Lead Software Engineer - ADP Compliance Solutions

ADP is hiring a Lead Software Engineer.
In this role, as a
Lead Software Engineer you will design and deliver software solutions that solve real business problems within ADP’s established enterprise environment. You will partner closely with cross-functional stakeholders and communicate effectively with senior leaders, while staying hands-on across the SDLC with a high bar for quality, security, and reliability.
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What You’ll Do

• Solution design: Translate business needs into technical designs that fit ADP’s platforms, data, and operating constraints.
• Build & deliver: Develop, test, and deploy high-quality software and configuration changes across the SDLC.
• Quality & risk: Raise the bar on testing, code quality, security practices, and operational readiness.
• Stakeholder partnership: Collaborate with product, architecture, engineering, security, QA, training, project management, hosting, and procurement to deliver outcomes.
• Technical leadership: Lead projects and/or functional teams through influence, technical direction, and strong execution (this role may be a non-people “functional leadership” position).
• Business immersion: Engage directly with internal and external clients to understand processes, data, and domain context (including payroll processing).
• Results & domain fluency: Operate with a results-oriented mindset; bring knowledge of new and legacy technologies, relevant platforms and environments, and domain business processes, functions, and data to deliver innovative, insightful, and secure solutions.
• Continuous learning: Stay current through self-training and company-supported training opportunities.
• Responsible AI: Embrace AI tools and apply them responsibly within governing frameworks.

Experience You’ll Need

• 8+ years of experience in application design and development
• Strong experience with Python, .NET (C# or VB.NET), Microsoft SQL Server, and WCF Web Services
• Hands-on experience with Angular, JavaScript, CSS, unit testing, ETL, data encryption, security, REST & SOAP APIs, Kubernetes, and Git
• Prompt engineeringexperience with tools such as Claude, GitHub Copilot, and Amazon Q
• Strong business analytical and problem-solving skills; ability to interpret internal/external business issues and recommend best practices
• Ability to manage multiple concurrent tasks and business initiatives
• Exceptional communication skills, including comfort interacting with executive leadership
• Direct customer/client interaction experience
• Experience with payroll / payroll processing and tax
• Ability to work independently, with guidance primarily for the most complex situations
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience

Nice to have

• Microsoft Dynamics CRM experience (5+ years preferred)
• Strong T-SQL programming skills
• Web development frameworks (e.g., Telerik)
• SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS)
• Reporting/BI tools: Power BI, Tableau, Crystal Reports, Power BI Report Server
• Alteryx
• Automic (UC4) job scheduling experience
• GIS experience
• Databricks
• Diverse IDE experience (VSCode, PyCharm, Amazon Q Developer, Kiro)
• Agentic frameworks (Crew, LangGraph, Autogen, Strands)

You'll Love Working Here Because You Can

• 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 navigating 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.

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Find out why people come to ADP and why they stay:
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Base salary offers for this position may vary based on factors such as location, skills, and relevant experience. Some positions may include additional compensation in the form of bonus, equity or commissions. We offer the following benefits: Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, Matched Retirement Savings, Wellness Program, Short-and Long-Term Disability, Charitable Contribution Match, Holidays, Personal Days & Vacation, Paid Volunteer Time Off, and more. The compensation for this role is USD $79,800.00 - USD $213,930.00 / Year\*

• Actual compensation will not be less than the applicable minimum wage or minimum exempt salary requirement under federal, state and local laws.

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 ADP Awards and Recognition.
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 ADP’s 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 https://jobs.adp.com/life-at-adp/ to learn more about ADP’s culture and our full set of values.