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Senior Applications Developer

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Date: Feb 4, 2026

Location: Lexington, MA, US

Company: MIT Lincoln Laboratory

Position Description

 

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Application Developer to join our team supporting a dynamic portfolio of intranet applications. The ideal candidate will have a strong background with Oracle technologies (RDBMS and APEX platform) for custom application development. The successful candidate also must demonstrate adapting across an evolving technical stack to meet business needs and knowledge sharing in a collaborative environment.

 

Responsibilities

 

    • Design, develop, and deploy scalable and efficient web applications and services using APEX
    • Develop and maintain SQL databases, including schema design and architecting data flows
    • Manage business warehouse ETL and coordinate integrations with diverse set of downstream applications
    • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to design and develop functionality according to customer requirements
    • Assist operations team with APEX platform maintenance on WebLogic 14c servers
    • Participate in code reviews and ensure adherence to coding standards and best practices
    • Evaluate new tools, architectures, and approaches for a secure enterprise
    • Balance operational support with opportunities for innovation

 

Minimum Qualifications

 

    • Minimum Bachelor’s degree in computer science or related field with at least 5+ years of experience maintaining enterprise applications
    • Proficiency with Oracle RDBMS RDBMS 19c or higher - SQL, PL/SQL, Oracle SQL Developer, SQL*Loader
    • Proficiency with *nix shell scripting and RESTful API development, Oracle REST Data Service preferred
    • Experience with APEX 23.1+
    • Experience with data warehouse ETL, analytics, and reporting
    • Working knowledge of web development, including HTML, CSS, JavaScript, JSON, SOAP, XML
    • database schema design, business system requirements and analysis
    • Experience working within an Agile development framework using the Atlassian toolset (i.e. JIRA, Confluence)
    • Strong problem-solving and analytical skills
    • Excellent communication and teamwork abilities

 

Preferred Qualifications

 

  • Experience creating data ETL pipelines and automating CI/CD deployments
  • Relevant Oracle certifications (e.g., Oracle Certified Professional) are a plus
  • Exposure to API integration technologies like Boomi or MuleSoft
  • Experience integrating with SAP data sources, especially finance
  • Knowledge of testing frameworks and familiarity with debugging tools
  • Experience working under compliance constraints
  • Strong understanding of Oracle database architecture and administration – e.g. performance tuning, security best practices

 

 

Hiring Range: $111,400-$147,500

 

Disclaimer: MIT Lincoln Laboratory provides a typical hiring range as a good faith estimate of what we reasonably expect to offer for this position at the time of posting. The final salary offered to a selected candidate will depend on various factors, including—but not limited to—the scope and responsibilities of the role, the candidate’s experience, skills and education/training, internal equity considerations and applicable legal requirements. This range reflects base salary only and does not include additional forms of compensation or benefits.

At MIT Lincoln Laboratory, our exceptional career opportunities include many outstanding benefits to help you stay healthy, feel supported, and enjoy a fulfilling work-life balance. Benefits offered to employees include: 

  • Comprehensive health, dental, and vision plans
  • MIT-funded pension
  • Matching 401K
  • Paid leave (including vacation, sick, parental, military, etc.)
  • Tuition reimbursement and continuing education programs
  • Mentorship programs
  • A range of work-life balance options
  • ... and much more!  

Please visit our Benefits page for more information. As an employee of MIT, you can also take advantage of other voluntary benefits, discounts and perks.

Selected candidate will be subject to a pre-employment background investigation and must be able to obtain and maintain a Secret level DoD security clearance.

MIT Lincoln Laboratory is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, veteran status, disability status, or genetic information; U.S. citizenship is required.

Requisition ID: 42672 


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