Senior Software Engineer 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 Engineer 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 Engineer according to 19 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 32%
One on one interview: 27%
Skills test: 24%
Background check: 5%
Group panel interview: 5%
Other: 3%
Presentation: 3%
Here are the most commonly searched roles for interview reports -
I applied through a staffing agency. I interviewed at athenahealth (Bengaluru) in Jan 2017
Interview
First online test : Simple questions
1) Find first repeated word in a given sentence(Delimiters for sentence are given like . , tab space etc.
2) Was also simple
Fist F2F : Write program - Given 2d matrix with elements give minimum sum to reach the bottom right cell from first cell.
Second F2F : How would you generate hashcode such that 2 objects never go into the same hash bucket in hashmap. You have to write a composite object while serialization which is not serializable without implementing the composite class with serializable interface. Project architecture explanation.
In Second round interviewers had mug up some theoretical java questions and asking the same to all interviewees instead of asking concepts.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Write program - Given 2d matrix with elements give minimum sum to reach the bottom right cell from first cell
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.