Sr. Lead Developer at Ness Digital Engineering
NJ
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Jul 12, 2026
NJ
Jul 21, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
An engineering lead role heading a combined development and QA team to build and deliver complex enterprise applications. Day-to-day work spans architecture decisions, hands-on Java/Spring and React development, code reviews, and mentoring engineers, with a strong emphasis on microservices, cloud platforms, and CI/CD practices. Best suited to someone with a solid technical background who is comfortable guiding a team while remaining deeply involved in delivery.
Senior level · 3+ years · National
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How this req sits in the market our data
Rare in this occupation — lead with these, and say what you built with them.
Most people in this occupation already list these. Still required — just not what gets you shortlisted.
What the occupation pays Median $138,970 (middle half $107,524–$175,762).
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Why we read it this way (7)
No work location is specified in the posting; the CBSA and state fields are left blank. The role may be remote or at a client site — location should be confirmed with the recruiter.
The title 'Application Lead Developer' carries no standard seniority level word, so advertised seniority is Unspecified. The 3+ years as Engineering/Technical Lead requirement, combined with broad full-stack and architecture ownership, supports a Senior classification.
The role is a genuine hybrid between a hands-on senior IC (15-1252) and a people-manager (11-3021): it explicitly involves mentoring, performance reviews, and leading a DEV+QA team, but the bulk of the listed skills and responsibilities are technical/delivery. 15-1252 is chosen as the primary SOC; 11-3021 is the runner-up.
The degree requirement states 'Bachelor's or higher degree … or a related field' but the posting also says equivalent experience is implicitly accepted (the closing section encourages candidates who don't meet every requirement to apply). Degree is treated as preferred rather than a hard gate.
'Financial industry' experience is explicitly called 'a plus' in the posting.
Flux is listed alongside Redux/Webpack in the React tooling section but is largely superseded by Redux in modern stacks; it is captured implicitly under the Redux skill rather than as a separate entry.
The 2–10 year range given for web development experience is unusually broad and likely reflects the range across team members rather than a single candidate requirement; the overall years minimum is set to 3 based on the explicit '3+ Years experience as Engineering/Technical lead role' gate.
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