Senior AI-Driven Systems Architect (Remote)

Parachute Health; United States; Remote; USD 265,000 - 300,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote-first culture with NYC office

Co-working space reimbursement

Annual company-wide bonus up to 15%

401(k) Retirement Plan

Equity Incentive Plan

Monthly Internet stipend

Job summary

Parachute Health is seeking a Principal Engineer to lead architecture across divisions, guiding teams building AI-driven infrastructure for healthcare workflows. You will own architectural standards and drive large-scale refactoring while partnering with product and design to deliver high-impact solutions.

This hands-on leadership role emphasizes clear decision-making, open collaboration, and advancing division-wide technical direction as Parachute pivots toward foundational engineering.

Qualifications

• 12+ years of production software experience.
• Ability to define architecture across multiple teams or an org.
• Led large-scale refactoring or decomposition of a shared domain model.
• Make and own high-stakes technical decisions.
• Daily, hands-on use of AI coding tools.
• Excellent written communication; document decisions clearly.
• Must reside in the U.S.

Responsibilities

• Division Architecture: Define architectural standards and target state for your division.
• Large-Scale Refactoring: Drive refactoring to establish domain ownership and independence.
• Decisive Technical Leadership: Turn ambiguous problems into a clear direction and plan.
• Work in the Open: Lead decisions via architecture documents and open discussion.
• AI-Native Engineering: Set standards for AI-driven development and tooling.
• Stay in the Code: Prototype quickly and ship production code.
• Technical Shaping and Economics: Assess investment vs. business impact across roadmaps.
• Quality and Reliability: Define testing and observability to ship safely.
• Raise the Bar: Grow Staff and Senior engineers into leaders.
• Engineering Leadership Beyond the Division: Align with org-wide standards.

Skills

Architecture leadership

Multi-team architecture

Refactoring / decomposition

Ambiguity-driven decisions

AI coding tools

Written communication

U.S. residency

AWS knowledge

Tools

AWS

Job description

Parachute Health is seeking a Principal Engineer to lead architecture across divisions, guiding teams building AI-driven infrastructure for healthcare workflows. You will own architectural standards and drive large-scale refactoring while partnering with product and design to deliver high-impact solutions.

This hands-on leadership role emphasizes clear decision-making, open collaboration, and advancing division-wide technical direction as Parachute pivots toward foundational engineering.