Summary
Lance Wells is a Senior Software Engineer with 11 years of hands-on experience building full-stack systems using C#, Go, and Node.js, currently driving engineering at Beacon Hill. He has a strong track record improving performance and developer workflows—overhauling test suites to cut run times ~300%, adding package management to legacy builds to reduce effort by ~90%, and creating a custom versioned chart library that sped load times ~400%. Lance blends technical depth across backend languages and databases with a collaborative leadership style developed through lead roles at Bluecrew and Awair. He thrives on shipping products people use, mentoring teams, and finding elegant solutions to messy legacy problems. Outside work he bakes bread and draws, a creative habit that mirrors his iterative, craftsmanship-focused approach to software.
11 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science - BS Computer Science, Bachelor of Science - BS Computer Science at University of Idaho