Staff Software Engineer - Platform & Architecture

Lyric; Salt Lake City (UT); Remote; USD 150,000 - 225,000; Full time

Job summary

Lyric is hiring a Staff Software Engineer to drive architectural decisions and implement mission-critical systems in a remote US setting. This senior individual contributor will mentor engineers, influence engineering standards, and stay hands-on building scalable, high-performance software across real-time claims workflows.

The role emphasizes leadership in design reviews, cross-functional collaboration with product teams, and ensuring reliability and security of core services while maintaining

Qualifications

• 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 (AWS, GCP, Azure).
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines, container orchestration (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

Distributed systems

APIs design

Cloud (AWS/GCP/Azure)

Kubernetes

CI/CD

Observability

Tools

Kubernetes

CI/CD

Observability

Docker

Job description

Lyric is hiring a Staff Software Engineer to drive architectural decisions and implement mission-critical systems in a remote US setting. This senior individual contributor will mentor engineers, influence engineering standards, and stay hands-on building scalable, high-performance software across real-time claims workflows.

The role emphasizes leadership in design reviews, cross-functional collaboration with product teams, and ensuring reliability and security of core services while maintaining