Senior Data Engineer

Senior Data Engineer – SMTS

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

athenahealth is a progressive & innovative U.S. health-tech leader, delivering cloud-based solutions that improve clinical and financial performance across the care continuum. Our modern, open ecosystem connects care teams and delivers actionable insights that drive better outcomes. Acquired by Bain Capital in a $17B deal. We foster a values-driven culture focused on flexibility, collaboration, and work-life balance.

Headquartered in Boston, we have offices in Atlanta, Austin, Belfast, Burlington, and in India: Bangalore, Chennai and Pune.

Position Summary: We're looking for a Senior Data Engineer to join our Microservices Data Ingestion Platform (MDIP) team within the Datalake Zone in Bangalore. This team builds and maintains the data infrastructure that enables seamless data flow from microservices datastores to our datalake. We specialize in continuous data streaming, ETL/ELT processes, and ensuring data quality and reliability for downstream analytics and reporting.

Education, Experience & Skills:

• 5-9 years of experience in data engineering
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent; quantitative discipline preferred
• Strong programming skills (Java, Python, C#, etc.)
• Familiarity with Unix/Linux, SQL, NoSQL, and big data tools (Kafka, Spark, Cassandra, Elasticsearch)
• Experience with Snowflake or Redshift is a plus
• Knowledge of RESTful APIs and microservices architecture
• Experience with ETL/ELT tools like Airflow, dbt
• Exposure to AWS or private cloud environments
• Understanding of schema evolution and data versioning
  
  

Key Responsibilities:

Data Pipeline Development

• Design and maintain scalable data transfer pipelines
• Build Kafka-based streaming pipelines from PostgreSQL RDS to Snowflake
• Optimize S3-based data staging and transformation
• Configure Snowpipe for automated data loading
• Implement validation, alerting, monitoring, and error handling
• Explore new technologies for scalable, high-performance solutions
  

Microservices Data Ingestion

• Collaborate with microservices teams to understand schemas and integration needs
• Design low-impact data extraction strategies
• Implement CDC solutions for synchronization
• Ensure consistency across distributed systems
• Tune Kafka performance and throughput
• Design cost-effective S3 storage with lifecycle policies
• Build automated testing frameworks for pipeline validation
• Ensure compliance with healthcare regulations (HIPAA, etc.)

Operational Excellence & Agile Collaboration

• Set up monitoring and alerting for pipelines
• Maintain runbooks and documentation
• Participate in on-call rotation
• Act as SME for data integration and pipeline architecture
• Engage in agile ceremonies and support team productivity
• Mentor team members and share learnings across engineering

Behaviors & Abilities

• Fast learner with a focus on writing clean, scalable code
• Strong collaboration across cross-functional teams
• Ability to prioritize tasks and mentor junior engineers
• Ownership mindset and proactive problem-solving
• Effective communication with technical and business stakeholders
• Active contributor to athena's culture and engineering excellence

Bonus – Healthcare Industry Knowledge

• Familiarity with HL7, FHIR standards
• Experience handling PHI/PII data and compliance
• Understanding of healthcare workflows and clinical data structures

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: