athenahealth - Senior Software Engineer - Python

Key Responsibilities :

- Software Design & Development : Lead the design, development, and implementation of complex backend systems, APIs, and services primarily using Python.

- Architectural Contributions : Contribute significantly to the architectural design of new features and systems, ensuring scalability, performance, reliability, and maintainability.

- Code Quality & Best Practices : Write clean, efficient, well-documented, and testable code adhering to industry best practices, coding standards, and design patterns. Conduct thorough code reviews to ensure quality and consistency.

- Problem Solving & Debugging : Proactively identify, diagnose, and resolve complex technical issues and performance bottlenecks throughout the application lifecycle.

- Collaboration : Work closely with product managers, QA engineers, data scientists, and other cross functional teams to understand requirements and deliver integrated, high-quality solutions.

- Integration : Design and implement integrations with various databases (SQL/NoSQL), external APIs, and third-party services.

- Mentorship & Guidance : Provide technical guidance and mentorship to junior and mid-level developers, fostering their growth and knowledge sharing within the team.

- Continuous Improvement : Champion continuous improvement initiatives for development processes,

tools, and overall system reliability and efficiency.

- Technology Scouting : Stay up-to-date with emerging trends and technologies in the Python ecosystem and broader software development landscape, actively recommending relevant advancements.

Required Skills & Qualifications :

- 6-8 years of extensive professional experience in software development primarily using Python.

- Strong expertise in Python frameworks such as Django, Flask, FastAPI, or similar for building robust web applications and APIs.

- Proficiency with relational databases (e.g., PostgreSQL, MySQL) and/or NoSQL databases (e.g., MongoDB, Cassandra, Redis).

- Experience with ORM frameworks (e.g., SQLAlchemy, Django ORM).

- Strong understanding of RESTful API design principles and best practices.

- Proficiency with version control systems, particularly Git.

- Experience with cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, Azure, GCP) and services (e.g., EC2, S3, Lambda, RDS) is highly desirable.

- Familiarity with containerization technologies (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes).

- Understanding of Microservices architecture and distributed systems concepts.

- Strong problem-solving, analytical, and debugging skills.

- Excellent communication (verbal and written) and collaboration abilities.

- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.