Full-Time Principal Software Engineer
8th Light is hiring a remote Full-Time Principal Software Engineer. The career level for this job opening is Expert and is accepting USA based applicants remotely. Read complete job description before applying.
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8th Light
Job Title
Principal Software Engineer
Posted
Career Level
Full-Time
Career Level
Expert
Locations Accepted
USA
Salary
YEAR $151535 - $220881
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Job Details
At 8th Light, you will partner with organizations to solve meaningful challenges and drive sustainable growth. You will work across industries to optimize clients’ digital products through product strategy innovation, experiential design, AI solutions, and deep engineering expertise.
Who You Are
What You’ll Do
Strongly Preferred Skills
Who You Are
- Demonstrated long-term success on high-stakes consulting engagements across multiple language paradigms, stacks, ecosystems, technical environments, and client industries
- Led the development and delivery of production-grade software using a variety of languages and frameworks, including but not limited to: Python, Java, JavaScript, TypeScript, React, Ruby, Scala, R, SQL, and Go
- Experience building or integrating AI/ML-powered features into products or systems
- Successfully led modernization efforts to align legacy systems with short and long-term business needs
- Provided mentorship and team support at scale, while sharing knowledge and improving team practices
What You’ll Do
- Guiding technical direction, solving complex problems, and demonstrating best practices while remaining deeply engaged within the codebase
- Advising clients on architecture, scalability and platform evolution, connecting technical decisions to product and business outcomes
- Coaching client engineering teams, transferring knowledge and leveling up practices
- Contributing to 8th Light by serving as a mentor, leading or designing workshops internally or for clients, representing 8th Light in the tech community, or supporting our hiring processes
Strongly Preferred Skills
- DevSecOps & DevOps
- MLOps
- Infrastructure as Code
- Data Engineering
FAQs
What is the last date for applying to the job?
The deadline to apply for Full-Time Principal Software Engineer at 8th Light is
3rd of December 2025
. We consider jobs older than one month to have expired.
Which countries are accepted for this remote job?
This job accepts [
USA
] applicants. .
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