Staff Software Engineer - Internal AI Efficiency

Lyra Health; United States; Hybrid; USD 161,000 - 245,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare coverage

Equity in the company

Paid parental leave

401K with matching

Monthly tech allowance

Job summary

Lyra Health is seeking an exceptional Staff Software Engineer to accelerate internal AI-powered improvements. You will embed directly with internal teams, understanding workflows, and designing AI-driven solutions that deliver measurable efficiency gains.

You own the full lifecycle from discovery to deployment and adoption. You will work on building AI-powered tools and integrating with Python/Java microservices, influencing engineering and product decisions while maintaining high standards of

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience developing enterprise or consumer web applications, ideally using Python or Java/Spring.
• Hands-on experience building with LLMs in production: agentic tools and frameworks, prompt and context engineering, evals, and development workflows using Claude and Codex
• Demonstrated ability to work directly with non-engineering stakeholders: eliciting requirements, translating ambiguous business problems into shipped software, and driving adoption of what you build
• Strong judgment about where AI genuinely helps versus where it adds risk or noise, especially in a healthcare context
• Must be highly proactive and a self-starter. This role has unusual autonomy: you will often be the one deciding what to build next, and everyone at Lyra contributes to design, product, front-end, back-end, and quality

Responsibilities

• Embed with internal teams across the company to map their workflows, identify bottlenecks, and scope AI-driven solutions with clear, measurable efficiency outcomes
• Take ownership of the full lifecycle: from discovery and prototyping through deployment, adoption, measurement, and iteration
• Build and continuously improve AI-powered tools, agents, and automations, integrating with our Python and Java-based microservices, our web and mobile apps, and third-party systems
• Drive the continued integration of agentic software development across engineering, expanding adoption, elevating our technical capabilities, and acting as a force for innovation
• Evaluate emerging AI tools, models, and patterns; run fast experiments and convert the winners into durable internal capabilities
• Define and track the metrics that prove impact (time saved, throughput, quality, cost) and communicate results to stakeholders and leadership
• Work with fellow engineering team members to collaboratively create and refine technical designs and solutions
• Collaborate with key partners including data science, product management, design, security, and operational and behavioral health teams
• Follow and promote best practices during all phases of software development, adhering to the highest quality and security standards, including the responsible handling of sensitive data in AI workflows

Skills

Python

Java/Spring

LLMs production

Agentic tools

Stakeholder engagement

Education

BS in CS or related field

Tools

Claude

Codex

Job description

Lyra Health is seeking an exceptional Staff Software Engineer to accelerate internal AI-powered improvements. You will embed directly with internal teams, understanding workflows, and designing AI-driven solutions that deliver measurable efficiency gains.

You own the full lifecycle from discovery to deployment and adoption. You will work on building AI-powered tools and integrating with Python/Java microservices, influencing engineering and product decisions while maintaining high standards of