Remote Lead Software Engineer, Architect & Mentor

8th Light; United States; On-site; USD 126,000 - 184,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Unlimited L&D access

Learning stipend

Coworking support

Flexible PTO

12 weeks new parent leave

Job summary

8th Light is seeking a lead technologist to guide projects for major clients. You will drive architecture, oversee teams, and balance technology choices with delivery goals.

The role spans ML lifecycles, from data prep to deployment and monitoring, while mentoring colleagues and fostering client relationships. Ideal candidates have 7+ years building durable software across languages like Java, .NET, Python, and JavaScript, with CI/CD, Git, and infrastructure-as-code experience in a remote-first

Qualifications

• You’ve shown long-term repeated success on diverse projects over 7+ years.
• You can be the go-to leader for software development engagements.
• Experience writing production-quality code across multiple languages and frameworks.

Responsibilities

• Lead architecture and software design discussions on client engagements.
• Balance technology choices with delivery deadlines to produce high-quality work.
• Collaborate across ML lifecycle from data prep to deployment and monitoring.
• Mentor teams and drive retrospectives with clients and colleagues.
• Maintain prioritized backlogs and manage high-level roadmaps.

Skills

Java

C#/.NET

Python

TypeScript

JavaScript

React

Go

Ruby

Scala

R

SQL

Git

CI/CD

MacOS/Linux

Platform engineering

Data Engineering

MLOps

DevSecOps

Infra as Code

Tools

Git

CI/CD

MacOS/Linux

Job description

8th Light is seeking a lead technologist to guide projects for major clients. You will drive architecture, oversee teams, and balance technology choices with delivery goals.

The role spans ML lifecycles, from data prep to deployment and monitoring, while mentoring colleagues and fostering client relationships. Ideal candidates have 7+ years building durable software across languages like Java, .NET, Python, and JavaScript, with CI/CD, Git, and infrastructure-as-code experience in a remote-first