Lead Software Engineer

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8th LightTechnology consultancy
We are a distributed team across the United States, Canada, and the United KingdomFull-TimeLead
SalaryStructure 1: $126,279-$157,849 USD; Structure 2: $132,700-$165,875 USD; Structure 3: $141,261-$176,576 USD; Structure 4: $147,254-$184,068 USD
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Job Details

Experience
7+ years
Required Skills
PythonSQLJavaMachine LearningTypeScriptC#Go.NETReactCI/CD

Requirements

  • 7+ years of experience leading complex software development projects.
  • Proficiency in languages/frameworks including Java, C#/.NET, Python, TypeScript, JavaScript, React, Go, Ruby, Scala, R, and SQL.
  • Experience building or integrating AI/ML-powered features such as recommendation engines, NLP, or computer vision.
  • Demonstrated ability to solve architecture-level concerns regarding scalability, security, and performance.
  • Experience with automated testing, debugging, and refactoring existing codebases.
  • Proficiency with Git, macOS/Linux environments, and CI/CD pipelines.
  • Strong skills in mentoring, cross-functional collaboration, and empathic stakeholder communication.
  • Knowledge of AI-assistive development tools for tasks like scaffolding, debugging, and test generation.
  • Nice to have: Expertise in platform engineering, data engineering (e.g., Databricks), DevSecOps, MLOps, or Infrastructure as Code.
  • Nice to have: Experience with agentic systems (e.g., RAG, LangChain, LlamaIndex, CrewAI, AutoGen).

Responsibilities

  • Lead high-stakes consulting engagements from discovery through production.
  • Manage architecture and software design discussions with clients and teams.
  • Collaborate on systems involving the full ML lifecycle, including data ingestion, modeling, and deployment.
  • Maintain high-level project roadmaps and ensure healthy, prioritized backlogs for the team.
  • Mentor colleagues and lead internal or client-facing workshops.
  • Provide regular status updates to clients, identifying and mitigating project risks.
  • Model the company culture and contribute to team health through active feedback and retrospectives.
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Structure 1: $126,279-$157,849 USD; Structure 2: $132,700-$165,875 USD; Structure 3: $141,261-$176,576 USD; Structure 4: $147,254-$184,068 USD
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