Senior Platform Architect & Tech Leader

Color Employer, LLC; Virginia (MN); Hybrid; USD 150,000 - 225,000; Full time

Job summary

Lyric is a trusted leader in healthcare decision intelligence. The Staff Software Engineer role drives the design and implementation of mission-critical systems across our platform, remaining hands-on while guiding architectural decisions and engineering standards.

You will collaborate with product managers, designers, and other engineers to deliver high-quality solutions, lead design reviews, and contribute to technical documentation and RFCs.

Qualifications

• Minimum of eight (8) years of software engineering experience, including designing and shipping large-scale systems.
• Deep proficiency in one or more backend or full stack languages (e.g. Java, Go, Python, TypeScript).
• Strong knowledge of distributed systems, API designs, databases (SQL and NoSQL), as well as cloud infrastructure (e.g., AWS, GCP, or Azure).
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines, container orchestration (e.g., Kubernetes), and observability practices.

Responsibilities

• Architect and implement core services, systems, and APIs with a focus on scalability, security, and maintainability.
• Serve as a technical leader across multiple projects, providing guidance on system design, coding best practices, and performance optimization.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with product managers, designers, and other engineers to deliver high-quality solutions.
• Lead design reviews, code reviews, and contribute to technical documentation and RFCs.
• Investigate and resolve critical issues in production systems, ensuring reliability and uptime.
• Drive adoption of engineering best practices, tools, and frameworks across teams.
• Mentor and coach junior and mid-level engineers, helping them grow in their technical careers

Skills

Java

Go

Python

TypeScript

Tools

Kubernetes

CI/CD

AWS

SQL/NoSQL databases

Job description

Lyric is a trusted leader in healthcare decision intelligence. The Staff Software Engineer role drives the design and implementation of mission-critical systems across our platform, remaining hands-on while guiding architectural decisions and engineering standards.

You will collaborate with product managers, designers, and other engineers to deliver high-quality solutions, lead design reviews, and contribute to technical documentation and RFCs.