8th Light

8th Light is a technology solutions consultancy founded in 2006 and headquartered in Chicago, with team members operating globally across cities such as London, New York, Los Angeles, and Austin. The company partners with organizations ranging from early-stage startups to large enterprises, providing product strategy, experiential design, and engineering expertise to build customized digital products for regulated and tech-driven industries.

The company specializes in building agentic products and the resilient, API-first platforms they run on. Its work in artificial intelligence and machine learning focuses on taking agentic solutions from prototype to production, helping clients implement infrastructure, authentication, observability, and evaluation. Specific application areas include retail marketplace pricing, cost intelligence, agentic recruiting platforms, buyer trust systems for marketplaces, and operations workflow agents.

Open roles at 8th Light reflect a team built around senior engineering talent, specifically looking for Principal Software Engineers and Lead Software Engineers. These roles require extensive industry experience, typically spanning seven to ten plus years, and encompass high-stakes consulting engagements. The open positions include both remote opportunities in the United States and hybrid positions based out of London, England.