Senior Engineer
Location: Waterloo, London, England, UK | Hybrid (1 day per week in office)
Who We Are: 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 organizations 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 we’re truly proud of, while our curiosity sparks innovation and breakthrough thinking. 8th Light thrives in an environment that champions continuous education, fuels growth through mentorship and hands‑on work, and fosters an open and collaborative culture grounded in honesty that builds trust. We believe true success is measured by the outcomes we create for our clients.
Who You Are
You’ve shown repeated success on a variety of projects, typically over the course of 4+ years, and have a broad range of expertise that allows you to make an immediate impact. In your previous experience, you have:
- Successfully contributed to high‑stakes consulting engagements from discovery to production
- Written production‑quality code using a variety of languages and frameworks, including Python, Java, JavaScript, TypeScript, React, Ruby, Scala, R, SQL, and Go
- Built high‑quality, maintainable software collaboratively, incrementally, and with an approach tailored to the unique needs of the clients you’ve served
- Leveraged AI‑assistive development tools for tasks like scaffolding, refactoring, debugging, test generation, and documentation, where appropriate
- Built or integrated 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
- Contributed to 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
- Influenced stakeholders to balance technical considerations with product and user needs
What You’ll Do At 8th Light
As a senior technologist you’ll work with a variety of clients, typically one to two in a year, across a range of technologies and frameworks. You’ll invest time developing your skills, sharing knowledge, and building the culture of the team. You’ll be responsible for:
- Making immediate contributions to projects, rapidly building trust with clients and team members
- Working pragmatically to balance technology choices while delivering high‑quality work within deadlines
- Contributing to 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, both technical and non‑technical, in partnership with team members and clients
- Contributing to formal feedback conversations with teams and clients via retrospectives
- Clearly articulating and documenting outcomes and driving forward action items
- Maintaining regular syncs with your delivery team to provide status updates, identify and evaluate risks, and present potential solutions
- Identifying, mitigating, and resolving blockers to team progress
- Pursuing opportunities to further your skills, grow your career, and keep pace with rapid technological changes
- Contributing to team culture by building connections with fellow 8th Lights, showing up on camera, and leveraging collaboration opportunities where appropriate
Strongly Preferred Skills
- MLOps, including tools like LangChain for application development and managing the ML lifecycle
- Data Engineering, including platforms like Databricks for data processing and analytics
- DevSecOps & DevOps experience
- Infrastructure as Code
How You’ll Be Supported
- A robust L&D programme featuring unlimited access to thousands of books, courses, and expert‑led training on the O’Reilly learning platform
- Coworking support for our global team
- 12 weeks of new parent leave available for eligible employees
- Transparent semi‑annual promotion panel
A Note On Compensation
We benchmark our salaries using geographic structures to establish competitive pay ranges. Our pay range for the Senior Engineer position within London is: £56,640‑£70,800 GBP.
8th Light Hubs and Geographies
- London: Employees working from our London hub follow a hybrid model, which includes a minimum of one day per week in our Waterloo office. The co‑working day encourages collaboration and strengthens community. In most cases, consulting engagements do not require travel.
- Additional hubs in Chicago, Los Angeles, New York, and Seattle support our distributed team across the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom.
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