Lead Software Engineer

Woodbridge Township, NJ


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Type: Contract

Category: Development

Industry: Insurance

Standard Hours: Open

Reference ID: JN -072026-107963

Date Posted: 08/18/2026

Shortcut: http://careers.eliassen.com/ohWZqX


Description:

On-site 4 days onsite in Woodbridge Township, NJ

 

Our client seeks a Lead Software Engineer to own and lead a critical enterprise application in the insurance domain. 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. w2

JN -072026-107963


Responsibilities:
  • Lead 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 Requirements:
  • Minimum 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.

Recruitment Transparency Notice
 
Eliassen Group values transparency in our recruitment practices. Please be advised that Eliassen Group utilizes artificial intelligence (AI) tools as part of its initial application screening and hiring process. You may receive email and SMS notifications from the Eliassen Virtual Recruiting Team (noreply@eliassen.com, 781-808-2924) inviting you to complete a brief voice screening as part of your application process. These tools assist our hiring teams in different ways, including but not limited to, assistance in reviewing application materials to help identify candidates whose qualifications most closely match the requirements of the position. All AI-assisted evaluations and responses are reviewed by human recruiters before any hiring decisions are made. The use of AI in our process is intended to support fairness, efficiency, and consistency, and Eliassen Group takes measures to prevent bias or discrimination in connection with its hiring practices. By proceeding, you acknowledge, agree, and consent to Eliassen Group’s use of these tools, including AI tools, as part of the application and hiring process.
 

Skills, experience, and other compensable factors will be considered when determining pay rate. The pay range provided in this posting reflects a W2 hourly rate; other employment options may be available that may result in pay outside of the provided range.

W2 employees of Eliassen Group who are regularly scheduled to work 30 or more hours per week are eligible for the following benefits: medical (choice of 3 plans), dental, vision, pre-tax accounts, other voluntary benefits including life and disability insurance, 401(k) with match, and sick time if required by law in the worked-in state/locality.
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About Eliassen Group:
 
Eliassen Group is a strategic consulting firm that helps organizations reach further and achieve more through our technology, business advisory, and life sciences solutions. For nearly 40 years, we have combined exceptional people, deep domain expertise, and intelligent capabilities to expand our clients’ capacity and accelerate meaningful outcomes. We are driven by a purpose to positively impact the lives of our employees, clients, consultants, and the communities we serve.
 
Eliassen is committed to building a diverse and inclusive team from a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. We are an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer and all employment decisions are based on merit, performance, and business needs. Eliassen does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, gender identity or expression, sexual preference or orientation, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, and related medical conditions), marital status, creed, religion, physical or mental disability, genetic information, military or veteran status, age, ancestry, national origin, citizenship status, prohibited criminal record inquiries of applicants and employees, or any other category protected by federal, state, or local laws.
 
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