I applied through a recruiter. The process took 4 days. I interviewed at athenahealth (Watertown, MA)
Interview
athena's interview process for developers is very well though out and is the best I've encountered during my career. There is a phone screen before bringing you into the office for the in-person interviews. In the office there are four interviews: two coding sessions and two personality sessions. The coding problems were difficult enough to be challenging without relying on gotcha questions. The personality interviews are conversations to see if you're a good fit for the company, and to see if the company culture is a good fit for you.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Describe one time where you had to debug a difficult technical problem, and how did you solve it.
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.