Sr. Zendesk Developer

Lyra Health

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US remote Until 8/22/2026 5+ years exp H-1B sponsor history First posted June 23, 2026 Last posted June 23, 2026
Job description
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

We are seeking an experienced Zendesk Developer to help maintain and enhance our Zendesk instances and processes to allow our organization to scale and our users to thrive. As part of the Technical Support team, this role will directly impact support operations performance and will build effective business processes in partnership with provider and client-supporting operational teams across Lyra Health.

We care deeply about making a difference in people’s lives and hope you do too!

Responsibilities:

  • Gather business requirements, design, develop, and implement customized Zendesk solutions, including Zendesk AI features to optimize workflows and enhance support processes

  • Build and maintain Zendesk integrations with third-party systems, such as CRM platforms, chatbots, and other internal tools

  • Serve as an administrator who manages configuration of help centers, profiles, roles, and business rules

  • Develop and maintain documentation for Zendesk configurations, customizations, and processes

  • Troubleshoot and resolve issues related to Zendesk configurations, workflows, and integrations

  • Conduct regular performance analysis and optimization of Zendesk configurations to ensure efficient and reliable system performance

  • Stay up-to-date with the latest Zendesk features, APIs, and best practices to recommend improvements and enhancements to the existing Zendesk implementation

  • Provide technical guidance and support to other team members on Zendesk-related projects

  • Design and run complex reports and dashboards using Zendesk Explore

Qualifications:

  • 5+ years of experience as a Zendesk developer, administrator, or similar role with a track record of successful Zendesk implementations, customizations, and integrations

  • 3+ years of experience in general technical development, customer support, or engineering role

  • 1+ years’ experience implementing Zendesk Agent Copilot + Zendesk Advanced AI

  • Strong knowledge and experience managing Zendesk architecture, APIs, and integrations (i.e. Salesforce)

  • Strong problem-solving skills with the ability to deliver on time with minimal supervision in a highly technical, customer-focused service environment

  • Excellent communication and relationship building skills with the ability to share insights, demos, and process expectations with stakeholders and colleagues, both locally and remotely

  • Passionate about teaching and empowering others

Desired Experience:

  • Experience implementing Zendesk’s AI agents and Agent Co-Pilot suite of features

  • Zendesk Apps Framework (ZAF) and Zendesk Developer API

  • Solid understanding of REST APIs and web services

"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.
 
By applying for this position, you acknowledge that your personal information will be processed as per the Lyra Health Workforce Privacy Notice. Through this application, to the extent permitted by law, we will collect personal information from you including, but not limited to, your name, email address, gender identity, employment information, and phone number for the purposes of recruiting and assessing suitability, aptitude, skills, qualifications, and interests for employment with Lyra.  We may also collect information about your race, ethnicity, and sexual orientation, which is considered sensitive personal information under the California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA) and special category data under the UK and EU GDPR.  Providing this information is optional and completely voluntary, and if you provide it you consent to Lyra processing it for the purposes as described at the point of collection, for example for diversity and inclusion initiatives.  If you are a California resident and would like to limit how we use this information, please use the Limit the Use of My Sensitive Personal Information form.  This information will only be retained for as long as needed to fulfill the purposes for which it was collected, as described above. Please note that Lyra does not “sell” or “share” personal information as defined by the CPRA. Outside of the United States, for example in the EU, Switzerland and the UK, you may have the right to request access to, or a copy of, your personal information, including in a portable format; request that we delete your information from our systems; object to or restrict processing of your information; or correct inaccurate or outdated personal information in our systems. These rights may be subject to legal limitations. To exercise your data privacy rights outside of the United States, please contact [email protected]. For more information about how we use and retain your information, please see our Workforce Privacy Notice."

Compensation (from employer):
102000–156500 USD per year

About this role

Summary

Maintain, enhance, and optimize Zendesk systems and integrations for support teams.

Job title

Sr. Zendesk Developer

Experience level

5+ years

Minimum experience

5+ years exp

Industry

healthcare

Location requirements

United States, remote work allowed

Salary

$102k–$157k

Visa sponsorship

H-1B sponsor history

Management role

No

Skills & keywords

Required skills

zendeskapiszendesk AIZendesk Agent Co-PilotREST APIs

Preferred skills

Zendesk Apps FrameworkZendesk Developer APIweb servicesintegrations

Specializations

zendeskapisaiintegrationscustomizations
Locations

Structured locations inferred from the posting.

United States

Remote Country
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