Lyric is hiring a Staff Software Engineer to drive the design and implementation of mission-critical systems across our platform. As a high-level individual contributor, you will lead architectural decisions, influence engineering standards, and mentor fellow engineers while remaining hands-on in building scalable, high-performance software.

What You'll Do

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.

What We're Looking For

A 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 such as Java, Go, Python, or TypeScript.
Strong knowledge of distributed systems, API designs, databases (SQL and NoSQL), as well as cloud infrastructure (AWS, GCP, or Azure).
Experience with CI/CD pipelines, container orchestration (e.g., Kubernetes), and observability practices.

Nice to Have

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.