ADP is seeking a Lead Application Developer to drive end-to-end solution delivery across our application portfolio. This role combines hands-on development with technical leadership—guiding design, code quality, data integration, and reporting capabilities across a complex ecosystem that includes .NET, SQL Server, Oracle/Oracle APEX, Salesforce, and ADP data sources. The ideal candidate is a strong problem solver who can translate business needs into scalable, secure, and maintainable solutions.
What You’ll Do
- Own solution delivery across the full SDLC: requirements, design, development, testing, deployment, and support.
- Design and build .NET applications (VB.NET, C#, ASP.NET, .NET Core) with clean architecture and testable patterns.
- Develop robust data layers using SQL Server (T-SQL queries, views, functions, stored procedures) and Oracle (PL/SQL) and build apps in APEX where appropriate.
- Create dashboards and reports using SSRS and/or other BI tools; establish data models and govern data refresh and access.
- Integrate systems via REST APIs (consume and orchestrate), including Salesforce and internal/external services.
- Leverage ADP data (e.g., Databricks, Oracle, DB2, SQL Server instances) and apply ADP RS SORs understanding for authoritative data sourcing and data lineage.
- Author high-quality technical documentation (solution designs, data dictionaries, specs, deployment guides).
- Partner with product owners and business SMEs to clarify requirements, size work, and prioritize backlogs.
- Champion best practices in security, performance, reliability, and observability.
Qualifications
Required Qualifications
- 7+ years of professional software development experience, including lead developer responsibilities.
- .NET expertise: VB.NET, C#, ASP.NET, and .NET Core for APIs, web apps, and services.
- SQL Server proficiency: Expert-level TR-SQL (queries, indexing strategies, stored procedures, performance tuning).
- Oracle experience, including APEX application development preferred.
- Reporting & BI: SSRS and/or comparable BI tools used to build operational dashboards.
- Salesforce experience (data model familiarity, API integration, authentication flows).
- Data ecosystem knowledge in ADP: awareness of core data sources such as Databricks, Oracle, DB2, SQL Server instances, and how to design integrations with them.
- ADP RS SORs understanding and how systems-of-record impact integration, data quality, and reporting.
- REST API consumption: authentication (OAuth 2.0/Bearer), pagination, error handling, and resilience patterns.
- Technical writing capabilities: architecture diagrams, sequence flows, ADRs, and runbooks.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with CI/CD (Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, or similar), automated testing, and infrastructure-as-code basics.
- Familiarity with Databricks (Spark SQL, Delta Lake concepts) and ETL/ELT patterns.
- Performance tuning across application, database, and API layers; profiling and observability (App Insights, logging/metrics).
- Data governance and security best practices (PII handling, RBAC, encryption at-rest/in-transit).
- Exposure to SSIS, Power BI, or other enterprise BI platforms.
- Prior experience integrating ADP products and datasets at enterprise scale preferred.
Core Competencies
- Systems Thinking: Connects application design to data lineage, reporting needs, and enterprise standards.
- Team-Oriented: Elevates team capability through collaboration and cross-functional partnership
- Communication: Converts complex technical topics into clear, concise documentation and stakeholder updates.
- Delivery Excellence: Plans iteratively, hits milestones, and manages risk with transparency.
- Quality Mindset: Automated tests, code reviews, secure-by-design patterns, and measurable SLIs/SLOs.
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