I applied through a recruiter. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at athenahealth (Austin, TX) in Aug 2016
Interview
Notice up-front: I have yet to be reimbursed for my travel expenses and it has been over a month.
Phone interview with a lead recruiter, then an online software puzzle to code up. This landed me a on-site interview in which I had to book my own travel.
The interview process was pretty typical for a large company. 2 technical interviews and 3 regular interviews for a 5 hour long process. For the technical interviews they ask you to bring your own laptop, which I found to be annoying as I don't own one. They do have one there to use, though.
First technical problem wasn't too difficult, but I was fairly nervous. The final technical problem was convoluted and took the majority of the time to discuss the solution with very little time to code up. No real tour of the facilities or introduction to other team members. I left frustrated and not sold on the company.
Their feedback for not extending an offer was trite and that I didn't seem interested in the company.
I applied online. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at athenahealth (Boston, MA) in Apr 2026
Interview
I interviewed with one of the API-focused teams for a 30-minute hiring manager round. The interview began with questions about my applications to other teams, which had already been discussed with HR, and the mention that candidates may be redirected to other teams felt discouraging before the technical discussion even started.
During the discussion, the interviewer appeared dismissive and showed limited interest in understanding the context behind technical decisions (for example, quickly judging latency as “very high” without exploring system constraints). Overall, the interaction felt somewhat one-sided and not very candidate-friendly.
I applied online. The process took 5 weeks. I interviewed at athenahealth (Austin, TX) in May 2025
Interview
There were 2 stages. The first was a recruiter screen. The second was with a specific team. In the second interview, we discussed projects in the team's pipeline, my experience and how it may lineup, and the current state of frontend technology.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What recent developments in frontend technology excite me
I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at athenahealth (Watertown, MA)
Interview
HR will contact you once they shortlisted the resume and give intro regarding position and below interview process.
It has 3 coding rounds with medium level leetcode questions in one batch of interviews then 1 system design round and at end director level round.
Senior Software Developer applicants have rated the interview process at athenahealth with 3.4 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 39% positive. To compare, the company-average is 51.8% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Senior Software Developer roles take an average of 18 days to get hired, when considering 19 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at athenahealth overall takes an average of 23 days.
Common stages of the interview process at athenahealth as a Senior Software Developer according to 19 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 32%
One on one interview: 27%
Skills test: 24%
Group panel interview: 5%
Background check: 5%
Other: 3%
Presentation: 3%
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