Remote Principal Platform Engineer: AI, Scale & Strategy

8Thlightrebuild; United States; Remote; USD 151,535 - 220,881; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Unlimited access to learning resources

Annual financial stipend for learning and development

Flexible PTO

12 weeks of new parent leave

Job summary

8th Light, a leader in technology consultancy, seeks a Principal Engineer to drive platform engineering projects and collaborate with clients across various industries. This role requires extensive experience in software architecture, coding, and leading teams to deliver high-quality solutions.

You will foster innovation through AI, optimize platform strategy, and mentor engineering teams, all while influencing key client decisions.

If you thrive in a culture committed to growth and quality, we encourage you to apply.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in software engineering and consulting.
• Expertise in building production-grade platforms.
• Strong proficiency in modern programming languages and frameworks.

Responsibilities

• Rapidly build trust with clients through technical expertise.
• Lead platform strategy and delivery connecting vision to execution.
• Coaching client engineering teams and enhancing practices.

Skills

Platform engineering

Data Engineering

DevSecOps & DevOps

MLOps

Infrastructure as Code

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience

Tools

Java

C#/.NET

Python

TypeScript

JavaScript

React

Go

Ruby

Scala

SQL

Job description

8th Light, a leader in technology consultancy, seeks a Principal Engineer to drive platform engineering projects and collaborate with clients across various industries. This role requires extensive experience in software architecture, coding, and leading teams to deliver high-quality solutions.

You will foster innovation through AI, optimize platform strategy, and mentor engineering teams, all while influencing key client decisions.

If you thrive in a culture committed to growth and quality, we encourage you to apply.