Staff Software Engineer

Lyric is an AI-first, platform-based healthcare technology company, committed to simplifying the business of care by preventing inaccurate payments and reducing overall waste in the healthcare ecosystem, enabling more efficient use of resources to reduce the cost of care for payers, providers, and patients. Lyric, formerly ClaimsXten, is a market leader with 35 years of pre-pay editing expertise, dedicated teams, and top technology.

Lyric is proud to be recognized as 2025 Best in KLAS for Pre-Payment Accuracy and Integrity and is HI-TRUST and SOC2 certified, and a recipient of the 2025 CandE Award for Candidate Experience. Interested in shaping the future of healthcare with AI? ai/careers and drive innovation with #YouToThePowerOfAI. 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

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* Lyric is an Equal Opportunity Employer that strives to create an inclusive environment, empower employees and embrace collaborative success. #J-18808-Ljbffr. 000000.