Member of Technical Staff - MTS at Athena Health · Chennai

Member of Technical Staff - MTS Location: Chennai India Join us as we work to create a thriving ecosystem that delivers accessible, high-quality, and sustainable healthcare for all. Position Summary: Build and support the platform services that help power API traffic across athenahealth systems. In this role, you will design, develop, deploy, and troubleshoot software components that support routing, authentication, authorization, scalability, and reliability for internal and external APIs. You will work fromBangalore location and collaborate with engineers and other partners to deliver high-quality platform capabilities. About the Team: The Managed API Gateway team provides a unified entry point for API requests and supports traffic routing, load balancing, and access control for microservices. The team helps ensure APIs are secure, reliable, and scalable for both internal and external use cases. Team members partner with application engineers, infrastructure teams, and identity and access management stakeholders to support platform operations and service delivery. The team uses cloud infrastructure, API gateway technologies, Kubernetes, Terraform, monitoring tools, and AWS services to run and maintain the platform. Essential Job Responsibilities: Produce clear technical design specifications with the right level of detail for implementation and review. Develop, test, deploy, and maintain software components and services that support the platform. Deliver high-quality solutions that meet requirements for security, performance, reliability, and integration testing. Estimate effort for designs, stories, and technical work to support planning and prioritization. Participate actively in sprint planning, technical discussions, and implementation reviews. Follow coding standards, architecture guidelines, and engineering best practices. Troubleshoot and resolve production issues by analyzing code, logs, and system behavior. Scale systems to support business demand and availability targets, including high availability and disaster recovery needs. Perform peer code reviews and contribute to code quality, testing, documentation, and defect prevention. Use AI tools to help review code, summarize logs, and explore troubleshooting options while checking results carefully before applying changes. Additional Job Responsibilities: Contribute to the identification and prioritization of technical debt. Support continuous improvement in deployment, monitoring, and operational processes. Assist with system tuning and reliability improvements. Collaborate with cross-functional teams on platform requirements and implementation details. Help maintain documentation for services, processes, and runbooks. Share knowledge and practical guidance with teammates. Expected Education & Experience: Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience. 2 to 4 years of experience in an engineering role. Experience working in an Agile environment is preferred. Proficiency in one or more modern programming languages such as Python, Node.js, Java, or JavaScript. Working knowledge of Linux, SQL, and Redis. Experience with RESTful APIs, Infrastructure as Code, Terraform, and monitoring stacks. Experience with Jenkins and AWS services such as ECS, EC2, ELB, IAM, RDS, Route 53, Cloud Map, Lambda, CloudWatch, VPC, and S3. Experience with API gateways and Kubernetes. Exposure to identity and access management tools such as Okta, Ping, or similar products is preferred. 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 talentedemployees — 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 collaborativeworkspaces  — 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, athenahealthenablesemployees 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: athenahealth.com/careers https://www.athenahealth.com/careers/equal-opportunity