Senior Staff Software Engineer, Platform & Architecture

Lyric; Columbus (OH); Remote; USD 150,000 - 225,000; Full time

Job summary

Lyric, a leader in healthcare decision intelligence, is recruiting a Staff Software Engineer to drive core services, APIs, and scalable platforms. You will lead architectural decisions, mentor engineers, and collaborate across product, design, and other teams to deliver reliable, high-performance software.

As an senior IC, you will influence engineering standards, guide system design, and help maintain security and observability across the stack while remaining hands-on in building critical

Qualifications

• Minimum of eight years of software engineering experience with large-scale systems.
• Proficiency in one or more backend or full-stack languages (Java, Go, Python, TypeScript).
• Strong knowledge of distributed systems, APIs, and databases (SQL/NoSQL).
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines, 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, guiding system design and performance optimization.
• Collaborate with product managers, designers, and engineers to deliver high-quality solutions.
• Lead design reviews, code reviews, and contribute to technical documentation and RFCs.
• Investigate and resolve production issues to ensure reliability and uptime.
• Drive adoption of engineering best practices, tools, and frameworks across teams.
• Mentor and coach junior and mid-level engineers.

Skills

8+ years experience

Backend languages

Distributed systems

CI/CD pipelines

Kubernetes

Observability

Tools

AWS

GCP

Azure

SQL

NoSQL

Kafka

Pub/Sub

Job description

Lyric, a leader in healthcare decision intelligence, is recruiting a Staff Software Engineer to drive core services, APIs, and scalable platforms. You will lead architectural decisions, mentor engineers, and collaborate across product, design, and other teams to deliver reliable, high-performance software.

As an senior IC, you will influence engineering standards, guide system design, and help maintain security and observability across the stack while remaining hands-on in building critical