Staff Software Engineer — Platform Architect (Remote)

Lyric; City of Albany (NY); Remoto; USD 150.000 - 225.000; Tempo pieno

Descrizione del lavoro

Lyric is seeking a Staff Software Engineer to drive design and implementation of mission-critical systems across our platform. As a high-level individual contributor, you will shape architectural decisions, mentor engineers, and stay hands-on building scalable, high-performance software.

You will lead core services, collaborate with product managers, designers, and other engineers, and oversee design and code reviews, with focus on reliability, security, and observability.

Competenze

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

Mansioni

• 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.

Conoscenze

Java

Go

Python

TypeScript

Strumenti

Kubernetes

AWS

GCP

Azure

Descrizione del lavoro

Lyric is seeking a Staff Software Engineer to drive design and implementation of mission-critical systems across our platform. As a high-level individual contributor, you will shape architectural decisions, mentor engineers, and stay hands-on building scalable, high-performance software.

You will lead core services, collaborate with product managers, designers, and other engineers, and oversee design and code reviews, with focus on reliability, security, and observability.