credit card information as part of the recruiting process. If you feel that you have been a victim of such a scam, please send an email to: [email protected]

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