Staff Software Engineer - Internal Efficiency
Lyra Health3 months ago
Base Salary
$161k - $245k/yr
Responsibilities
- Embed with internal teams to map workflows, identify bottlenecks, and scope AI-driven solutions with measurable efficiency outcomes.
- Own the full lifecycle of solutions from discovery and prototyping through deployment, adoption, measurement, and iteration.
- Build and improve AI-powered tools, agents, and automations integrated with Python and Java-based microservices, web and mobile apps, and third-party systems.
- Drive adoption of agentic software development across engineering and evaluate emerging AI tools, models, and patterns.
- Define and track impact metrics including time saved, throughput, quality, and cost, and communicate results to stakeholders and leadership.
- Collaborate on technical designs with engineering and partner with data science, product management, design, security, operations, and behavioral health teams.
- Promote software development best practices and responsible handling of sensitive data in AI workflows.
Requirements
- Bachelor of Science in Computer Science or a related technical field.
- 8+ years of experience developing enterprise or consumer web applications, ideally with Python or Java/Spring.
- Hands-on experience building LLM-powered systems in production, including agentic tools and frameworks, prompt and context engineering, evaluations, and workflows using Claude and Codex.
- Experience working directly with non-engineering stakeholders, translating ambiguous business problems into shipped software, and driving adoption.
- Strong judgment about appropriate and responsible AI use, particularly in a healthcare context.
- Highly proactive, self-directed, and comfortable owning decisions across design, product, front-end, back-end, and quality.
Benefits
- Hybrid work is available from Lyra Health’s South San Francisco, California headquarters, or the role may be fully remote for candidates based in the United States.
- Lyra Health is an equal opportunity employer.
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About Lyra Health
Lyra Health provides workforce mental health benefits for employers and health plans, combining an AI-powered platform with a vetted provider network, coaching, psychotherapy, and medication management. It sells enterprise contracts that integrate digital tools, care navigation, and outcomes monitoring to deliver evidence-based care and track results. Founded in 2015 and headquartered in Burlingame, California, the company is privately held and supports populations globally through employer and health-plan partnerships.