ADP is hiring a Director, Application Development

• Are you empathetic to client needs and inspired by transformation and impacting the lives of millions of people every day?
• Are you an inspiring leader who people have followed and worked for over and over again?
• Are you looking to join a dynamic, inclusive team environment with a culture of collaboration and belonging?

Well, this may be the role for you. Ready to design what's next?

In this role within ADP's award winning Time product, you will work in an Agile development environment to bring the designs and ideas to life for new or improved products and web applications. This work will support a mix of internal and external clients that support our current generation and next generation of ADP Time. You will be working on current and upcoming projects - design, network, engineering, product development, quality assurance, operations, security and implementation. You'll share your operational and process maturity with a growing team while building products for large enterprises to enable their workforce management.

No two days are the same as you work with your team, business leaders, UX, product and project management to understand our next wave of work. To thrive in this role, you'll need to be comfortable building applications for on premises or cloud-native along with a solid understanding of technologies, including APIs, distributed systems design, operational scaling and availability, and application integrations, quality assurance, operations and support. You'll need versatile knowledge of coding languages, including front-end, scripting, and back-ends like Java, Javascript, .net, Angular, JS frameworks, Java, Database Technologies and have a firm grasp on Spring Boot, web services, RESTful APIs, open source tools or others. You should have experience working full stack with front-end, scripting, and back-end experience.

Our best developers are enthusiastic creators who stay current on new coding practices. Like our best developers, you are an enthusiastic creator eager to learn. You strive to learn new technologies and find ways to incorporate what you learn into building your products.

You're a passionate leader focused on engagement as well as results, and you're not afraid to roll your sleeves up and dive into the code when necessary. As part of our team, you'll find exciting challenges, get opportunities to grow your career, and develop solid friendships as we design what's next for ADP and the industry. Pace should not scare you. We still find time for a healthy dose of fun.

Like what you see? Apply now!

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A little about ADP: We are a global leader in HR technology, offering the latest AI and machine learning-enhanced payroll, tax, HR, benefits, and much more. We believe our people make all the difference in cultivating an inclusive, down-to-earth culture that welcomes ideas, encourages innovation, and values belonging. ADP has a deep commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion as a global Best Places to Work, DiversityInc® Top 50 Company, Best CEO and company for women, LGBTQ+, multicultural talent, and more. Learn more about ADP's commitment on our YouTube channel: http://adp.careers/DEI_Videos

WHAT YOU'LL DO:

Here's what you can expect on a typical day:

• You'll start each day with a scrum, working in a team to understand responsibilities, identify issues, and communicate coding priorities while choosing user stories to complete. You must know Agile well.
• Your seven or more years of team leadership have delivered amazing results, and you pride yourself on developing the people who work for you, as well as providing an inclusive team environment where they all can thrive. If asked, they would follow you anywhere and enthusiastically credit you with helping to grow their careers.
• Working in two-week sprints, you must keep up with timelines and coding standards. You'll be looking ahead to the next coding criteria to build technically sound and functional tools.
• Continuous Learning. An eagerness to learn will help you keep up with ever-changing technologies and maintain the ability to create the best tools for our clients. You are comfortable and thrive in an autonomous role since that will be essential for your success.
• You'll work with business leadership and project management to understand priorities and create automation accordingly.
• You will present and defend your team's approach to leadership. There is no typical day as you partner and work with people across the development organization to turn ideas into reality.

TO SUCCEED IN THIS ROLE:

• An advanced degree is not required but could set you apart. What's more important is having the skills and experience to do the job.
• Prior experience in these technologies are also strongly recommended:
• Advanced knowledge of microservices stack--.Net, Java, Docker, Redis, REST/JSON, and SQL/Oracle/Postgres, Kafka
• DevSecOps and automated change management through Jenkins, Ansible, or similar technologies.
• Drive and own software methodologies and practices within the team
• Drive architecture, design, and development deliverables within the team
• Champion and deliver great user experience Work with close cross-functional alignment with designers, fellow engineers, and the product and business stakeholders.
• Stay up-to-date on software technologies to influence decision making on the right technology choices
• Knowledge of Domain Driven Design concepts and microservices
• Expert knowledge of:
  • Hands on experience developing server side applications using Java programming and Spring ecosystem (Spring Boot, Spring Data, Spring Integration, etc.)
  • Deep experience with RESTful APIs design and implementation
  • Deep experience with Database technologies mainly RDBS (Oracle, MySQL, PostgreSQL)
  • Preferred knowledge and experience on one or more of these Database technologies - NoSQL
  • Experience working with AWS cloud technologies and services
  • Event sourcing and distributed message systems (SNS/SQS, preferred)
  • Build tools and dependency management (Gradle, Maven)
  • Fluent in CI/CD technologies and test automation
  • Understanding of the testing pyramid (unit, functional, integration, system, API testing) and testing approaches TDD, BDD
  • Experience with Agile / SCRUM methodology for product development
• Conduct rigorous system testing and troubleshooting to optimize the performance of digital solutions

YOU'LL LOVE WORKING HERE BECAUSE YOU CAN:

• Have courageous team collaboration. Courage comes from how associates are willing to have difficult conversations, speak up, be an owner, and challenge one another's ideas to net out the best solution.
• Deliver at epic scale. We deliver real user outcomes using strong judgment and good instincts. We're obsessed with the art of achieving simplicity with a focus on client happiness and productivity.
• Be surrounded by curious learners. We align ourselves with other smart people in an environment where we grow and elevate one another to the next level. We encourage our associates to listen, stay agile, and learn from mistakes.
• Act like an owner & doer. Mission-driven and committed to leading change, you will be encouraged to take on any challenge and solve complex problems. No tasks are beneath or too great for us. We are hands-on and willing to master our craft.
• Give back to others. Always do the right thing for our clients and our community and humbly give back to the community where we live and work. Support our associates in times of need through ADP's Philanthropic Foundation.
• Join a company committed to equality and equity. Our goal is to impact lasting change through our actions.

What are you waiting for? Apply today!
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