Manager, Engineering

Lyrahealth; United States; On-site; USD 140,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

Lyra Health is seeking an Engineering Manager to lead a small, nimble engineering team responsible for designing, developing, and deploying core product functionality. You will guide technical direction, ensure high-quality software, and align work with Lyra Health’s mission.

The role emphasizes people leadership, collaboration with product, data, and clinical teams, and advancing scalable, secure web applications in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• 7+ years total experience with at least 2+ years in management.
• Bachelor's degree in CS or related technical field required.
• Experience building enterprise or consumer web applications with strong ownership.

Responsibilities

• Lead a small engineering team in designing and deploying core product functionality.
• Recruit, mentor, and grow engineers; scale the team.
• Collaborate with product, data, and behavioral health specialists to align on goals.
• Ensure best practices in design, development, and deployment with emphasis on quality and security.
• Drive long-term platform evolution and technical strategy.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Project management

AI tools familiarity

Start-up experience

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS or related technical field

Tools

LLMs

Agentic development

Job description

About Lyra Health

Lyra Health is a leading provider of evidence-based mental health care, serving more than 20 million people globally in partnership with employers and more than 100 million through health plan and partner relationships. The company has delivered more than 15 million sessions of mental health care, published more than 35 peer-reviewed studies, and delivered unmatched outcomes in terms of access, clinical effectiveness, and cost efficiency. Extensive peer-reviewed research confirms Lyra’s transformative care model helps people recover twice as fast and results in a 26% annual reduction in overall healthcare claims costs. Lyra is transforming access to life-changing mental health care through Lyra Empower, the only fully integrated, AI-powered platform combining the highest-quality care and technology solutions.

About the Role

Lyra is looking for an Engineering Manager to lead a small and nimble engineering team. The ideal candidate will be a results-oriented problem-solver with a track record of successful leadership.

This role sits at the forefront of a new vertical for Lyra: serving health plans and health systems. You'll also work closely with our Bend Health platform, which extends Lyra's care to children, teens, and families — including new complex care offerings.

• Be a hands-on technical leader, guiding a small and nimble engineering team in designing, developing, and deploying core product functionality.
• Manage, scale and develop the team.
• Collaborate with key partners including product, data and behavioral health specialists.
• Ensure that best practices are adhered to during all phases of software development and deployment.
• Ensure adherence to the highest quality and security standards.

• 7+ years overall experience including 2+ years management experience.
• Minimum of a Bachelor's degree in CS, or a related technical field.
• Experience developing enterprise or consumer web applications.
• Excellent communication skills across a diverse range of audiences.
• Demonstrated project management skills.
• Strong bias to action.
• Passionate about Lyra’s mission and transforming mental health.

• Familiarity with AI tools and technologies — particularly agentic development and LLMs — and experience applying them to healthcare, personalization, or workflow automation.
• Prior startup experience.

• Technical Leadership: Ability to guide a team in modern engineering practices, architecture decisions, and long-term platform evolution.
• People Management: Skilled at developing, mentoring, and motivating engineers while fostering a collaborative and inclusive culture.
• Execution & Delivery: Strong focus on outcomes, with a track record of delivering high-quality, secure, and scalable software.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Comfortable working across Product, Data, and Clinical teams to align technical work with business and user needs.
• Strategic Thinking: Balances short-term execution with long-term technical vision to support Lyra’s growth.
• Communication: Clear, concise, and empathetic communicator with diverse stakeholders.

"We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, age, disability,genetic information or any other category protected by law.

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