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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # TELECOMMUTE Staff Software Engineer - **Company:** The Lyric - **Location:** United States (Remote available) - **Experience:** Expert - **Salary:** $150,289.0 - $225,434.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Clean Code Principles, Java (Programming Language), Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, Cloud Computing, Code Review, Databases, DevOps, Distributed Systems, Python (Programming Language), NoSQL, Performance Tuning, Reliability Engineering, Software Engineering, SQL Databases, TypeScript, Google Cloud, Backend, Event Driven Architecture, Kubernetes, Apache Kafka, Free and Open-Source Software, Stream Processing, Golang - **Published:** July 17, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.dice.com/job-detail/2656f345-a3d7-40ef-a29d-0cfdb607b9dc ## About the Role * 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, Google Cloud Platform, or Azure) * Experience with CI/CD pipelines, container orchestration (e.g., Kubernetes), and observability practices, * 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: $150,289.00 - $225,434.00 The specific salary offered to a candidate may be influenced by a variety of factors including but not limited to the candidate's relevant experience, education, and work location. Please note that the compensation details listed in US role postings reflect the base salary only, and does not reflect the value of the total rewards compensation. *** ## Description The Staff Software Engineer drives the design and implementation of mission-critical systems across our platform. 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