ETS
Software Developer Lead
🇺🇸
Hybrid - Princeton, NJ
🕑
Full-Time
💰
$250K - $285K
💻
Software Engineering
🗓️
March 5th, 2026
MySQL
Unix
Edtech.com's Summary
ETS is hiring a Software Developer Lead. The role involves leading software development teams through all phases of the Systems Development Life Cycle, including requirements management, programming, testing, and deployment, while serving as a technical expert and ensuring quality standards. The position requires collaboration across departments to improve processes, train internal clients, and stay current with technological trends.
Highlights
- Lead software development teams through change control, issue resolution, and SDLC phases.
- Serve as the technical expert for application development, coding, testing, and debugging.
- Collaborate with internal units and clients to deliver timely and accurate business application systems.
- Develop detailed specifications, perform coding, and conduct unit and system testing.
- Use and promote quality standards, risk management, and industry best practices.
- Required technical skills include ServiceNow platform expertise, Java, JavaScript, HTML, CSS, AngularJS, ReactJS, Jelly, and MySQL.
- Master’s degree required, with at least 6 years of software development experience.
- Salary range between $250,000 and $285,000 annually.
- Work includes project tracking, code walkthroughs, and documentation management.
- Focus on continuous learning and technology trend awareness.
Software Developer Lead Full Description
Software Developer Lead (#6778)
- Job Level : Any
- Level of Education : Masters Degree
- Job Type : Full-Time/Regular
- Date Updated : 03/04/2026
- Years of Experience : Not Applicable
- Will this position have direct reports? : No
- Salary : $250000 USD - $285000 USD
Job Description
About ETS:
ETS is a global education and talent solutions organization enabling lifelong learners worldwide to be future-ready. For more than 75 years, we've been advancing the science of measurement to build benchmarks for fair and valid skill assessment across cultures and borders. Our worldwide impact extends through our renowned assessments including TOEFL®, TOEIC®, GRE® and Praxis® tests, serving millions of learners in more than 200 countries and territories. Through strategic acquisitions, we've expanded our global capabilities: PSI strengthens our workforce assessment solutions, while Edusoft, Kira Talent, Pipplet, Vericant, and Wheebox enhance our educational technology and assessment platforms across critical markets worldwide.
Through ETS Research Institute and ETS Solutions, we're partnering with educational institutions, governments, and organizations globally to promote skill proficiency, empower upward mobility, and unlock opportunities for everyone, everywhere. With offices and partners across Asia, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and the Americas, we deliver nearly 50 million tests annually. Join us in our journey of measuring progress to power human progress worldwide.
Duties: Lead software development groups and teams in change control, issues resolution, requirements management, analysis and design, programming, and construction, testing and transition of applications into a production environment. Serve as technical expert on development, coding, testing, and debugging stages of application and system integration. Provide a high level of visibility to clients and act as frontline point of contact regarding ETS standards. Formulate and define system scope and objectives for assigned projects. Lead activities and interact with users through all phases of the Systems Development Life Cycle (SDLC) to assure consistently timely and accurate delivery of business application systems per Service Level Agreements. Develop detailed specifications, application coding, unit and systems testing for the IT department. Examine, devise, and modify procedures to solve complex problems that require a deep level of specialization and expertise in regard to existing system capabilities, technological advancement, operating time or the form of desired results. Work with units throughout ETS to facilitate development, validation, and delivery of software solutions. Lead the planning and training of internal clients when new applications are launched, or new processes are put in place. Lead the collaboration between team members as well as across FCEs/BSUs to identify ways to improve existing processes and technical output. Provide technical and analytical guidance to team members to facilitate the implementation of new technologies. Conduct project tracking activity and walk throughs of software code to ensure adherence to quality standards and procedures. Conduct analysis, identification, planning and control of risk management procedures and practices at a departmental level. Promote and institute policies that foster quality standards and industry best practice. Create and update all relevant documentation and specifications for design, development, and testing. Provide recommendations for improvement to existing processes and procedures. Stay abreast of all new technological trends, developments, and products through participation in professional associations, familiarity with trade journals and professional publications and attendance at relevant conferences.
*May telecommute to Princeton, NJ from any U.S. location.
ETS is a global education and talent solutions organization enabling lifelong learners worldwide to be future-ready. For more than 75 years, we've been advancing the science of measurement to build benchmarks for fair and valid skill assessment across cultures and borders. Our worldwide impact extends through our renowned assessments including TOEFL®, TOEIC®, GRE® and Praxis® tests, serving millions of learners in more than 200 countries and territories. Through strategic acquisitions, we've expanded our global capabilities: PSI strengthens our workforce assessment solutions, while Edusoft, Kira Talent, Pipplet, Vericant, and Wheebox enhance our educational technology and assessment platforms across critical markets worldwide.
Through ETS Research Institute and ETS Solutions, we're partnering with educational institutions, governments, and organizations globally to promote skill proficiency, empower upward mobility, and unlock opportunities for everyone, everywhere. With offices and partners across Asia, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and the Americas, we deliver nearly 50 million tests annually. Join us in our journey of measuring progress to power human progress worldwide.
Duties: Lead software development groups and teams in change control, issues resolution, requirements management, analysis and design, programming, and construction, testing and transition of applications into a production environment. Serve as technical expert on development, coding, testing, and debugging stages of application and system integration. Provide a high level of visibility to clients and act as frontline point of contact regarding ETS standards. Formulate and define system scope and objectives for assigned projects. Lead activities and interact with users through all phases of the Systems Development Life Cycle (SDLC) to assure consistently timely and accurate delivery of business application systems per Service Level Agreements. Develop detailed specifications, application coding, unit and systems testing for the IT department. Examine, devise, and modify procedures to solve complex problems that require a deep level of specialization and expertise in regard to existing system capabilities, technological advancement, operating time or the form of desired results. Work with units throughout ETS to facilitate development, validation, and delivery of software solutions. Lead the planning and training of internal clients when new applications are launched, or new processes are put in place. Lead the collaboration between team members as well as across FCEs/BSUs to identify ways to improve existing processes and technical output. Provide technical and analytical guidance to team members to facilitate the implementation of new technologies. Conduct project tracking activity and walk throughs of software code to ensure adherence to quality standards and procedures. Conduct analysis, identification, planning and control of risk management procedures and practices at a departmental level. Promote and institute policies that foster quality standards and industry best practice. Create and update all relevant documentation and specifications for design, development, and testing. Provide recommendations for improvement to existing processes and procedures. Stay abreast of all new technological trends, developments, and products through participation in professional associations, familiarity with trade journals and professional publications and attendance at relevant conferences.
*May telecommute to Princeton, NJ from any U.S. location.
Experience and Skills
Requirements: Master’s degree in computer engineering, computer science, business administration or a related field plus 6 years of experience in software development. Experience must include the following skills: programming; information processing technology; Window and Unix operation systems; analytical skills; experience with the most current software engineering standards, practices, methods tools and trends; and platform expertise in ServiceNow with programming skills in Java, JavaScript, HTML, CSS, AngularJS, ReactJS, Jelly, and MySQL. The required skills do not need to be maintained over the full term of required experience.
Salary range: $131,000/year - $184,000/year
ETS is mission driven and action oriented
- We are passionate about hiring innovative thinkers who believe in the promise of education and lifelong learning.
- We are energized by cultivating growth, innovation, and continuous transformation for the next generation of rising professionals as leaders. Â In support of this ETS offers multiple Business Resource Groups (BRG) for you to learn and advance your career growth!
- As a not-for-profit organization we will encourage you to lean in to your passion for volunteering. Â At ETS you may qualify for up to an additional 8 hours of PTO for volunteer work on causes that are important to you!
- The base salary range advertised represents the low and high end of the anticipated salary range for this position. The base pay actually offered will take into account internal equity and also may vary depending on the candidate's geographic region, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience among other factors. The base pay is only one aspect of the Total Rewards Package that will be offered to the successful candidate.
ETS is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, marital status, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other characteristic protected by law. We believe in creating a work environment where all individuals are treated with respect and dignity.
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