Lead Software Engineer

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States.

📋 Description

• Oversee software development projects for a diverse range of clients, typically one to two annually.

• Make immediate impacts and quickly establish trust with clients.

• Balance technology options while ensuring high-quality deliverables meet deadlines.

• Facilitate discussions on architecture and software design.

• Collaborate throughout the entire ML lifecycle, covering data ingestion, preprocessing, model deployment, integration, and performance monitoring.

• Create both technical and non-technical solutions alongside team members and clients.

• Lead feedback discussions and retrospectives.

• Record outcomes and drive actionable items.

• Ensure teams maintain well-organized, prioritized, and estimated backlogs.

• Oversee high-level project roadmaps for significant engagements.

• Maintain connections with client technical leaders.

• Conduct status updates and risk-review syncs with clients, presenting potential solutions.

• Identify, mitigate, and resolve any blockers that arise.

• Mentor peers, design and lead workshops, represent 8th Light in the tech community, and assist with recruitment processes.

• Contribute to the culture at 8th Light and exemplify its values.

⛳️ Requirements

• Typically possess 7+ years of consistent success across various projects.

• Have successfully led high-stakes consulting projects from discovery to production.

• Demonstrate production-quality coding skills in Java, C#/.NET, Python, TypeScript, JavaScript, React, Go, Ruby, Scala, R, and SQL.

• Experience utilizing AI-assisted development tools for scaffolding, refactoring, debugging, test generation, and documentation.

• Familiarity with building or integrating AI/ML-powered functionalities.

• Experience with automated testing methodologies.

• Skilled in debugging and refactoring existing code.

• Proficient with Git, MacOS/Linux, and CI/CD processes.

• Address scalability, security, reliability, and performance challenges effectively.

• Experience with MLOps, Data Engineering, DevSecOps/DevOps, Infrastructure as Code, LangChain, or Databricks is highly desirable.

• Ability to mentor colleagues, communicate with empathy, make informed recommendations in uncertain situations, and balance technical considerations with product and user needs.

🏝️ Benefits

• Comprehensive L&D program offering unlimited access to thousands of books, courses, and expert-led training via the O'Reilly learning platform.

• Annual financial support and dedicated time for learning and development.

• Coworking support available for the global team.

• Flexible paid time off (PTO).

• 12 weeks of parental leave available for eligible employees.

• Access to coworking spaces for team members outside of hub cities.