8th Light
8th Light
8th Light is a software design and development consultancy founded in 2006. Its teams work with businesses to shape software strategies, build tailored digital products, and develop AI applications aligned with practical business goals. The company also supports enterprise organizations as they scale systems and integrate advanced AI technologies, combining consulting with hands-on development to address complex technical challenges.

Lead Software Engineer, AI and ML Consulting — 8th Light (Remote, US)

Lead complex client engagements for 8th Light, delivering software and AI/ML systems while guiding teams, architecture, roadmaps, and client relationships.

Description

  • Direct software development engagements for clients using varied technologies and frameworks
  • Contribute quickly to projects while establishing trusted client partnerships
  • Make pragmatic technology decisions while delivering high-quality work on schedule
  • Facilitate architecture and software design discussions
  • Support the complete ML lifecycle, including data ingestion, preprocessing, model deployment, integration, and performance monitoring
  • Develop technical and non-technical solutions with colleagues and clients
  • Facilitate feedback sessions and retrospectives
  • Record decisions and outcomes, then track resulting action items
  • Keep team backlogs healthy, prioritized, and properly estimated
  • Own high-level roadmaps for large-scale engagements
  • Build and sustain relationships with client technical leaders
  • Share recurring status updates, assess risks, and present potential solutions
  • Surface, reduce, and resolve delivery blockers
  • Mentor colleagues, lead or create workshops, represent 8th Light in the technology community, and assist with hiring
  • Strengthen team health and contribute to 8th Light’s culture

Requirements

  • Typically seven or more years of experience demonstrating sustained success across diverse projects
  • Experience leading high-stakes consulting engagements from discovery through production
  • Experience delivering high-quality, maintainable software through collaborative, incremental development
  • Production coding experience with languages and frameworks such as Java, C#/.NET, Python, TypeScript, JavaScript, React, Go, Ruby, Scala, R, and SQL
  • Experience using AI-assisted development tools for scaffolding, refactoring, debugging, test creation, and documentation
  • Experience developing or integrating AI/ML-powered capabilities
  • Experience with automated testing practices
  • Experience diagnosing and improving existing codebases
  • Experience working with Git, macOS/Linux, and CI/CD systems
  • Experience addressing scalability, security, reliability, and performance requirements
  • Experience leading cross-functional work and making recommendations in ambiguous situations
  • Experience mentoring others and sharing technical knowledge
  • Experience weighing technical tradeoffs against product and user needs
  • Strongly preferred experience with MLOps, LangChain, data engineering, Databricks, DevSecOps, DevOps, and infrastructure as code

Benefits

  • Comprehensive learning and development support with unlimited access to thousands of books, courses, and expert training through O’Reilly
  • Annual stipend and dedicated time for learning and development
  • Coworking support for the distributed team
  • Flexible paid time off
  • Twelve weeks of new-parent leave for eligible employees
  • Coworking-space access for team members outside hub cities
  • Remote-first working arrangement
  • Consulting engagements generally do not require travel

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