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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Principal System Architect - MedDevice - **Company:** iRhythm Technologies, Inc. - **Location:** United States (Remote available) - **Experience:** Expert - **Salary:** $198,000.0 - $258,000.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Artificial Intelligence, Business Analytics Applications, Computing Platforms, Systems Engineering, Architectural Patterns, DevOps, Distributed Systems, Firmware, Interoperability, Software Product Management, Software Architecture, Systems Development Life Cycle, Site Reliability Engineering Practices, Cloud Services, Azure Machine Learning, Software Licensing Audit, Software Engineering, Software Systems, Data Streaming, Systems Architecture, AI Infrastructure, Cloud Platform System, Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources, Event Driven Architecture, Containerization, Information Technology, Health Level Seven International, Machine Learning Operations, Data Pipelines, Microservices - **Published:** August 4, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.workingnomads.com/job/go/1770230/ ## About the Role * Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Systems Engineering, or related field; advanced degree preferred. * 15+ years of progressive experience in software engineering or architecture, with deep expertise in largescale distributed systems, cloud architectures, and modern application platforms. * Proven experience architecting regulated or high reliability systems (preferably within medical, health tech, or similar domains). * Mastery of architectural domains such as microservices, event driven systems, data pipelines, observability, DevOps/SRE practices, and cloud native technologies. * Ability to operate as a senior level individual contributor influencing executive teams without direct authority. * Exceptional ability to communicate complex technical concepts in clear, concise, and business relevant terms. * Demonstrated success partnering with cross functional leaders across product, security, quality, regulatory, data science, and infrastructure. Preferred * Experience with FDA, EU MDR, IEC 62304, HIPAA, and related regulatory frameworks for software as part of medical systems. * Background supporting AI/ML platform architecture, model deployment, and clinical decision support software. * Experience designing architectures that integrate with medical devices, clinical systems, EHRs, or healthcare data standards (FHIR, HL7). * Prior leadership in organizations scaling complex multiproduct software ecosystems. ## Description The Principal Architect is a senior individual-contributor who defines, leads, and governs the software architecture vision across our device and digital ecosystem. This includes our on-device firmware, cloud services, analytics platforms, data pipelines, clinician and patient-facing applications, AI/ML enablement platforms, and operational software systems. This leader drives architectural excellence, technology strategy, and systems coherence across R&D, product, clinical, data science, and the intersection of our products with IT. The role ensures that the on-device and off device software ecosystem is secure, scalable, resilient, compliant, and aligned with product strategy and long-term business goals. Operating at an enterprise level, this role influences senior stakeholders across engineering, product, quality, regulatory, and security while maintaining deep technical credibility. Key Responsibilities Technology & Architecture Strategy * Define the multiyear architecture strategy for all product software systems, spanning cloud, application, data, integration, and ML/AI infrastructure. * Establish architectural principles, reference architectures, and guardrails that support reliability, performance, interoperability, maintainability, and regulatory compliance. * Ensure holistic systems thinking across software platforms, clinical workflows, device interactions, and data flows. * Evaluate emerging technologies and provide strategic recommendations for adoption, modernization, and platform evolution. Architectural Leadership & Governance * Lead cross-functional architecture forums and governance processes, ensuring consistent patterns, shared services, and disciplined decision-making across teams. * Drive architectural clarity early in product development by guiding systems decomposition, API strategies, data models, and cloud architectures. * Review key technical proposals, high-impact design decisions, and fundamental platform changes across R&D teams. * Champion engineering quality standards for architecture, coding, testing, observability, and documentation. Cross Functional Influence & Collaboration * Partner with product management to translate business needs into scalable technical strategies and architectural roadmaps. * Collaborate with security, privacy, regulatory, quality, and clinical teams to ensure designs meet medical device standards and software compliance requirements. * Serve as a trusted technical advisor to senior leadership, articulating architectural options, trade-offs, risks, and business impacts. * Bridge off device and on device systems to ensure seamless end to end workflows, data flows, and system integrity. Execution Support & Technical Leadership * Provide architectural oversight throughout the SDLC, guiding teams during concepting, detailed design, implementation, and release. * Drive standardization, reducing duplication and accelerating development velocity through clear architectural patterns. * Mentor engineering leads and architects across the organization through thought leadership, coaching, and technical review. * Lead technical investigation and resolution of complex systemic issues, spanning data, scalability, reliability, or workflow interactions. ## Related Videos - [Blueprints for Success: Steering a Global Data & AI Architecture](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1577-blueprints-for-success-steering-a-global-data-ai-architecture) - [From DevOps to Scaled DevOps: How We’re Rebuilding Continuous Delivery as a Platform](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100018-from-devops-to-scaled-devops-how-we-re-rebuilding-continuous-delivery-as-a-platform) - [Microservices: how to get started with Spring Boot and Kubernetes](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/242-microservices-how-to-get-started-with-spring-boot-and-kubernetes) - [Playing Pong on a shoulder press machine](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100140-playing-pong-on-a-shoulder-press-machine) - [ZEISS & Microsoft - Building the Next Generation Medical Ecosystem in the Cloud](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/424-zeiss-microsoft-building-the-next-generation-medical-ecosystem-in-the-cloud) - [DevOps Maturity Check – a way to balance autonomy and alignment](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/58-devops-maturity-check-a-way-to-balance-autonomy-and-alignment) ## Related Articles - [The 12 Best Jobs for Software Engineers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/401-the-12-best-jobs-for-software-engineers) - [Fully Remote Software Engineer Jobs](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/447-fully-remote-software-engineer-jobs) - [Top-Paying Tech Jobs (with Salaries)](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/372-top-paying-tech-jobs-with-salaries) - [How We Built a Worry-Free System That Runs for 10+ Years – And What We’d Do Again](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/751-how-we-built-a-worry-free-system-that-runs-for-10-years-and-what-we-d-do-again) - [Is Software Engineering Over-Saturated?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/418-is-software-engineering-over-saturated) - [The Most Popular IT Jobs on the Market](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/376-the-most-popular-it-jobs-on-the-market)