Senior Backend Engineer, AI/ML Platform (Health Tech)

Lyra Health; United States; On-site; USD 143,000 - 197,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive healthcare coverage

Equity in the company

401K with matching

Monthly tech allowance

Paid parental leave

Job summary

Lyra Health is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to build backend services for our AI/ML product features. You will own critical components and collaborate with therapists, data scientists, engineers and product managers to deliver scalable, impactful software.

You will write production-grade Java (Kotlin a plus) and Python, design RESTful APIs, work with Docker and Kubernetes, and deploy applications to cloud environments. The role emphasizes ownership, quality and rapid iteration.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of delivering production ready software.
• Proficient in Java (Kotlin a plus) and Python.
• Experience implementing, production-level RESTful APIs.
• Experience with relational databases and low-latency systems.
• Experience with Docker and deploying to Kubernetes.
• Fast learner and ability to build systems from scratch.

Responsibilities

• Develop backend services for core ML/AI features.
• Create backend infrastructure to enable scalable, resilient solutions.
• Deploy and manage applications in production.
• Write clean, maintainable code daily.

Skills

Java/Kotlin

Python

REST APIs

Backend design

Cross-functional collaboration

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

AWS

FastAPI

Job description

Lyra Health is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to build backend services for our AI/ML product features. You will own critical components and collaborate with therapists, data scientists, engineers and product managers to deliver scalable, impactful software.

You will write production-grade Java (Kotlin a plus) and Python, design RESTful APIs, work with Docker and Kubernetes, and deploy applications to cloud environments. The role emphasizes ownership, quality and rapid iteration.