Lead Member of Technical Staff – LMTS

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

Position Summary:

[Primary Function]  Responsibilities may include, but are not limited to:

        Technical Execution

• Produce accurate, unambiguous technical design specifications to the appropriate detail
• Ability to critique technical documentation as needed
• Deliver customer value in the form of high quality software components and services in adherence with RPR policies on Security, performance, longevity and Integration testing
• Proactively Identifies and proposes new, alternative technology in order to create scalable implementations and achieve results.
• Accurately estimate the size of development tasks in story points; challenge other during estimation
• Provide high level T-shirt sizing for the work required to build smaller software components and services
• Understand and follow coding conventions, architectures, and best practices; hold other members of the team accountable for doing so
• Write, debug, and deploy code to production; deliver timely fixes
• Participates in team member interview process as needed; influences final hiring decisions.
• Scale systems to meet business demand
• Deploy systems to meet availability targets (HA/DR)
• Adhere to DOD (story definition of done) as part of the sprint, including unit tests, functional testing, code reviews, no regressions, bug fixes, documentation and adhere to best coding practices
• Perform peer code reviews in order to ensure quality standards.

Contributions to the Team

• Act as the subject matter expert for their area of assignment
• Participate on scrum teams following practices outlined by team
• Take ownership of what the team builds after the release; consider customer adoption as success criteria
• Contribute to agile ceremonies to improve team performance
• Volunteer for work in the backlog and commit to quality delivery; Coordinate efforts across the team to ensure completion and effectiveness
• Participate and contribute to scrum meetings i.e. daily stand-up, sprint planning, readouts and retrospectives
• Drive self-organization; help determine how the team functions in collaboration with your peers
• Serve as Scrum Master as assigned and  ensure high team effectiveness and efficiency

Cross functional Coordination and Communication

• Work collaboratively across the Technology and Product organizations to ensure alignment towards business goals
• Collaborate with members of product and UX teams to design solutions
• Builds strong relationships with cross-functional team members and business stakeholders
• Share business and technical learnings with the broader engineering and product organization, while adapting approach for different audiences

Mentorship of Others

• Advise and train members of the team to maximize overall productivity and effectiveness of the team.

Education, Experience, & Skills Required:

• 8-12 years of experience in an engineering role.
• Hands-on experience in an Agile environment.
• Been a part of SDLC, deployment, and support of software projects.
• Bachelor's Degree or equivalent. • Significant software engineering skills and computer science experience.
• Working knowledge of modern programming languages such as Java, Spring Boot, Node JS, React, JavaScript/jQuery, and TypeScript.
• Working experience in architecting/developing solutions on AWS.
• Working knowledge of Version Control Management tools like Perforce and Git.
• Working knowledge of DevOps tools like Terraform, Jenkins, Groovy, and Docker.
• Working experience with object-oriented programming, relational database technologies, distributed computing tech, and RESTful APIs.
• Demonstrated experience in leading or developing high-quality, enterprise-scale software products using a structured system development lifecycle.

Behaviors & Abilities Required:

• Ability to learn and adapt in a fast paced environment, while producing quality code
• Ability to work collaboratively on a cross-functional team with a wide range of experience levels
• Ability to prioritize both individual time and the time of the team
• Strong mentoring and coaching skills that encourage growth for more junior members
• Ability to write code that is technically sound, performant, scalable, and readable
• Ability to collaborate with business owners to understand and refine business requirements
• Ability and willingness to demonstrate ownership of an area of athena’s technology

About athenahealth

Here’s our vision: To create a thriving ecosystem that delivers accessible, high-quality, and sustainable healthcare for all.  

What’s unique about our locations? 
From an historic, 19th century arsenal to a converted, landmark power plant, all of athenahealth’s offices were carefully chosen to represent our innovative spirit and promote the most positive and productive work environment for our teams. Our 10 offices across the United States and India — plus numerous remote employees — all work to modernize the healthcare experience, together. 
 
Our company culture might be our best feature. 
We don't take ourselves too seriously. But our work? That’s another story. athenahealth develops and implements products and services that support US healthcare: It’s our chance to create healthier futures for ourselves, for our family and friends, for everyone.  

Our vibrant and talented employees — or athenistas, as we call ourselves — spark the innovation and passion needed to accomplish our goal. We continue to expand our workforce with amazing people who bring diverse backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives at every level, and foster an environment where every athenista feels comfortable bringing their best selves to work. 

Our size makes a difference, too: We are small enough that your individual contributions will stand out — but large enough to grow your career with our resources and established business stability. 
 
Giving back is integral to our culture. Our athenaGives platform strives to support food security, expand access to high-quality healthcare for all, and support STEM education to develop providers and technologists who will provide access to high-quality healthcare for all in the future. As part of the evolution of athenahealth’s Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) program, we’ve selected nonprofit partners that align with our purpose and let us foster long-term partnerships for charitable giving, employee volunteerism, insight sharing, collaboration, and cross-team engagement.   

What can we 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.  

In addition to our traditional benefits and perks, we sponsor events throughout the year, including book clubs, external speakers, and hackathons. And 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.  

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.