About Lyra Health
Lyra Health is a leading provider of evidence-based mental health care, serving more than 20 million people globally in partnership with employers and more than 100 million through health plan and partner relationships. The company has delivered more than 15 million sessions of mental health care, published more than 35 peer-reviewed studies, and delivered unmatched outcomes in terms of access, clinical effectiveness, and cost efficiency. Extensive peer-reviewed research confirms Lyra’s transformative care model helps people recover twice as fast and results in a 26% annual reduction in overall healthcare claims costs. Lyra is transforming access to life-changing mental health care through Lyra Empower, the only fully integrated, AI-powered platform combining the highest-quality care and technology solutions.
ABOUT THE ROLE
Lyra is looking for an Engineering Manager to lead a small and nimble engineering team. The ideal candidate will be a results-oriented problem-solver with a track record of successful leadership.
Responsibilities:
Be a hands-on technical leader for a small and nimble engineering team on designing, developing and deploying core product functionality
Manage, scale and develop the team.
Collaborate with key partners including product, data and behavioral health specialists.
Ensure that best practices are adhered to during all phases of software development and deployment.
Qualifications:
7+ years overall experience including 1+ years management experience
Minimum Bachelor's degree in CS or a related technical field.
Experience developing enterprise or consumer web applications.
Excellent communication skills across a diverse range of audiences.
Demonstrated project management skills.
Strong bias to action.
Passionate about Lyra’s mission and transforming mental health.
Familiarity with AI tools and Technologies particularly Agentic development, while applying these technologies to healthcare, personalization, or workflow automation.
Bonus: Prior startup experience.
Nice to Have:
Experience with SSO, Integrations & Partnerships.
Core Competencies:
Technical Leadership: Ability to guide a team in modern engineering practices, architecture decisions, and long-term platform evolution.
People Management: Skilled at developing, mentoring, and motivating engineers while fostering a collaborative and inclusive culture.
Execution & Delivery: Strong focus on outcomes, with a track record of delivering high-quality, secure, and scalable software.
Cross-Functional Collaboration: Comfortable working across Product, Data, and Clinical teams to align technical work with business and user needs.
Strategic Thinking: Balances short-term execution with long-term technical vision to support Lyra’s growth.
Communication: Clear, concise, and empathetic communicator with diverse stakeholders.
"We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, age, disability, genetic information or any other category protected by law.
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