Principal Software Architect - Remote

Lyric; Santa Fe (NM); Remote; USD 180,000 - 271,000; Full time

Job summary

Lyric, a leader in healthcare decision intelligence, seeks a Principal Software Engineer for remote US. You will shape technical direction and drive engineering strategy for flagship initiatives, leading design, development and high-performance systems across teams.

You will mentor engineers, champion best practices, and ensure scalable, quality code while aligning with business goals. This role emphasizes collaboration with product, design, and data teams to deliver impactful solutions.

Qualifications

• 10+ years in software engineering with leadership experience.
• Strong background in designing complex distributed systems and microservices.
• Experience guiding engineering teams and architecture decisions.
• Excellent communication and collaboration across product and design teams.
• Deep knowledge of modern stacks, performance, and scalability.

Responsibilities

• Leads end-to-end design and development of software solutions.
• Collaborates with product managers, designers, and engineers to define technical requirements.
• Provides technical leadership and mentors engineers.
• Drives architectural decisions and enforces coding standards.
• Develops reusable components and frameworks to streamline delivery.
• Mentors teams on design, coding practices, and system architecture.

Skills

Leadership

Mentoring

Communication

Problem solving

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's or Master's degree in CS/Software Engineering

Advanced technical certifications

Tools

.NET ecosystem

JavaScript/TypeScript

Python

Java

Microservices

Job description

Lyric, a leader in healthcare decision intelligence, seeks a Principal Software Engineer for remote US. You will shape technical direction and drive engineering strategy for flagship initiatives, leading design, development and high-performance systems across teams.

You will mentor engineers, champion best practices, and ensure scalable, quality code while aligning with business goals. This role emphasizes collaboration with product, design, and data teams to deliver impactful solutions.