8th Light

8th Light was founded in 2006. We design, develop, and deploy technology solutions for enterprises and organizations. We partner with clients to provide innovative, modern, and reliable engineering. Our approach uses human-centered design, knowledge sharing, and builds for long-term sustainability.

Our services include Agile methodologies, UX/UI, Web Design, Web Applications, Enterprise Software, Ecommerce Platform Development, Information Architecture, Cloud Infrastructure and Migration, Solution Architecture, Application Architecture, Infrastructure Engineering, Data Engineering, Product Strategy, Product Management, Software Development Lifecycle, Solution Consulting, Technical Consulting, Product Consulting, Data Migration, DevSecOps, DevOps, CI/CD, and Data Pipelines. We also work with technologies like Java, C#, .NET, JavaScript, React, Databricks, Fastly, Generative AI, and AI/ML.

We work with leaders and growth-stage companies in various sectors, including regulated industries. Our clients come from industries such as software development, sports tech, healthcare innovation, higher education, insurance, fintech, automotive, entertainment, and legal tech. Some of our clients include Pfizer, Fandango, Grubhub, Fidelity Life Association, LegalZoom, Ticketmaster, Cars.com, Riot Games, American Family Mutual Insurance Company, Capital One Services, LLC, and Deloitte. We are an employee-owned company.

Our mission is to unlock human potential through technology. We operate under three guiding principles:

• Design for people: We lead with human-centered design.
• Inspire through education: We share skills and best practices while delivering code.
• Build for the future: We develop software and strategies that provide long-term sustainability, performance, and value.

Our values are:

• Quality that we’re proud of: We leverage deep expertise and adaptability to meet client goals.
• Curiosity that drives improvement and innovation: We ask questions, explore new ideas, and challenge the status quo.
• Continuous education that fuels individual and company growth: We support lifelong learning through mentorship, client work, and formal training.
• Honesty that builds trust: We strive for transparency, openness, and authenticity in our interactions.
• A focus on outcomes: We measure success by the value we deliver and align with client goals.

We have over 150 team members globally. Our headquarters is in Chicago, with satellite offices in London, New York, Los Angeles, and Austin. Our team includes developers, designers, engineers, crafters, strategists, and technologists.

We foster a culture of continuous learning and collaboration. We are a remote-first organization, offering employees flexibility to work from their preferred locations, with coworking options available. Our culture values curiosity and creativity over credentials. We aim to support personal growth through challenging work, continuous education, and a supportive environment. Our culture is built on values like a focus on outcomes, honesty, quality, and continuous education.

We offer a learning and development program that includes unlimited access to the O’Reilly learning platform, plus an annual financial stipend and time for learning and development. We also provide coworking support for our global team, flexible paid time off (PTO), and 12 weeks of new parent leave for eligible employees. Benefits also include wellness days and a transparent biannual promotion panel.