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At iRhythm, you’ll have the opportunity to grow your skills and your career while impacting the lives of people around the world. iRhythm is shaping a future where everyone, everywhere can access the best possible cardiac health solutions. Every day, we collaborate, create, and constantly reimagine what’s possible. We think big and move fast, driven by our commitment to put patients first and improve lives. We need builders like you. Curious and innovative problem solvers looking for the chance to meaningfully shape the future of cardiac health, our company, and your career.
About This Role:
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.
Qualifications
Required
- 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 large-scale 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.
Location:
Remote - US
Actual compensation may vary depending on job-related factors including knowledge, skills, experience, and work location.
Estimated Pay Range
$198,000.00 - $258,000.00
As a part of our core values, we ensure an inclusive workforce. We welcome and celebrate people of all backgrounds, experiences, skills, and perspectives. iRhythm Technologies, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We will consider for employment all qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records in accordance with all applicable laws.
iRhythm provides reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities in job application procedures, including those who may have any difficulty using our online system. If you need such an accommodation, you may contact us at taops@irhythmtech.com.
About iRhythm Technologies
iRhythm is a leading digital healthcare company that creates trusted solutions that detect, predict, and prevent disease. Combining wearable biosensors and cloud-based data analytics with powerful proprietary algorithms, iRhythm distills data from millions of heartbeats into clinically actionable information. Through a relentless focus on patient care, iRhythm’s vision is to deliver better data, better insights, and better health for all.
Make iRhythm your path forward. Zio, the heart monitor that changed the game.
There have been instances where individuals not associated with iRhythm have impersonated iRhythm employees pretending to be involved in the iRhythm recruiting process, or created postings for positions that do not exist. Please note that all open positions will always be shown here on the iRhythm Careers page, and all communications regarding the application, interview and hiring process will come from a @irhythmtech.com email address. Please check any communications to be sure they come directly from @irhythmtech.com email address. If you believe you have been the victim of an imposter or want to confirm that the person you are communicating with is legitimate, please contact taops@irhythmtech.com. Written offers of employment will be extended in a formal offer letter from an @irhythmtech.com email address ONLY.
For more information, see https://www.ftc.gov/business-guidance/blog/2023/01/taking-ploy-out-employment-scams and https://www.ic3.gov/Media/Y2020/PSA200121.
Career-defining. Life-changing.
At iRhythm, you’ll have the opportunity to grow your skills and your career while impacting the lives of people around the world. iRhythm is shaping a future where everyone, everywhere can access the best possible cardiac health solutions. Every day, we collaborate, create, and constantly reimagine what’s possible. We think big and move fast, driven by our commitment to put patients first and improve lives. We need builders like you. Curious and innovative problem solvers looking for the chance to meaningfully shape the future of cardiac health, our company, and your career.
About This Role:
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.
Qualifications
Required
- 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 large-scale 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.
Location:
Remote - US
Actual compensation may vary depending on job-related factors including knowledge, skills, experience, and work location.
Estimated Pay Range
$198,000.00 - $258,000.00
As a part of our core values, we ensure an inclusive workforce. We welcome and celebrate people of all backgrounds, experiences, skills, and perspectives. iRhythm Technologies, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We will consider for employment all qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records in accordance with all applicable laws.
iRhythm provides reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities in job application procedures, including those who may have any difficulty using our online system. If you need such an accommodation, you may contact us at taops@irhythmtech.com.
About iRhythm Technologies
iRhythm is a leading digital healthcare company that creates trusted solutions that detect, predict, and prevent disease. Combining wearable biosensors and cloud-based data analytics with powerful proprietary algorithms, iRhythm distills data from millions of heartbeats into clinically actionable information. Through a relentless focus on patient care, iRhythm’s vision is to deliver better data, better insights, and better health for all.
Make iRhythm your path forward. Zio, the heart monitor that changed the game.
There have been instances where individuals not associated with iRhythm have impersonated iRhythm employees pretending to be involved in the iRhythm recruiting process, or created postings for positions that do not exist. Please note that all open positions will always be shown here on the iRhythm Careers page, and all communications regarding the application, interview and hiring process will come from a @irhythmtech.com email address. Please check any communications to be sure they come directly from @irhythmtech.com email address. If you believe you have been the victim of an imposter or want to confirm that the person you are communicating with is legitimate, please contact taops@irhythmtech.com. Written offers of employment will be extended in a formal offer letter from an @irhythmtech.com email address ONLY.
For more information, see https://www.ftc.gov/business-guidance/blog/2023/01/taking-ploy-out-employment-scams and https://www.ic3.gov/Media/Y2020/PSA200121.
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Align your credentials to SOC codes
USCIS evaluates specialty occupation by degree-field match, not just seniority. Pull the O*NET profile for your target SOC code and confirm your degree field maps directly to the listed education requirements before applying.
Target employers with cap-exempt status
Universities, nonprofit research institutions, and government research organizations can file H-1B petitions outside the lottery cap year-round. If your offer falls through in March, pursuing these employers eliminates lottery timing risk entirely.
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Filter by Principal System Architect or systems architecture SOC codes on Migrate Mate to surface employers with confirmed LCA filing history for this title. That filing history signals genuine sponsorship capacity, not just a checkbox on a job posting.
Request the LCA wage level before signing
Ask which DOL wage level the employer intends to certify before you receive a formal offer. Level I or II certifications on a Principal Architect title create RFE risk and can complicate future extensions or green card PERM filings.
Document architecture decision records for RFEs
USCIS frequently issues Requests for Evidence on senior technical titles, questioning whether the role genuinely requires a specific bachelor's degree. Compile architecture decision records, system design artifacts, and scope-of-authority documentation before the petition is filed.
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Look up the prevailing wage for your job zone and metro area using OFLC Wage Search before your offer letter arrives. Knowing the Level III or IV threshold for your location lets you negotiate from an informed baseline.
H-1B Visa Principal System Architect: Frequently Asked Questions
Does a Principal System Architect role qualify as an H-1B specialty occupation?
Yes, provided the position requires at least a bachelor's degree in a directly related field such as computer science, computer engineering, or systems engineering. Job titles alone don't determine eligibility. USCIS reviews the actual duties and degree requirement. Roles where any unrelated bachelor's degree satisfies the requirement are vulnerable to denial, so the job description must specify a field-specific degree.
Why do Principal System Architect H-1B petitions get RFEs more often than junior engineering roles?
Senior and principal titles attract scrutiny because USCIS sometimes argues that high-level strategic roles don't require a specific bachelor's degree. The agency looks for evidence that the position demands specialized theoretical knowledge in a defined field. Petitions supported by detailed job duty breakdowns, org charts showing technical reporting lines, and examples of complex system design work tend to fare better.
How does the DOL prevailing wage affect a Principal System Architect offer?
Your employer certifies a wage level on the Labor Condition Application before USCIS sees the petition. For a Principal System Architect title, Level III or IV wages typically apply. If the employer certifies a Level I or II wage, USCIS may question whether the role is genuinely senior, which creates RFE risk. Use OFLC Wage Search to check the prevailing wage for your metro area and job zone before accepting.
How do I find employers actively sponsoring H-1B visas for Principal System Architect roles?
Migrate Mate shows employers with verified LCA filing history filtered by occupation code, so you can see which companies have filed for Principal System Architect or closely related systems architecture titles rather than relying on unverified job posting claims. Employers who have filed LCAs for this specific title have already cleared the DOL certification step and understand the sponsorship process.
Can I switch employers mid-H-1B without restarting the lottery?
Yes. Under H-1B portability rules, if you've had an approved petition for at least 365 days and have a pending or approved I-140, you can transfer to a new employer in the same or a similar occupational classification while the transfer petition is pending. Your new employer must file a cap-exempt transfer petition with USCIS, and your work authorization continues during adjudication.