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Lead Software Engineer - CI/CD

Athenahealth

Boston, MA
Full Time
Senior
18 days ago

Job Description

About the Role

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 Engineer to join the CI/CD team in our Internal Development Platform (IDP) zone. The IDP zone within athenahealth is responsible for developing, enhancing and maintaining all the core foundational components that are required by other development teams within athenahealth to successfully build their products. In addition, the zone also delivers select end use features. Overall, the zone supports the rapid innovation and delivery of services and capabilities and is focused on improving developer productivity, lowering risk during development and production, keeping current product suites reliable and scalable. The Unified Pipeline (CI/CD) team is a central part of developer experience at athenahealth, responsible for building a pipeline which will be the core of athenahealth's SDLC. The team works with technologies including AWS, Jenkins, Harness, Kubernetes, Bitbucket, Python, server management, and more. As a Lead Member of Technical Staff, you will collaborate with the team and development organization to implement best practices, ensure stability, and enhance the experience for our internal customers.

Key Responsibilities

  • Lead, design and develop code on an agile team of engineers, a scrum master, a product owner, and experience designer
  • Collaborate, mentor, and advise team members to promote productivity and effectiveness; share business and technical insights with the broader engineering and product organization
  • Develop knowledge to act as a domain expert. Take ownership of what the team builds and coordinate efforts across the teams to ensure proper completion

Requirements

  • Ideally 6+ years of software engineering experience with significant product development expertise
  • Proficient in at least one modern programming language
  • Experience with DevOps, Harness, Kubernetes, Python, Jenkins, AWS, Groovy, Docker and similar broad technologies is preferred
  • Experience building and maintaining CICD Pipelines
  • We work in Agile TDD environments, so any Agile experience or CI/CD concepts is helpful
  • Knowledge of Unix/Linux, SQL, RESTful API, and various other technologies is helpful

Nice to Have

  • Experience with DevOps tools and practices
  • Experience with cloud platforms like AWS
  • Familiarity with scripting languages such as Groovy
  • Experience working in Agile TDD environments

Qualifications

  • 6+ years of software engineering experience
  • Significant product development expertise
  • Proficiency in at least one modern programming language

Benefits & Perks

  • Health and financial benefits
  • Perks specific to each location, including commuter support, employee assistance programs, tuition assistance, employee resource groups, and collaborative workspaces
  • Flexible work arrangements to support work-life balance
  • Company-sponsored events such as book clubs, external speakers, and hackathons
  • A culture based on learning, support, and inclusiveness

Working at Athenahealth

Our talented employees, or athenistas, spark innovation and passion to accomplish our vision. We are a diverse group of dreamers and do-ers with unique knowledge, backgrounds, and perspectives. We unite as mission-driven problem-solvers with a deep desire to make our time here count. Our award-winning culture is built around shared values of inclusiveness, accountability, and support. 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 all employees and communities.

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Job Details

Posted AtJun 2, 2025
SalaryCompetitive salary
Job TypeFull Time
Work ModeHybrid
ExperienceSenior

About Athenahealth

Website

athenahealth.com

Company Size

5001-10000 employees

Location

Boston, MA

Industry

Software Publishers

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