athenahealth Software Engineer interview experience

The interviews themselves felt fairly good and the questions fit into the flow.

The part that bothered me was timing and how they managed people who were already in notice or had limited availability. They tended to call candidates with very short notice rather than aligning with the common ninety-day notice period many service-based companies deal with, which created friction in scheduling and planning.

I didn’t end up with an offer. I can’t point to one specific technical issue as the main reason; the overall experience was just undermined by how poorly the scheduling expectations were