SDE III - Backend Engineer - Core Platform

About the Company

Why We Built Lyric: Supply chains are more critical and complex than ever. Every day, large enterprises navigate trillions of possible decisions that could impact the bottom line. Powerful algorithms and AI can address these problems, yet most organizations struggle to leverage supply chain AI at scale. The current SCM technologies are either rigid, limited-scope point solutions or custom solutions built in-house, which demand immense expertise and investment.

That is…until now.

Enter Lyric: Lyric is an enterprise AI platform built specifically for supply chains, offering the best of both worlds:

• Out-of-the-box AI solutions for optimizing networks, allocating inventory, scheduling routes, planning fulfillment capacity, promising orders, propagating demand, building predictions, analyzing scenarios, and more, plus

• A platform-first approach that empowers both business and technical users with end-to-end product composability, leveraging no-code tools, their own code, or even forking our code to build and refine supply chain decision intelligence

With Lyric, enterprises no longer have to choose between flexibility and speed, they get both.

The Mission: We’re building a new era in supply chain with the team best equipped to lead it. With over 20 years at the intersection of supply chain and algorithms, we developed a deep conviction that global supply chains needed something like Lyric. Since our inception in December 2021, that conviction has been validated time and time again.

Today, a growing number of Fortune 500 companies, including Smurfit WestRock, Estée Lauder, Coca-Cola, Nike, and more, are innovating on their own terms with Lyric. We can’t wait to see what our customers, both current and future, are empowered to build with us next. Come build with us!

We are seeking a highly skilled Core Platform Engineer to join our dynamic team at Lyric. As a Core Platform Engineer, you will be instrumental in the development and enhancement of our core technology platform, ensuring its scalability, reliability, and performance to support our rapidly growing business.

Key Responsibilities:

• Platform Development: Design, develop, and maintain the core platform infrastructure, including backend systems, APIs, databases, and microservices, using best practices and modern technologies.

• Scalability and Performance: Collaborate with cross-functional teams to optimize the platform for scalability, reliability, and performance, ensuring that it can support the increasing demand from our guests and partners.

• System Architecture: Architect robust and scalable solutions that meet the evolving needs of the business, while adhering to industry standards and best practices.

• Continuous Improvement: Identify opportunities for automation, efficiency, and optimization within the platform infrastructure, and implement solutions to enhance reliability and reduce operational overhead.

• Monitoring and Maintenance: Implement monitoring and alerting systems to proactively identify and address potential issues, and participate in ongoing maintenance and support activities.

• Security and Compliance: Ensure that the platform meets security and compliance requirements, including data protection, privacy regulations, and industry standards.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field.

• 6+ years of experience in software development, with a focus on backend systems and platform engineering.

• Proficiency in one or more programming languages, such as Java, Python, or Go.

• Experience with cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, GCP, Azure) and containerization technologies (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes).

• Strong understanding of system design principles, distributed systems, and microservices architecture.

• Excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to troubleshoot complex issues in production environments.

• Effective communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work in a fast-paced, agile environment.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with infrastructure as code (e.g., Terraform, CloudFormation) and configuration management tools (e.g., Ansible, Puppet, Chef).

• Knowledge of CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices.

• Familiarity with data streaming technologies (e.g., Kafka, Kinesis) and big data processing frameworks (e.g., Spark, Hadoop).

• Previous experience in the hospitality or travel industry is a plus.