Lead Application Developer

ADP is hiring a Lead Application Developer.

Hybrid : Etobicoke, ON

Are you empathetic to client needs and inspired by transformation and impacting the lives of millions of people every day?

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 work within a scrum team to bring the designs and ideas to life for new or improved web applications.

You will operate within the full product development lifecycle from wireframes / concept and database models all the way through to development and implementation.

This work will support a mix of internal and external clients, and you will be working on projects currently in production.

You will start your day on a scrum call to prioritize and track work. Within the team you work on, you will choose user stories to work within a sprint cycle.

You will spend most of your day developing and testing your code. Every three weeks, you will be involved in the release activities.

You will implement and configure software application functionality, including user interfaces, business rules, workflows, and complex logic, while creating technical specifications and implementation documents.

To thrive in this development career, you'll need to be an expert in Java (Java 8 preferred) and have a firm grasp on Spring Boot, Javascript, Angular and / or React.

You'll need to be very comfortable with relational databases and SQL, along with a fair understanding of modeling entity relationships.

Each sprint cycle could have a heavy front-end focus, a heavy back-end focus, or a mix of both, so you'll need experience working with front-end, scripting, and back-end technologies.

Like our best developers, you are an enthusiastic creator eager to learn and take on stretch assignments. You strive to learn new technologies and find ways to incorporate what you learn into building your products.

As a Lead Application Developer, you will work closely with your team to lead and guide projects to success. You'll have a hands-on role designing, developing, debugging, and deploying software solutions where you can leverage your expertise with code complexities.

You'll also serve as a mentor to the junior developers. In the senior role, you will balance the assigning of user stories through prioritization and consideration of the technical interests of each developer on the team.

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.

WHAT YOU'LL DO :

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

Agile. 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 will also participate in other agile ceremonies, including scheduled sprint demos, where you will present your work to up to 90 stakeholders.

Development. Working in three-week sprints, you must keep up with timelines and coding standards. Most of your daily schedule will be software development, but you will also test your code before submitting it to QA for final testing.

You won't just focus on development in this role. You will also be responsible for testing and deployment.

Continuous Learning. You will attend "lunch and learn" sessions to actively collaborate with other developers to share ideas or show what you've learned.

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.

Support. You're working on products currently in use. Those who report to you will act as a point of contact for one day / week, supporting your clients for any urgent issues requiring resolution.

You may also have this responsibility. If so, you'll start those days with your regular work activity but will have to switch gears to a support role as needed throughout your assigned support day.

Experience. You have 8+ years of experience in software development and experience mentoring and managing teams.

TO SUCCEED IN THIS ROLE :

You'll have a bachelor’s degree OR equivalent.

Skills / Experience must include :

• JavaScript, Angular, React, C# or Go
• Relational databases, including modeling entity relationships and understanding SQL
• Agile software development methodologies
• Triaging tools including Kibana or Splunk
• Code hosting platforms such as Bitbucket
• Metadata driven mini applications architecture
• Data modeling (entity relationship diagrams)
• Software testing
• Microservices architecture

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 find 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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