Lead Software Engineer (Remote)
2 days ago
London
At 8th Light we bring life to the best ideas. Founded in 2006 and headquartered in Chicago we are a technology solutions provider that partners with organisations to solve meaningful challenges and drive sustainable growth. From early-stage startups to global enterprises we work across industries to optimise our clients digital products through product strategy innovation experiential design AI solutions and deep engineering expertise. Our commitment to quality means we deliver solutions were truly proud of while our curiosity sparks innovation and breakthrough thinking. 8th Lights thrive in an environment that champions continuous education fueling our growth through mentoring and hands-on work. We foster an open culture of collaboration grounded in honesty that builds trust and believe true success is measured by the outcomes we create for our clients. If this kind of work and our kind of people energizes you youve found the right place. Youve shown long-term repeated success on a variety of projects typically over the course of 7 years. You can be the go-to leader for any software development engagement. You have a broad and deep range of expertise that allows you to make an immediate impact on your previous experience you have: • Successfully led high-stakes consulting engagements from discovery to production, • Built high-quality maintainable software collaboratively incrementally and through an approach tailored towards the unique needs of the clients youve served, • Written production-quality code in the following languages: Python Java Javascript and React, • Leveraged AI-assistive development tools for tasks like scaffolding refactoring debugging test generation and documentation, • Experience building or integrating AI/ML-powered features into products or systems (e.g. recommendation engines NLP models computer vision predictive analytics), • Used context-appropriate automated testing to inform software design choices and catch bugs, • Debugged and refactored pre-existing code to incrementally improve it, • Collaborated with teams using Git MacOS/Linux and CI/CD, • Remedied architecture-level concerns such as scalability security reliability and performance, • Brought together people from different functions and perspectives in forums that encourage idea sharing collaboration and problem solving, • Made thoughtful recommendations and set direction in the face of ambiguity, • Mentored and shared knowledge with colleagues, • Actively sought out and effectively given feedback, • Communicated empathically with stakeholders and colleagues, • Making immediate contributions to projects rapidly building trust with clients, • Working pragmatically to balance technology choices while delivering high-quality work within deadlines, • Leading architecture and software design discussions, • Collaborating on systems that involve the full ML lifecycle from data ingestion and preprocessing to model deployment integration and performance monitoring, • Generating new potential solutions to challenges (technical and non-technical) in partnership with team members and clients, • Leading or initiating formal feedback conversations with teams and clients via retrospectives, • Clearly articulating and documenting outcomes and driving forward action items, • Contributing to the health of your team and 8th Lights culture by modeling our Values, • Ensuring your team has a healthy prioritised estimated backlog, • Managing high-level project roadmaps as the team lead for large engagements, • Maintaining relationships with client technical leaders, • Regular syncs with the client to provide status updates and for identifying and evaluating risks and presenting potential solutions, • Identifying mitigating and resolving blockers to team progress, • DevSecOps & DevOps, • MLOps, • Infrastructure as Code At 8th Light we believe our people are our greatest asset. Their growth well-being and success shape our future. Our wellbeing package is designed with the Whole YOU in mind and includes: • A robust L&D program with a learning budget and in-person learning opportunities, • Coworking support for our global team, • Wellness days At 8th Light we bring life to the best ideas. Founded in 2006 and headquartered in Chicago we are a technology solutions provider that partners with organisations to solve meaningful challenges and drive sustainable growth. From early-stage startups to global enterprises we work across industries to optimise our clients digital products through product strategy innovation experiential design AI solutions and deep engineering expertise. Our commitment to quality means we deliver solutions were truly proud of while our curiosity sparks innovation and breakthrough thinking. 8th Lights thrive in an environment that champions continuous education fueling our growth through mentoring and hands-on work. We foster an open culture of collaboration grounded in honesty that builds trust and believe true success is measured by the outcomes we create for our clients. If this kind of work and our kind of people energizes you youve found the right place. Youve shown long-term repeated success on a variety of projects typically over the course of 7 years. You can be the go-to leader for any software development engagement. You have a broad and deep range of expertise that allows you to make an immediate impact on your previous experience you have: • Successfully led high-stakes consulting engagements from discovery to production, • Built high-quality maintainable software collaboratively incrementally and through an approach tailored towards the unique needs of the clients youve served, • Written production-quality code in the following languages: Python Java Javascript and React, • Leveraged AI-assistive development tools for tasks like scaffolding refactoring debugging test generation and documentation, • Experience building or integrating AI/ML-powered features into products or systems (e.g. recommendation engines NLP models computer vision predictive analytics), • Used context-appropriate automated testing to inform software design choices and catch bugs, • Debugged and refactored pre-existing code to incrementally improve it, • Collaborated with teams using Git MacOS/Linux and CI/CD, • Remedied architecture-level concerns such as scalability security reliability and performance, • Brought together people from different functions and perspectives in forums that encourage idea sharing collaboration and problem solving, • Made thoughtful recommendations and set direction in the face of ambiguity, • Mentored and shared knowledge with colleagues, • Actively sought out and effectively given feedback, • Communicated empathically with stakeholders and colleagues, • Making immediate contributions to projects rapidly building trust with clients, • Working pragmatically to balance technology choices while delivering high-quality work within deadlines, • Leading architecture and software design discussions, • Collaborating on systems that involve the full ML lifecycle from data ingestion and preprocessing to model deployment integration and performance monitoring, • Generating new potential solutions to challenges (technical and non-technical) in partnership with team members and clients, • Leading or initiating formal feedback conversations with teams and clients via retrospectives, • Clearly articulating and documenting outcomes and driving forward action items, • Contributing to the health of your team and 8th Lights culture by modeling our Values, • Ensuring your team has a healthy prioritised estimated backlog, • Managing high-level project roadmaps as the team lead for large engagements, • Maintaining relationships with client technical leaders, • Regular syncs with the client to provide status updates and for identifying and evaluating risks and presenting potential solutions, • Identifying mitigating and resolving blockers to team progress, • DevSecOps & DevOps, • MLOps, • Infrastructure as Code At 8th Light we believe our people are our greatest asset. Their growth well-being and success shape our future. Our wellbeing package is designed with the Whole YOU in mind and includes: • A robust L&D program with a learning budget and in-person learning opportunities, • Coworking support for our global team, • Wellness days