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8th LightLead Software Engineer (Remote)
8th Light seeks a remote Lead Software Engineer to drive complex software development initiatives for various clients. Established in 2006 and headquartered in Chicago, 8th Light…
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8th Light seeks a remote Lead Software Engineer to drive complex software development initiatives for various clients. Established in 2006 and headquartered in Chicago, 8th Light operates as a technology solutions consultancy partnering with entities ranging from early-stage startups to major global enterprises. In this role, professionals typically support one to two clients annually, spearheading technical architecture and managing multidisciplinary project teams. This position fits experienced technologists who excel in…
Job Description
8th Light seeks a remote Lead Software Engineer to drive complex software development initiatives for various clients. Established in 2006 and headquartered in Chicago, 8th Light operates as a technology solutions consultancy partnering with entities ranging from early-stage startups to major global enterprises. In this role, professionals typically support one to two clients annually, spearheading technical architecture and managing multidisciplinary project teams.
This position fits experienced technologists who excel in client-facing consulting engagements and possess a deep background in crafting maintainable software. Team members engage in continuous education, mentorship, and collaborative problem-solving within a distributed framework.
The company benchmarks compensation using geographic structures across four distinct United States tiers, with regional salary ranges spanning from $126,279 to $184,068 USD depending on location. Additional support includes flexible time off, new parent leave, a learning and development program featuring the O’Reilly platform, financial stipends for ongoing education, and coworking space access.
Responsibilities
- Contribute immediately to client projects and rapidly establish trust
- Drive architecture and software design conversations
- Collaborate on systems spanning the full machine learning lifecycle from data ingestion to model deployment and monitoring
- Partner with colleagues and clients to generate technical and non-technical solutions
- Lead formal feedback sessions and retrospectives with teams and clients
- Ensure teams maintain a prioritized, estimated backlog and manage project roadmaps for large engagements
- Maintain relationships with client technical leaders through regular status updates and risk evaluations
- Mentor staff, lead internal or client workshops, and support company hiring processes
Requirements
- Demonstrate over seven years of repeated, long-term success across various software projects
- Write production-quality code using programming languages and frameworks such as Java, C#/.NET, Python, TypeScript, JavaScript, React, Go, Ruby, Scala, R, and SQL
- Apply AI-assistive development tools for scaffolding, refactoring, debugging, testing, and documentation
- Build or integrate AI and machine learning features into systems
- Employ automated testing to guide software design and identify bugs
- Debug and refactor legacy codebases
- Collaborate utilizing Git, MacOS or Linux, and CI/CD pipelines
- Address architecture-level factors like scalability, security, reliability, and performance
Qualifications
- Experience with MLOps tools such as LangChain
- Background in data engineering using platforms like Databricks
- Familiarity with DevSecOps, DevOps, and Infrastructure as Code
Core Skills
Benefits
- Unlimited access to thousands of books and courses through the O’Reilly learning platform
- Annual financial stipend and dedicated time allotment for learning and development
- Coworking support for a global team
- Flexible paid time off
- Twelve weeks of new parent leave for eligible employees
Frequently Asked Questions
Is this position remote?
Yes, this is a remote role with a distributed team across the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom, alongside physical hubs in Chicago, London, Los Angeles, New York, and Seattle.
What is the salary range for this role?
Compensation varies by geographic structure in the United States, ranging from $126,279 to $157,849 USD in tier one regions up to $147,254 to $184,068 USD in tier four regions.
How much experience is required?
Candidates need 7+ years of repeated, long-term success across a variety of software projects and the ability to serve as a primary technical leader.
What employment type is this?
The posting does not explicitly state the employment type beyond being a permanent consulting position.
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