Director, Application Development at ADP - Automatic Data Processing
Alpharetta, GA 30004
About the Job
Job DescriptionADP is hiring a Director, Application Development, GenAI in our Alpharetta, GA location
This is a hybrid role.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 you will lead a software engineering and quality team for our Datasolutions shared products and will be responsible for technology strategy, software engineering oversight, code quality, release governance, process improvement, risk mitigation, budget management, platform performance, and hiring
You will be responsible for leading your team of insourced and outsourced talent and interface with product, architects, DevOps, QA, support and other engineering teams to ensure the development of software that provides strategic value for the organization
As an energetic Technical Leader, you'll take ownership of your platform roadmap and help motivate and focus our organization to deliver strong results
Your technical background will enable you to appreciate the implications of key architectural, investment, and prioritization decisions.To thrive in this role, you'll need to be a cloud-native with a solid understanding of technologies, including APIs, distributed systems design, operational scaling and availability, and application integrations
Java and enterprise Java with open-source tools, Python,Java (preferred language), and AWS are critical. You have experience working full stack with front-end, scripting, and back-end experience
Our best developers are enthusiastic creators who stay current on new codes
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.No two days are the same as you work with your team, business leaders, and project management to understand our next wave of work
To thrive in this role, you'll need to be a cloud-native with a solid understanding of technologies, including APIs, distributed systems design, operational scaling and availability, and application integrations
Java and enterprise Java with open source tools, Java 8 or later (preferred language), and AWS are critical
You have experience working full stack with front-end, scripting, and back-end experience
Our best developers are enthusiastic creators who stay current on new codes
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!Learn more about ADP at tech.adp.com/careersA 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: WHAT YOU'LL DO:Here's what you can expect on a typical day:Leader:Inspire and coach engineering managers and team members.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.Collaboration:You'll work with business leadership and project management to understand priorities and create automation accordingly.Technical:Strong foundational knowledge of software engineering and familiarity with various technologies including but not limited to Java, Spring, AngularJS, JavaScript etc.Build Software with API first approach.Practical experience in delivering software and services leveraging cloud infrastructure such as AWS.Communication:Gives feedback (both positive and constructively critical).Communicate clearly and concisely to implement leading/best practices and processes to ensure alignment across the Engineering teams.Social:Knows how to work in and out of organizational boundaries.Positively work through situations of healthy conflict when they occur.Ownership:Ensure teams develop software in the right way and continues to improve at the craft
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.Innovation:Promotes a culture of innovation by encouraging teams to solve problems and gives room for people to try new ideas.Key Responsibilities:Leadership and management of managers/Dev leads responsible for engineering and quality teams and providing overall technical direction.Provide professional development and mentorship to managers and team members.Establish software engineering standards and guidelines for software engineering organization.Conceives team structure and constantly seeks opportunities to adjust team structure to maximize agility and efficiency.Champions communications on technology and strategic initiatives.Drive quality through automated testing, release governance and high platform performance.Establish a fun, creative and enjoyable environment balanced with strong collaboration and productivity.Present issues and risks, and their business impact to management in a timely manner with proposed mitigation
Actively seeks and removes impediments to team success regardless of where they originate.Human resource contributions associated with the team, including recruiting, hiring, performance evaluation, and coaching.Monitor and manage budget for software engineering teams.Collaboration across multiple business units and functional departments to develop and deploy solutions that address key business initiatives, supporting new revenue opportunities.Inspire the portfolio to strive for innovation, efficiency, continual learning, and a desire to search for new ideas and technologies.Continuously improves software development productivity, quality, predictability, and team morale.Establish culture and processes to attract and retain the best talent in the software and technology space.Qualifications:Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience
Master’s degree in computer science, Software Engineering or related discipline is preferred12+ years substantial engineering experience with 7+ years leadership experience in a software development organization.Practical experience working in Agile environments and in product-focused technology organizationsExperience building distributed engineering teams and working with senior engineering leaders and architectsExcellent team building skills with a strong ability to motivate and inspire talented engineers7+ years of experience in leadership and managerial capacities with cross-disciplinary teams including software engineering, infrastructure, security, automated testing, and build tooling3+ years of experience with cloud providersTrack record of evolving engineering team capabilities with recognized improvementsFull-stack software development knowledge - including modern technology stacks, public cloud services, container orchestration and scheduling frameworks, distributed databases, and UI frameworksMaintain hands-on interest in current technology trendsThe following skills will be considered as a plus:Experience in leading AI/ML and/or GenAI product development is a plusExperience leveraging open-source tools, predictive analytics, machine learning, advanced statistics, and other data techniques to perform basic analysesExperience in building and deploying production level data driven applications and data processing workflows/pipelines and/or implementing machine learning systems at scale in Java, Scala, or Python and deliver analytics involving all phases like data ingestion, feature engineering, modeling, tuning, evaluating, monitoring.Job RequirementsYOU'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!Find out why people come to ADP and why they stay: (ADA version: )#Li-AS2Job DetailsJob Type: Full-TimeCategory: Gen AISalaried: Salaried
This is a hybrid role.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 you will lead a software engineering and quality team for our Datasolutions shared products and will be responsible for technology strategy, software engineering oversight, code quality, release governance, process improvement, risk mitigation, budget management, platform performance, and hiring
You will be responsible for leading your team of insourced and outsourced talent and interface with product, architects, DevOps, QA, support and other engineering teams to ensure the development of software that provides strategic value for the organization
As an energetic Technical Leader, you'll take ownership of your platform roadmap and help motivate and focus our organization to deliver strong results
Your technical background will enable you to appreciate the implications of key architectural, investment, and prioritization decisions.To thrive in this role, you'll need to be a cloud-native with a solid understanding of technologies, including APIs, distributed systems design, operational scaling and availability, and application integrations
Java and enterprise Java with open-source tools, Python,Java (preferred language), and AWS are critical. You have experience working full stack with front-end, scripting, and back-end experience
Our best developers are enthusiastic creators who stay current on new codes
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.No two days are the same as you work with your team, business leaders, and project management to understand our next wave of work
To thrive in this role, you'll need to be a cloud-native with a solid understanding of technologies, including APIs, distributed systems design, operational scaling and availability, and application integrations
Java and enterprise Java with open source tools, Java 8 or later (preferred language), and AWS are critical
You have experience working full stack with front-end, scripting, and back-end experience
Our best developers are enthusiastic creators who stay current on new codes
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!Learn more about ADP at tech.adp.com/careersA 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: WHAT YOU'LL DO:Here's what you can expect on a typical day:Leader:Inspire and coach engineering managers and team members.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.Collaboration:You'll work with business leadership and project management to understand priorities and create automation accordingly.Technical:Strong foundational knowledge of software engineering and familiarity with various technologies including but not limited to Java, Spring, AngularJS, JavaScript etc.Build Software with API first approach.Practical experience in delivering software and services leveraging cloud infrastructure such as AWS.Communication:Gives feedback (both positive and constructively critical).Communicate clearly and concisely to implement leading/best practices and processes to ensure alignment across the Engineering teams.Social:Knows how to work in and out of organizational boundaries.Positively work through situations of healthy conflict when they occur.Ownership:Ensure teams develop software in the right way and continues to improve at the craft
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.Innovation:Promotes a culture of innovation by encouraging teams to solve problems and gives room for people to try new ideas.Key Responsibilities:Leadership and management of managers/Dev leads responsible for engineering and quality teams and providing overall technical direction.Provide professional development and mentorship to managers and team members.Establish software engineering standards and guidelines for software engineering organization.Conceives team structure and constantly seeks opportunities to adjust team structure to maximize agility and efficiency.Champions communications on technology and strategic initiatives.Drive quality through automated testing, release governance and high platform performance.Establish a fun, creative and enjoyable environment balanced with strong collaboration and productivity.Present issues and risks, and their business impact to management in a timely manner with proposed mitigation
Actively seeks and removes impediments to team success regardless of where they originate.Human resource contributions associated with the team, including recruiting, hiring, performance evaluation, and coaching.Monitor and manage budget for software engineering teams.Collaboration across multiple business units and functional departments to develop and deploy solutions that address key business initiatives, supporting new revenue opportunities.Inspire the portfolio to strive for innovation, efficiency, continual learning, and a desire to search for new ideas and technologies.Continuously improves software development productivity, quality, predictability, and team morale.Establish culture and processes to attract and retain the best talent in the software and technology space.Qualifications:Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience
Master’s degree in computer science, Software Engineering or related discipline is preferred12+ years substantial engineering experience with 7+ years leadership experience in a software development organization.Practical experience working in Agile environments and in product-focused technology organizationsExperience building distributed engineering teams and working with senior engineering leaders and architectsExcellent team building skills with a strong ability to motivate and inspire talented engineers7+ years of experience in leadership and managerial capacities with cross-disciplinary teams including software engineering, infrastructure, security, automated testing, and build tooling3+ years of experience with cloud providersTrack record of evolving engineering team capabilities with recognized improvementsFull-stack software development knowledge - including modern technology stacks, public cloud services, container orchestration and scheduling frameworks, distributed databases, and UI frameworksMaintain hands-on interest in current technology trendsThe following skills will be considered as a plus:Experience in leading AI/ML and/or GenAI product development is a plusExperience leveraging open-source tools, predictive analytics, machine learning, advanced statistics, and other data techniques to perform basic analysesExperience in building and deploying production level data driven applications and data processing workflows/pipelines and/or implementing machine learning systems at scale in Java, Scala, or Python and deliver analytics involving all phases like data ingestion, feature engineering, modeling, tuning, evaluating, monitoring.Job RequirementsYOU'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!Find out why people come to ADP and why they stay: (ADA version: )#Li-AS2Job DetailsJob Type: Full-TimeCategory: Gen AISalaried: Salaried