Staff Software Engineer, Platform & Systems Leadership (Remote)

Lyric; Dover (DE); Remote; USD 150,000 - 225,000; Full time

Job summary

Lyric is a leading provider of healthcare decision intelligence. The Staff Software Engineer will drive the design and implementation of mission-critical systems, shaping architecture while remaining hands-on in building scalable software.

This role combines leadership with deep technical execution to support fast-growing healthcare workflows. Remote work from the US with strong emphasis on production reliability, security, and maintainable code.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of software engineering experience
• Proficiency in one or more backend/full stack languages
• Knowledge of distributed systems and APIs
• Cloud infrastructure experience (AWS/GCP/Azure) and CI/CD
• Experience with Kubernetes and observability practices

Responsibilities

• Architect and implement core services, systems, and APIs with a focus on scalability, security, and maintainability
• Lead technical decisions and code reviews across projects
• Collaborate with product managers, designers, and engineers to deliver quality solutions
• Mentor engineers and contribute to RFCs and technical docs
• Resolve production issues ensuring reliability and uptime
• Promote engineering best practices across teams

Skills

Backend languages

Distributed systems

API design

Cloud infra

CI/CD

Kubernetes

Observability

Tools

SQL

NoSQL

Kafka

Pub/Sub

Job description

Lyric is a leading provider of healthcare decision intelligence. The Staff Software Engineer will drive the design and implementation of mission-critical systems, shaping architecture while remaining hands-on in building scalable software.

This role combines leadership with deep technical execution to support fast-growing healthcare workflows. Remote work from the US with strong emphasis on production reliability, security, and maintainable code.