Lead Software Engineer

DescriptionOn-site 4 days onsite in Edison, NJ.Our client seeks a Lead Software Engineer to own and lead a critical enterprise application. The role requires leadership, application ownership, and hands-on development across middleware, web services, and SQL Server. The engineer will design, develop, test, and support solutions, drive architectural decisions, and handle operational data requests, including large-scale SQL updates. The position is on-site four days per week in New Jersey and will require on-site interviews.We can facilitate w2 and corp-to-corp consultants. For our w2 consultants, we offer a great benefits package that includes Medical, Dental, and Vision benefits, 401k with company matching, and life insurance.Rate: $72.00 to $80.00/hr. w2JN -072026-107963ResponsibilitiesLead and own an enterprise application, serving as the primary technical leader.Design, re-design, code, test, debug, configure, and document software solutions for insurance business needs.Ensure requirements are complete, consistent, feasible, and unambiguous.Collaborate with business analysts, project managers, QA, and third parties including data providers and software vendors.Create project inputs for plans, estimates, and schedules, and deliver organized presentations.Perform impact analysis and apply design methodologies and best practices.Proactively identify and resolve quality and performance issues across environments.Research, coordinate, and track issues to resolution, including production performance concerns.Experience RequirementsMinimum 5 years of software engineering experience.Expert-level SQL Server skills, including complex queries, joins, data analysis, data mining, performance tuning, and large-scale update scripts. Experience with DB2 and MS SQL Server.Strong middleware and web services experience, including service-layer architecture and integrations.Full-stack background with Java/J2EE 8+, Spring MVC, REST, JMS, JBOSS, ESB (Mule), JSON, MyBatis, XML, XSLT, SOAP, Maven.Front-end experience with Angular v11+, TypeScript/JavaScript, and CSS libraries such as Bootstrap and PrimeNG.AWS knowledge is a plus, including Lambda, S3, and application development for AWS.Ability to design maintainable solutions and produce comprehensive technical documentation.Demonstrated leadership, ownership, independent execution, and effective communication across stakeholders.