Associate Software Engineer, Billing Workflow

athenahealth is a company focused on creating accessible, high-quality healthcare solutions. The Associate Software Engineer will help build systems that enhance medical billing and claim workflows, combining both front-end and back-end engineering tasks.

Responsibilities

• Develop user-facing features using React, JavaScript, HTML, and CSS that deliver high-quality, accessible interfaces
• Implement and maintain backend services in Java (Spring Boot) to support billing and claims workflows
• Build, deploy, and operate containerized applications on AWS ECS/EKS and assist in maintaining CI/CD pipelines
• Query and model data using SQL databases such as Oracle and PostgreSQL; assist with performance tuning and migrations
• Integrate and consume APIs, including GraphQL where applicable, and design clear, versioned service contracts
• Collaborate within Agile teams: participate in sprint planning, standups, backlog refinement, and retrospectives
• Write and maintain automated tests and contribute to system observability (metrics, logging, tracing) and incident response practices
• Participate in code reviews and follow secure coding standards to ensure data protection and compliance
• Use AI-enabled developer tools and prompt-engineering practices to enhance productivity, learn new AI techniques relevant to software delivery, and apply them safely to accelerate tasks such as code generation, testing, or documentation
• Communicate effectively with product managers, designers, and cross-functional partners to translate requirements into implementable solutions
• Assist with debugging and troubleshooting production issues and perform root cause analysis
• Help maintain developer documentation, runbooks, and onboarding materials for new team members
• Contribute to technical design discussions and provide pragmatic input on trade-offs
• Engage in pair programming and mentoring with peers to improve code quality and team practices
• Collaborate with security and compliance partners to remediate identified issues

Skills

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience
• 0–2 years of professional software engineering experience or internships/co-op experience in software development
• Knowledge or coursework using React, JavaScript, HTML, and CSS for building web applications
• Knowledge with Java and Spring Boot or equivalent backend frameworks
• Practical knowledge of AWS container services such as ECS and/or EKS
• Understanding of relational databases (Oracle, PostgreSQL) and ability to write efficient SQL queries
• Knowledge Agile methodologies or experience working on cross-functional teams
• Demonstrated willingness to learn AI-enabled development practices such as prompt engineering and applied coding assistants
• Experience or interest in GraphQL is a plus

Benefits

• Commuter support
• Employee assistance programs
• Tuition assistance
• Employee resource groups
• Collaborative workspaces

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