Lead/Principal Engineer (Application Engineering)

Lead/Principal Engineer (Application Engineering) at Beacon Hill Staffing Group, LLC Lead/Principal Engineer (Application Engineering) at Beacon Hill Staffing Group, LLC in Santa Fe, New Mexico Posted in 4 days ago. $125.00 - $150.00 per year

Job Description:

Beacon Hill was founded to set a new standard in search, career placement and flexible staffing. The Lead Engineer is a hands-on technical leader for a small scrum team supporting a major enterprise client. This is a true hybrid IC + people leadership role, splitting time between building and reviewing production code and leading delivery, process, and team development. You act as the team's daily technical authority, scrum leader, and people manager, partnering closely with a Senior Engineering Manager and client stakeholders. Success requires strong full-stack expertise, disciplined delivery leadership, and a genuine AI-first development mindset.

Core Focus Areas Technical & Delivery Leadership:

Own engineering decisions, code quality, sprint execution, and on-time delivery while contributing hands-on across the full stack (C#/.NET, Angular, Oracle).

AI-First Engineering:

Actively integrate agentic AI tools into daily development, exceed baseline adoption targets, and coach the team to use AI to improve velocity and quality.

People Management:

Directly manage 4-5 engineers, driving performance, career growth, engagement, and a high-accountability team culture.

Client & Product Partnership:

Work directly with client stakeholders to clarify requirements, influence design decisions, and advocate for platform-scalable solutions.

Cross-Functional Collaboration:

Coordinate with QA, architects, and other leads to ensure standards, quality gates, and delivery risks are managed effectively. Ideal Candidate Profile A senior full-stack engineer with 8-10+ years of enterprise SaaS experience who leads by example, has run scrum teams, managed engineers, and brings deep experience in .NET, Angular, Oracle, DDD, CQRS, Azure, and modern CI/CD practices-paired with strong communication skills and a proven AI-driven development approach. Beacon Hill is an equal opportunity employer and individuals with disabilities and/or protected veterans are encouraged to apply.

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Company Profile:

Beacon Hill Technologies, a premier National Information Technology Staffing Group, provides world class technology talent across all industries utilizing a complete suite of staffing services. Beacon Hill Technologies' dedicated team of recruiting and staffing experts consistently delivers quality IT professionals to solve our customers' technical and business needs. Beacon Hill Technologies covers a broad spectrum of IT positions, including Project Management and Business Analysis, Programming/Development, Database, Infrastructure, Quality Assurance, Production/Support and ERP roles. Learn more about Beacon Hill and our specialty divisions, Beacon Hill Associates, Beacon Hill Financial, Beacon Hill HR, Beacon Hill Legal, Beacon Hill Life Sciences and Beacon Hill Technologies by visiting www.bhsg.com .

Benefits Information:

Beacon Hill offers a robust benefit package including, but not limited to, medical, dental, vision, and federal and state leave programs as required by applicable agency regulations to those that meet eligibility. Upon successfully being hired, details will be provided related to our benefit offerings. We look forward to working with you. Beacon Hill. Employing the Future™