Lyric is the trusted leader in healthcare decision intelligence. Built on more than 35 years of proven results, Lyric combines responsible AI with clinical, payment, regulatory, and policy expertise to deliver transparent, auditable insights in milliseconds across real-time claims workflows. Lyric augments human decision-making so health plans can make faster, more accurate payments while maintaining full control. Today, Lyric supports 200 million lives, with nine of the top 10 U.S. health plans relying on its platform to reduce waste, improve efficiency, and support accurate payments.
The Staff Software Engineer drives the design and implementation of mission-critical systems across our platform. As a high level individual contributor, this position leads architectural decisions, influences engineering standards, and mentors fellow engineers while remaining hands-on in building scalable, high-performance software.
ESSENTIAL JOB RESPONSIBILITIES & KEY PERFORMANCE OUTCOMES
- 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
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Minimum of eight (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 (e.g., AWS, GCP, or Azure)
- Experience with CI/CD pipelines, container orchestration (e.g., Kubernetes), and observability practices
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Excellent problem solving skills and a collaborative mindset
- Strong communication skills with the ability to influence technical direction and communicate effectively with stakeholders
- Experience in a high-growth tech company or fast-paced startup environment
- Familiarity with event-driven architectures, streaming systems (Kafka, Pub/Sub), or microservice patterns
- Background in platform engineering, DevOps, or site reliability
- Contributions to open source projects or technical publications
***The US base salary range for this full-time position is:
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Lyric is an Equal Opportunity Employer that strives to create an inclusive environment, empower employees and embrace collaborative success.
Skills Required
- Minimum of eight (8) years of software engineering experience
- Deep proficiency in one or more backend or full stack languages
- Strong knowledge of distributed systems, API designs, databases, and cloud infrastructure
- Experience with CI/CD pipelines and container orchestration
What We Do
Welcome. Let us help bring your health plan's payment accuracy and savings into the next era of savings and cost reduction. Learn more by visiting Lyric.AI Welcome to Lyric. Building on the legacy of ClaimsXten, we bring over 30 years of expertise to deliver unmatched savings—more than $14 billion annually—to our valued clients, including 9 of the top 10 health payers nationwide. Our cutting-edge solutions streamline complex claims processes, ensuring precision and efficiency for over 185 million lives under our care. Recognized by KLAS for our partnership excellence and value, we lead with top customer satisfaction scores and an A+ recommendation rate. Apart from our market-leading pre-pay claim editing services, Lyric is at the forefront of integrating advanced technologies to drive greater savings and administrative cost savings through the payment integrity value chain. This includes strategic partnerships with leaders in the areas of genetic testing claims accuracy, coordination of benefits, and more. Whether you are a current valued customer or new to Lyric, we are investing in helping health plans simplify the business of care. Visit us at Lyric.AI
