AI-Driven Internal Efficiency Engineer

Lyra Health, Inc.; South San Francisco (CA); Hybrid; USD 161,000 - 245,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare coverage

Stock options

401K matching

Paid time off

Parental leave

Tech allowance

Well-being perks

Job summary

Lyra Health, Inc. in South San Francisco, CA is seeking a Staff Software Engineer focused on internal efficiency. You will embed with internal teams, build AI-powered tools, and own end-to-end delivery from discovery to deployment.

The role emphasizes experimentation with AI models, collaboration with data science and product teams, and delivering measurable efficiency gains while upholding security and privacy standards.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience developing enterprise or consumer web applications, ideally using Python or Java/Spring.
• Hands-on experience building with LLMs in production: agentic tools and frameworks, prompt and context engineering, evals, and development workflows using Claude and Codex
• Demonstrated ability to work directly with non-engineering stakeholders: eliciting requirements, translating ambiguous business problems into shipped software, and driving adoption of what you build
• Strong judgment about where AI genuinely helps versus where it adds risk or noise, especially in a healthcare context
• Must be highly proactive and a self-starter. This role has unusual autonomy: you will often be the one deciding what to build next, and everyone at Lyra contributes to design, product, front-end, back-end, and quality

Responsibilities

• Embed with internal teams across the company to map their workflows, identify bottlenecks, and scope AI-driven solutions with clear, measurable efficiency outcomes
• Take ownership of the full lifecycle: from discovery and prototyping through deployment, adoption, measurement, and iteration
• Build and continuously improve AI-powered tools, agents, and automations, integrating with our Python and Java-based microservices, our web and mobile apps, and third-party systems
• Drive the continued integration of agentic software development across engineering, expanding adoption, elevating our technical capabilities, and acting as a force for innovation
• Evaluate emerging AI tools, models, and patterns; run fast experiments and convert the winners into durable internal capabilities
• Define and track the metrics that prove impact (time saved, throughput, quality, cost) and communicate results to stakeholders and leadership
• Work with fellow engineering team members to collaboratively create and refine technical designs and solutions
• Collaborate with key partners including data science, product management, design, security, and operational and behavioral health teams
• Follow and promote best practices during all phases of software development, adhering to the highest quality and security standards, including the responsible handling of sensitive data in AI workflows

Skills

Enterprise web apps

Python / Java

LLMs in production

Stakeholder collaboration

AI risk judgement

Autonomous / self-starter

Education

BS in CS or related tech field

Tools

Claude

Codex

Job description

Lyra Health, Inc. in South San Francisco, CA is seeking a Staff Software Engineer focused on internal efficiency. You will embed with internal teams, build AI-powered tools, and own end-to-end delivery from discovery to deployment.

The role emphasizes experimentation with AI models, collaboration with data science and product teams, and delivering measurable efficiency gains while upholding security and privacy standards.