Senior Platform Architect & AI Leader

8th Light, Inc.; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 150,000 - 221,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Learning stipend and resources

Flexible PTO

Job summary

8th Light, Inc. is seeking a seasoned Principal Engineer who will drive platform strategy and delivery for diverse client engagements.

You will shape architecture, scale systems, and mentor teams across a range of industries, balancing technology choices with product and business outcomes. You will lead the development of AI/ML features, orchestration of Pipelines, and modernization efforts while maintaining high standards for reliability, security, and observability.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience leading complex tech engagements across multiple clients.
• Strong background in scalable platform engineering and infrastructure design.
• Experience integrating AI/ML features into production systems.

Responsibilities

• Lead platform strategy and delivery across diverse client engagements.
• Advise on architecture, scalability, and evolution of client platforms.
• Collaborate on ML lifecycle systems from data ingestion to monitoring and deployment.
• Drive technical innovations and surface new approaches for client value.

Skills

Platform engineering

Data Engineering

Agentic systems

DevSecOps

DevOps

MLOps

Infrastructure as Code

Tools

LangChain

LlamaIndex

CrewAI

AutoGen

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Job description

8th Light, Inc. is seeking a seasoned Principal Engineer who will drive platform strategy and delivery for diverse client engagements.

You will shape architecture, scale systems, and mentor teams across a range of industries, balancing technology choices with product and business outcomes. You will lead the development of AI/ML features, orchestration of Pipelines, and modernization efforts while maintaining high standards for reliability, security, and observability.