Principal Software Engineer

Beacon Hill Staffing Group, LLC; Miami (FL); On-site; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Beacon Hill Technologies seeks a Principal Software Engineer to join our enterprise hospitality client. You will blend deep frontend expertise (React, Next.js, AEM) with strong backend and cloud services to build scalable, high-performance applications.

You will lead architectural decisions, mentor teams, advance developer experience, and champion AI-powered development from PoC to production in a SOX-compliant, secure environment.

Qualifications

• Minimum 10+ years in full-stack software engineering.
• Strong leadership and architecture ownership experience.
• Experience with frontend/backend integration and performance optimization.

Responsibilities

• Lead architectural decisions and mentor engineering teams.
• Drive developer experience improvements and AI-powered development practices.
• Build enterprise-scale cloud solutions with AI integration.
• Collaborate with business stakeholders to communicate trade-offs.

Skills

Full-stack engineering

Frontend development

Backend development

Technical leadership

Architecture ownership

Cross-team influence

React

Next.js

Micro frontends

SPA

Performance optimization

AEM integration

Headless/headful implementations

Agentic AI

AWS

Kubernetes

GraphQL

Node.js

Fastify

Redis

MongoDB

CI/CD (GitHub Actions)

Security strategy

SOX compliance

Tools

Node.js

Fastify

GraphQL

Java services

Redis

MongoDB

AWS

Kubernetes

Containerization

GitHub Actions CI/CD

Job description

Required Skills:

• 10+ years of full-stack software engineering experience, including frontend and backend development, technical leadership, architecture ownership, and cross-team influence.


• Expertise in modern frontend technologies, including React, Next.js, micro frontends, SPAs, component-driven design, frontend performance optimization, Design Systems, and Adobe Experience Manager (AEM), including headless/headful implementations and integrations.


• Hands‑on experience building and deploying production‑grade agentic AI solutions, including autonomous agents, multi‑agent frameworks, reasoning workflows, and RAG architectures from proof of concept through enterprise‑scale deployment.


• Strong backend and platform engineering experience with Node.js, Fastify, GraphQL, Java services, Redis, MongoDB, API performance optimization, AWS, Kubernetes, containerization, and GitHub Actions CI/CD pipelines.


• Deep understanding of DevSecOps, SOX compliance, and security best practices, with the ability to clearly communicate technical strategy, architectural decisions, and trade-offs to both technical and business stakeholders.

Desired Skills:

• Experience within the hospitality industry.


• Experience leveraging AI-powered development tools such as GitHub Copilot, Cursor, and LLM-driven workflows, with a strong interest in advancing AI adoption across engineering teams.


• Proven experience integrating AI/ML models into applications, from initial proof of concept through production deployment.


• Background supporting high-volume digital environments, including ecommerce, travel, or other transaction-intensive platforms.


• Experience leading large-scale Developer Experience (DevEx) initiatives to improve engineering productivity, workflows, and tooling.

Description of Role/Responsibilities/Project:

Beacon Hill Technologies is seeking a Principal Software Engineer to join our enterprise hospitality client. This role combines deep expertise in frontend technologies, backend services, Adobe Experience Manager (AEM), and agentic AI architectures to build scalable, high-performance applications. The ideal candidate will serve as a senior technical leader, driving architectural decisions, mentoring engineering teams, advancing developer experience, and championing the adoption of AI-powered development practices. Experience building enterprise-scale solutions in cloud environments, integrating AI/ML capabilities, and supporting high-transaction digital platforms is highly desired. Beacon Hill is an equal opportunity employer and individuals with disabilities and/or protected veterans are encouraged to apply.

California residents:

Qualified applications with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act.

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.

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™