Job Description

:Title : Lead Application Developer
Location : ChennaiRole Summary :Being able to work independently with minimal guidance, the ideal candidate will have strong business acumen, broad technical skills, and experience managing enterprise development and integration projects. The successful candidate will have a strong understanding of advanced C#.Net, SQL & NoSQL databases and experience of building cloud native REST APIs and serverless applications.Technical leadership, including the ability to coach and train other developers and to drive continuous improvement through established agile practices is key to this role. You will be comfortable spending more time supporting others than hands-on coding yourself. In addition, you will be a champion for quality with recognition for the importance of automated testing, meeting non-functional requirements, maintaining operational tooling, and enabling continuous delivery. This role requires a deep understanding of both front-end and back-end technologies, cloud infrastructure, and a strong commitment to best practices.The role provides leadership and guidance for modern technology roll out across teams, ensuring the success for the modernization of ADP products.Responsibility :

• In this role you will be responsible for design, develop, and deploy scalable & secure cloud-based applications using AWS services.
• You work independently with minimal guidance, the ideal candidate will have strong business acumen, broad technical skills, and experience managing enterprise development and integration projects. The successful candidate will have a strong understanding of advanced C#.Net, SQL & NoSQL databases and experience of building cloud native REST APIs and serverless applications.
• Technical leadership, including the ability to coach and train other developers and to drive continuous improvement through established agile practices is key to this role. You will be comfortable spending more time supporting others than hands-on coding yourself.
• In addition, you will be a champion for quality with recognition for the importance of automated testing, meeting non-functional requirements, maintaining operational tooling, and enabling continuous delivery.
• This role requires a deep understanding of both front-end and back-end technologies, cloud infrastructure, and a strong commitment to best practices.
• The role provides leadership and guidance for modern technology roll out across teams, ensuring the success for the modernization of ADP products.
• Provide technical guidance and mentorship to a team of software engineers, fostering a culture of continuous improvement and innovation.
• Be a catalyst for strong agile behaviours - working alongside the scrum master to enable engineers to have responsibility and authority for their work and for the team to be introspective and self-correcting.
• Set the gold standard for the teamxe2x80x99s output and inspire others to deliver to it by following your example.
• Guide the team to deliver at a predictable cadence without compromising quality or non-functional concerns.
• Provide strong governance within the team to ensure adherence to the principles as laid out by the system architecture.
• Build good relationships with other functions such as Architecture, Product, other development teams and the wider business to ensure your team is building the right solutions in the right way.
• Ensure outcomes are identified and measured for success.
• Conduct code reviews, enforce coding standards, and ensure the quality and maintainability of the codebase.
• Identify and resolve performance bottlenecks in applications and optimize the use of cloud resources.
• Implement best practices for application security, data protection, and compliance with relevant regulations.
• Maintain growth through awareness of modern technologies, both for yourself and the team.
• Drive improvement individually and collectively, mentoring as the need arises and through dedicated sessions.
• Provide transparency to other parts of the organization on project progress, team maturity and ongoing challenges.
• Speak confidently about the technology used in each product and the associated benefits and drawbacks
• Liaise regularly with internal onshore and offshore delivery teams including other ADP technology business units.
• Maintain a focus on how the software will deliver value to the end user and how it can be tested, deployed, maintained and operated.
• Ensure the work undertaken by the team is well scoped and clearly defined.
• Maintain awareness and support of ADP policies and procedures
• Undertake other work as directed by the Development Manager or the Senior Management Team.

Education:

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, or a related field (master's preferred).

Experience:

• 10+ years of experience in software development, with a focus on full-stack development and cloud-based applications.
• AWS certifications (e.g., AWS Certified Solutions Architect, AWS Certified Developer) are a plus.
• 3+ years of hands-on experience in design, development, and delivery of cloud-based applications.
• Understanding of modern web development, JavaScript frameworks and Micro Frontends.
• A good understanding of modern distributed systems concepts and the challenges involved.
• Ability to devise action orientated scheduling leading to delivery
• Proven ability to partner effectively across functions, in complex organizations.
• Patience and dedication, with the ability to navigate complex environments though product knowledge and leadership style.
• The ability to adapt to change
• Ability to identify, and focus on, whatxe2x80x99s important (Time Management and priorities tasks)

A little about ADP: We are a comprehensive global provider of cloud-based human capital management (HCM) solutions that unite HR, payroll, talent, time, tax and benefits administration and a leader in business outsourcing services, analytics, and compliance expertise. We believe our people make all the difference in cultivating a down-to-earth culture that embraces our core values, welcomes ideas, encourages innovation, and values belonging. We've received recognition for our work by many esteemed organizations, learn more at .Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Equal Employment Opportunity at ADP: ADP is committed to an inclusive, diverse and equitable workplace, and is further committed to providing equal employment opportunities regardless of any protected characteristic including: race, color, genetic information, creed, national origin, religion, sex, affectional or sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, lawful alien status, ancestry, age, marital status, protected veteran status or disability. Hiring decisions are based upon ADPxe2x80x99s operating needs, and applicant merit including, but not limited to, qualifications, experience, ability, availability, cooperation, and job performance.Ethics at ADP: ADP has a long, proud history of conducting business with the highest ethical standards and full compliance with all applicable laws. We also expect our people to uphold our values with the highest level of integrity and behave in a manner that fosters an honest and respectful workplace. Click to learn more about ADPxe2x80x99s culture and our full set of values.

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