AthenaHealth Interview Experience | On-Campus 2022
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AthenaHealth visited our college located in Pune in the last week of September 2021.Total 4 rounds:Coding and MCQ (Day-1 Morning)Technical interview (Day-2 Morning)Manager...
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AthenaHealth visited our college located in Pune in the last week of September 2021. Total 4 rounds: Coding and MCQ (Day-1 Morning) Technical interview (Day-2 Morning) Managerial Interview (Day-2 Afternoon) HR (Day-3 Morning)
Round 1 Coding &
MCQ 90 minutes test. Platform: HackerRank Two coding problems - difficulty: 1 easy (50 marks) 1 medium (75 marks) 10 MCQs (5 marks each) based on basic data structures, quant aptitude, and logic, code output prediction, etc. The coding problem was based on the caesar cipher decryption technique. Similar to this: https://www.geeksforgeeks.org/ethical-hacking/caesar-cipher-in-cryptography/ The coding problem was a problem originally asked by Apple in one of their tests. Refer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ICdGWdv9EdI&feature=youtu.be MCQs are easy if your basics are strong. Spare enough time for MCQs as there is a lot to read in every question. In your technical interview, be prepared to answer questions related to these 2 codes. Round-2: Technical interview 45 mins interview. Platform: HackerRank's Codepair Codepair is a platform for coding on a shared screen & simultaneously video calling. Understand how it works before giving an interview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BD2dJ-wOCQc3 Questions: Emphasis on DSA and OOP Brief introduction: emphasis on the tech stack What is a data structure? Its types? Further questions were framed based on examples given. Can stack be implemented using queue? What is the principle of the stack? Why trees are needed? How are they traversed? (All 3 ways are expected) Why BST came into existence? Difference between hashmap and HashSet (because I said I prefer java for coding) How do I decide which data structure to use for a given problem? Can I perform a binary search on a linked list? How linked lists work internally? Do graphs have a defined structure?
Example of real-time implementation of graphs. Explain graph traversals. Dijkstra's algorithm (logic and applications) Asked me whether I know JIT compiler. Asked its explanation. Questions on the logic used in coding questions of Hackerrank test. Asked why I could not pass all test cases of one of the problems. Scope of variables - local and global. Questions on OOP, can't recollect. One problem statement related to the bitonic array was given on code pair, I had to execute and produce the desired output. Before starting to code, I discussed my approach and complexity. Panellist asked me to explain the logic I used in code, appreciated that I was quick. The interviewer asked whether I had any questions. I did ask some questions about the work developers do at Athena.
Round 3 Managerial interview 65 mins interview. Platform: Microsoft Teams Questions: Emphasis on Projects listed in resume and Internship work Introduction - in this format https://media.geeksforgeeks.org/wp-content/uploads/20200911191227/tellmeaboutyourselfformat-587x660.jpg An in-depth discussion on projects I had mentioned on my resume, its tech stack. He expected me to explain the entire architecture and different modules of code with class names used. Basically, every question in this round was a cross-question to the answer I gave for the previous question. Giving reasonable answers was the key. Discussion on work I did in an internship. My role, learnings, challenges faced. Some questions on java. How garbage collection works internally? Why did memory leaks happen? What data structure is used by java internally to create variables? 4 pillars of OOP - in-depth explanation. Why multiple inheritance is not allowed in java? final keyword. Access specifiers. Abstract class vs interface. Why do interfaces exist? The panelist was friendly and gave me many suggestions on the project. Also suggested I should do a professional certification course on Java. How do you handle work pressure? How do you plan before starting challenging tasks? A situation where you learned from your mistakes. (Use STAR method for answering) Lastly, one puzzle was asked, refer - https://www.geeksforgeeks.org/aptitude/puzzle-heaven-hell/ The interviewer asked whether I had any questions. I did not ask any questions here.
Round 4 HR interview 20 minutes interview. Platform: Microsoft teams Questions: Emphasis on the emotional quotient and future plans Introduction - include family background and native places. Asked me how was my experience in previous rounds. A situation where you faced challenges in any project, how did you handle it. Use STAR method for situational questions: https://www.vawizard.org/wiz-pdf/STAR_Method_Interviews.pdf Why do you want to be part of AthenaHealth? (Do some homework about the company's products and vision before the HR round.) What are your principles in life? Any plans for higher education? Long-term plans 10 years ahead? Do you have any other internship/job offer(s)? Preferred work location? (Pune/Bangalore/Chennai) The interviewer asked whether I had any questions. I did some questions here about work culture. Panelist was very friendly throughout the interview, it felt like a casual conversation. In the end, she said, "If everything gets well, I'll see you in the office!" Finally, 5 candidates were selected for a full-time position, joining in 2022 as Associate Member of Technical Staff. I was one of them.
About This Question
This is a reported interview question from a athenahealth interview for a data science role (intern level) during the oa round reported in 2025.
It covers the following topics: Linked List, Trees, Oop, Binary Tree, Binary Search, Graph, Stack Queue, Graphs, Queue, Hash Table, Arrays, Stack .
Difficulty rating: Easy
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This question was reported by a candidate who interviewed at Athenahealth. LeakCode aggregates interview reports from 10+ sources, including 1Point3Acres, Glassdoor, LeetCode Discuss, Blind, Reddit, Indeed, and Nowcoder. Each report is translated where necessary, deduplicated against existing entries, and tagged by company, role, round type, and reporting date.
Use this question as one calibration data point, not a memorization target. Companies typically rotate their question pools every 2-4 months; the exact wording of a 2024 question may differ from what you encounter today. The underlying pattern, difficulty level, and follow-up depth at Athenahealth are the higher-signal extractions to take from this report.
For broader preparation context, the Athenahealth interview process typically includes a recruiter screen, one or two technical phone screens, and a 4-5 round on-site loop covering coding, system design (at L4+ levels), and behavioral. Reports tagged on LeakCode show the round-by-round distribution and typical difficulty calibration. To browse questions filtered by round type and seniority, use the company hub linked above.
How To Practice This Type of Question
Solve similar problems on LeetCode under timed conditions (25-35 minutes per medium difficulty). The goal is pattern recognition: recognize the underlying technique (sliding window, two-pointer, BFS, memoized recursion, etc.) within 60-90 seconds of reading. Strong candidates verbalize their hypothesis out loud before coding, then iterate based on feedback. Weak candidates dive into implementation immediately, lose time on the wrong approach, and run out of time for follow-ups.
Companies update their question pools every 2-4 months. The exact wording of any given question may have been retired by the time you interview. Focus your prep on the pattern, not the specific problem. The patterns that appear in Athenahealth reports consistently are the ones worth investing in; one-off niche problems are not.
During Your Athenahealth Round
Apply the standard interview round template: clarify requirements (2-3 minutes), state your approach out loud and confirm direction with the interviewer (3-5 minutes), code with narration (15-25 minutes), test with concrete examples including edge cases (5 minutes), discuss optimization or trade-offs if time permits (5 minutes). This template is universally accepted across FAANG and adjacent companies; deviating from it produces weaker interviewer feedback signal.
The single most predictive failure mode in Athenahealth reports tagged "no hire": not asking clarifying questions. Interviewers are explicitly trained to weight this. Strong candidates ask 3-5 clarifying questions even on problems that look obvious; weak candidates dive into code immediately. The clarifying-question check is often the first signal recorded in the interviewer's written notes.