8th Light salary data
8th Light publishes pay ranges on 10 of its open roles. These are the company's own published figures, not estimates or crowd-sourced guesses.
Last checked 02 October 2026
$170k
Median midpoint
$126k
Lowest published
$189k
Highest published
10
Roles with pay
Pay by role at 8th Light
| Role | Openings | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| Software Engineer | 6 | $126k | $189k |
| Data Engineer | 4 | $126k | $189k |
Where this comes from. Every figure is taken from 8th Light's own job board and recorded each day. When a range changes, we keep both the old number and the new one — which is how you can see pay moving rather than just where it stands today.
Roles with published pay
| Role | Location | Team | Salary |
|---|---|---|---|
| Principal Software Engineer (Remote) | United States | Engineering | $152k – $189k |
| Principal Data Engineer (Remote) | United States | Engineering | $152k – $189k |
| Lead Software Engineer (Remote) | United States | Engineering | $126k – $158k |
Job posts get deleted. We keep them.
FirstIn watches company job boards at the source and tells you the moment a role opens — and keeps the record after it's taken down, so you can see what really happened to a team's hiring.