Principal Software Engineer

Summary

Join 8th Light, an employee-owned, remote-first software consultancy, as a Principal Software Engineer (Crafter). You will lead complex projects, mentor team members, and contribute to a collaborative environment. With 10+ years of experience in software development, you'll leverage your expertise in multiple languages and lead architecture discussions. You'll work with diverse clients, ensuring high-quality deliverables within deadlines. 8th Light offers a comprehensive wellness package, including a learning budget, flexible work schedule, wellness days, pension scheme matching, and generous parental leave. We value diverse experiences and are committed to supporting remote work.

Requirements

• Show long-term repeated success on a variety of projects, typically over the course of 10+ years
• Be the go-to leader for any software development engagement
• Have a broad and deep range of expertise that allows you to make an immediate impact on projects
• Written production-quality code in at least two of the following languages: Java, Ruby, Python, JavaScript, C#, Elixir, or React
• Built high-quality, maintainable software collaboratively, incrementally, and pragmatically
• Built larger features or subsystems
• 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
• Addressed architecture-level concerns such as scalability, security, reliability, and performance
• Led projects or teams
• 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
• Collaboratively led stakeholders to balance technical considerations with product and user needs

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 articulating and documenting outcomes and driving 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 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

Preferred Qualifications

• Artificial Intelligence (AI) & Machine Learning (ML)
• Infrastructure as code
• Data engineering
• CI/CD pipelines
• Native mobile development

Benefits

• An L&D Program which includes: Learning budget, and in-person learning opportunities
• Coworking available for team members outside of London
• Flexible Work schedule
• Wellness days
• Pension Scheme Matching
• 12 weeks of new parent leave available for eligible employees
• Semi annual promotion panel