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.

• 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

• 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

• 401k matching
• Health insurance
• Flight privileges
• Tuition assistance
• Employee resource groups
• Collaborative workspaces

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.