Principal Software Engineer

Summary

Join 8th Light as a Principal Software Engineer (Crafter) and work remotely from the UK. As a lead technologist on projects, you'll make immediate contributions to projects, balance technology choices while delivering high-quality work within deadlines, and lead architecture and software design discussions.

Responsibilities

• Make immediate contributions to projects, rapidly building trust with clients
• Work pragmatically to balance technology choices while delivering high-quality work within deadlines
• Lead architecture and software design discussions
• Generate new potential solutions to challenges (technical and non-technical) in partnership with team members and clients
• Lead or initiate formal feedback conversations with teams and clients via retrospectives
• Clearly articulate and document outcomes and drive forward action items
• Ensure your team has a healthy, prioritized, estimated backlog
• Manage high-level project roadmaps as the team lead for large engagements
• Maintain relationships with client technical leaders
• Regular syncs with the client to provide status updates, and for identifying and evaluating risks and presenting potential solutions
• Serve as a manager or mentor to those on your teams
• Identify and resolve blockers to team progress
• Contribute to 8th Light by serving as a mentor to apprentices, leading or designing workshops internally or for clients, representing 8th Light in the tech community, or supporting our hiring processes