Principal Software Engineer, Containers
Set technical direction for Chainguard Containers, shaping its build pipeline, registry, and adoption tools while leading major cross-team projects from roadmap through production and customer adoption.
About Raintree Systems
Founded in 1983 and headquartered in Chandler, AZ, Raintree is a leading AI-powered EMR and practice management platform built specifically for physical, occupational, speech therapy, and ABA organizations. Powering millions of patient visits across thousands of locations, our award-winning, all-in-one software connects clinical, billing, and operational workflows—reducing administrative complexity and empowering therapy providers to scale with confidence and deliver superior patient care.
Location: United States - Remote - Eastern/Central Time Zones
Reports To: SVP, Engineering & Innovation
Department: Engineering
Overview
Raintree is at a pivotal point in its journey, transforming from a legacy application suite into a cutting-edge, AI-first, enterprise-grade platform. We are seeking a pragmatic and high-impact Software Architect to lead this massive architectural evolution. In this fast-paced, mission-critical role, you will navigate the complexities of large-scale legacy modernization while driving the adoption of next-generation distributed systems and data synchronization strategies. If you have deep expertise in platform evolution and thrive on bridging the gap between intricate technical challenges and scalable enterprise solutions, we want you to shape the future of our ecosystem.
Key Responsibilities
Provide architecture leadership for initiatives in collaboration with product management & engineering leads
Architect IQ platform to help accelerate developer velocity, maintainability, lower operating costs, enhanced security, increased performance and scalability.
Work closely with leaders across Architecture, Engineering Ops, Cloud Infrastructure, and Security to ensure solutions meet business, technical, and compliance requirements.
Lead automation and engineering initiatives to operationalize and streamline enterprise readiness of the Platform.
Design robust data sync mechanisms: Define data synchronization, replication, and consistency models across multi-tenant, distributed, and hybrid environments.
Technical leadership: Provide execution strategy, code reviews, and mentorship to engineering teams to ensure scalability, reliability, and maintainability.
Assist & Enable Raintree development team’s move to Agentic AI-based Product Development Life Cycle (PDLC).
Operate with urgency: Drive results in a high-pressure, fast-paced environment where speed and quality must co-exist.
Qualifications
10+ years of software engineering experience with at least 3 years in a Principal Engineer or Architect role.
Proven success in platform evolution and re-architecting monolithic applications into cloud-native microservices architectures.
Well versed in Continuous Integration & Continuous Delivery (CI/CD) in a modern enterprise environment
Technical depth AWS platform in Serverless, GraphQL & RESTful APIs, eventing & messaging architecture, and SQL/NoSQL databases.
Experience designing and implementing data synchronization and replication strategies across distributed systems.
Demonstrated ability to balance long-term architectural goals with short-term product delivery needs.
Excellent collaboration and communication skills across technical and non-technical stakeholders.
Demonstrably passionate about quality, data-driven, execution-minded & oriented towards outcomes rather than output.
Nice to have: Strong understanding of healthcare data standards (HL7, FHIR, CCD, EDI, etc.) and integration/interoperability frameworks.
Success in this role Is measured by
Product requirements are consistently translated into simple, design ready deliverables that are performant, scalable, maintainable and secure..
Platform modernization efforts deliver measurable improvements in performance, scalability, and interoperability.
Engineering velocity, product cohesion, and data reliability improve under strong architectural alignment for the entire IQ program.
At Raintree, we’re not just shaping the future of therapy technology – we’re creating it. This is your chance to be part of something bigger, where your career will have game-changing, career-defining moments that propel you to new heights. We aim to be the best place for the best people, and we’re looking for ambitious, creative thinkers ready to make an impact. Whether you’re advancing AI solutions or enhancing user experiences, your work here will shape the future of therapy technology while advancing your career alongside dedicated professionals who are as committed to your success as you are. At Raintree, your ideas drive real change, your growth is limitless, and the work you do will touch millions of lives. Ready to ignite your career and leave a lasting legacy? Join us and be part of something extraordinary.
Our Core Values
We put our Clients First - We are Open and Honest - We are Disciplined, Yet Flexible
We love to Solve Problems - We are Committed to Greatness - We are a High Performance Team
U.S. Based Perks
Remote First
Paid Time Off/11 Paid Holidays/Year-End Holiday Break
Health, Dental, Vision, HSA/FSA,
401K with Company Match
Disability & Life Insurance
Employee Assistance Program
Paid Parental Leave
Raintree Systems provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.
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