Remote Principal Software Architect - Healthcare AI & Scale

Lyric; Frankfort (KY); Remote; USD 180,000 - 271,000; Full time

Job summary

Lyric is seeking a Principal Software Engineer to shape technical direction for flagship initiatives. You will lead design and development of complex, scalable software systems, mentor engineers, and drive best practices across full-stack solutions that align with business objectives.

You will collaborate with cross-functional teams, influence architectural decisions, and stay ahead of industry trends to deliver high-performance, auditable claims workflows.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in software engineering, including design and development of complex systems using microservices on modern stacks.
• 10+ years of experience with JavaScript, Python, Java, or C#, with .NET ecosystem preferred.

Responsibilities

• Leads end-to-end design and development of software solutions, including back-end and integration components.
• Collaborates with product managers, designers, and engineers to define technical requirements, scope, and deliverables.
• Provides technical leadership and mentoring to a team of engineers.
• Guides architectural decisions and ensures coding standards and quality principles.
• Develops and maintains application frameworks, libraries, and reusable components.
• Addresses technical challenges, performance optimizations, and scalability concerns.
• Mentors engineers on design, coding practices, and architecture.
• Keeps up with emerging technologies and drives adoption of new tools.
• Conducts code reviews to ensure quality, maintainability, and stability.
• Acts as a technical evangelist at industry events and communities.

Skills

Software engineering

Full‑stack experience

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in CS/SE

Tools

.NET ecosystem

Job description

Lyric is seeking a Principal Software Engineer to shape technical direction for flagship initiatives. You will lead design and development of complex, scalable software systems, mentor engineers, and drive best practices across full-stack solutions that align with business objectives.

You will collaborate with cross-functional teams, influence architectural decisions, and stay ahead of industry trends to deliver high-performance, auditable claims workflows.