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Sr. Lead Developer

Job in Trenton, Mercer County, New Jersey, 08628, USA
Listing for: Ness Digital Engineering
Full Time position
Listed on 2026-07-25
Job specializations:
  • Software Development
    Java Developer, Full Stack Developer, Backend Developer, Software Architect
Salary/Wage Range or Industry Benchmark: 120000 - 160000 USD Yearly USD 120000.00 160000.00 YEAR
Job Description & How to Apply Below

Overview

Ness is a full lifecycle digital engineering firm offering digital advisory through scaled engineering services. Combining our core competence in engineering with the latest in digital strategy and technology, we seamlessly manage Digital Transformation journeys from strategy through execution to help businesses thrive in the digital economy. As your tech partner, we help engineer your company’s future with cloud and data.

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We are problem‑solvers, architects, strategists, implementors, and lifelong learners. We collaborate with each other and with our clients to help them meet their short‑ and long‑term technology goals. Our culture is open, transparent, challenging, and fun. We hire smart, self‑st arters who thrive in an open‑ended environment to figure out what needs to be done and take ownership in delivering quality results.

Application

Lead Developer

As an Engineering Lead for the application delivery team, you will be responsible for leading a talented team of engineers (DEV & QA). You will demonstrate high technical acumen, solution design capability and strong hands‑on expertise in the development of technical solutions for complex business requirements. You will play a leading role in providing technical guidance to the team, best‑practice adoption, fostering collaborative and dynamic team build‑up, ensuring successful development and delivery of high‑quality enterprise applications and systems.

Core

Responsibilities (Team & Delivery Leadership)
  • Deliver business value through application development and enhancements.
  • Gather and understand requirements, technical specifications, design, architecture, implementation, unit testing, builds and deployments, and code management.
  • Evaluate, assess, plan, and guide technical direction and architecture decisions.
  • Mentor and guide the development team through design, estimation, development, and unit testing.
  • Conduct code reviews, ensure coding standards are maintained, lead best‑practice adoption, and drive continuous improvement in development processes.
  • Lead to inspire a team of engineers, fostering a positive and productive work culture.
  • Be a self‑starter and an excellent team player.
  • Stay abreast with industry trends and technological advancements and apply this knowledge to guide the team in selecting appropriate technologies and methodologies.
  • Provide technical guidance, support professional development, and conduct regular performance reviews in conjunction with delivery managers.
  • Interface, collaborate and communicate effectively with business and cross‑functional/technical partners.
  • Actively participate and contribute to PI, product and release planning.
  • Collaborate with onsite and off‑site team members effectively.
Core Skills
  • Java J2EE and Spring technologies/frameworks (Spring Core, Spring MVC, Spring Cloud, Spring Boot).
  • Experience with frameworks and technologies such as Hibernate, Restful services, Spring JDBC, MVC.
  • Strong experience with microservices, Spring Boot / Spring framework, Rest API, JPA.
  • 2‑10 years of experience in web development using HTML, CSS and JavaScript (ES2016+).
  • Experience with React tools including React.js, Webpack, Redux and Flux.
  • Experience with user interface design.
  • Knowledge of unit testing frameworks like Mocha and Jest.
  • Experience with browser‑based debugging and excellent troubleshooting skills.
  • Knowledge of system architecture (N‑Tire, microservices, cloud‑native).
  • Strong knowledge of system design principles for scalable, high‑performance and extensible solutions for enterprise‑grade distributed and services systems.
  • Significant knowledge of Oracle PL/SQL and SQL.
  • Experience with Oracle Web Logic, Tomcat for installation, configuration, troubleshooting.
  • Working experience with Spring Boot application configuration, deployment and troubleshooting on server platforms Oracle Web Logic/Tomcat/cloud.
  • Experience with API management and cloud‑based platforms and services (AWS, Google).
  • Working knowledge of Dev‑Ops:
    Git, Jenkins, CI/CD pipelines.
  • Understanding of Test‑Driven Development practices, automation and unit testing.
  • Strong analytical skills.
  • Working knowledge of system…
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