Remote Principal Software Architect & Tech Leader

Lyric; Olympia (WA); Remote; USD 180,000 - 271,000; Full time

Job summary

Lyric is seeking a Principal Software Engineer to shape the technical direction of our products and drive engineering strategy. You will lead the design and development of scalable, high-performance systems, mentoring engineers and ensuring best practices across the stack.

You will collaborate with product managers, designers, and engineers to define requirements, drive architectural decisions, and champion innovation to deliver impactful healthcare decision intelligence solutions.

Qualifications

• 10+ years in software engineering, leading complex systems.
• Experience with microservices on modern stacks; strong coding history.
• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in CS or related field; advanced certs a plus.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end design and development of software solutions.
• Provide technical leadership and mentor engineers.
• Drive architecture decisions and ensure coding standards.
• Collaborate with product, design, and other engineers.

Skills

Software architecture

Leadership

Mentoring

Code reviews

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's or Master’s degree in Computer Science or Software Engineering

Tools

.NET ecosystem

JavaScript

Python

Java

C#

Job description

Lyric is seeking a Principal Software Engineer to shape the technical direction of our products and drive engineering strategy. You will lead the design and development of scalable, high-performance systems, mentoring engineers and ensuring best practices across the stack.

You will collaborate with product managers, designers, and engineers to define requirements, drive architectural decisions, and champion innovation to deliver impactful healthcare decision intelligence solutions.