Principal Software Engineer
Job in
Brighton, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, 02135, USA
Listed on 2026-09-03
Listing for:
Athenahealth
Full Time
position Listed on 2026-09-03
Job specializations:
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Software Development
Software Architect, Backend Developer, Cloud Engineer - Software, Software Engineer
Job Description & How to Apply Below
Athenahealth is seeking a Principal Software Engineer to lead design and development of our electronic dental record capabilities within our cloud-based EHR platform. You will architect scalable services, integrate with clinical and practice management workflows, and ensure security, reliability, and performance for high-volume healthcare environments. Partner with product, clinicians, and data teams to deliver compliant, user-centered features that improve dental care delivery, documentation, and revenue cycle outcomes in a complex health-tech ecosystem.
Responsibilities
- Design and own architecture for electronic dental record services within Athenahealth's EHR platform
- Develop scalable, secure, and reliable backend services and APIs for dental workflows
- Collaborate with product managers, UX, and clinicians to translate requirements into technical solutions
- Ensure compliance with security, privacy, and healthcare standards including HIPAA and interoperability protocols
- Guide technical direction, code quality, and best practices across engineering teams
- Mentor and coach engineers, performing design and code reviews
- Optimize performance, availability, and observability in a high-volume cloud environment
- Partner with data and integration teams to support analytics, reporting, and system interoperability
Required Skills
- Java or C platforms (AWS or Azure)
- Microservices architecture
- RESTful APIs
- Relational databases (Postgre
- SQL/SQL Server)
- EHR/healthcare interoperability (FHIR/HL7)
- Event-driven systems/Kafka
- CI/CD pipelines
- Security and compliance (HIPAA)
- System design and architecture
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