Senior Manager Application Development

ADP; Hilton; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

ADP is seeking an experienced engineering leader in the United Kingdom to drive core payroll and statutory compliance features. You will guide cross-functional teams across front-end, back-end, and DevOps, leveraging APIs, microservices, and cloud infrastructure.

The role demands hands-on leadership in Agile sprints and a passion for continuous improvement. You will mentor engineers, shape architecture, and partner with business leaders to align delivery with strategic goals.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in a related field.
• 8+ years of senior/lead experience in software development and team leadership.
• Strong knowledge of .NET framework 4.8, .NET 10, and SQL Server.
• Experience with microservices, APIs, cloud, and automation tools.
• Proven ability to deliver in an Agile environment and mentor teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead multidisciplinary teams focused on core payroll and compliance features.
• Drive two-week sprints, set coding standards, and ensure timely delivery.
• Collaborate with leadership, product, and engineering to prioritise work.
• Present and defend architectural and delivery decisions to stakeholders.

Skills

Agile

Leadership

Full stack

APIs

Distributed systems

NET 4.8/NET 10

SQL Server

Front-end

Scripting

Back-end

Payroll domain

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience

Tools

Docker

Redis

REST/JSON

SQL

AWS

Azure

Job description

• 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 work in an Agile development environment to bring the designs and ideas to life for new or improved products and web applications. This work will support a mix of internal and external clients. You will be working on current and upcoming projects that connect design, engineering, product development, and implementation to understand how those pieces impact infrastructure. You'll share your operational and process maturity with a growing team while building products for large enterprises to enable their workforce. 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 have a solid understanding of technologies, including APIs, distributed systems design, operational scaling and availability, and application integrations. Deep knowledge of .NET framework versions 4.8 as well as .NET 10 and SQL Server will be critical for success in this role. You have experience working full stack with front-end, scripting, and back-end experience. This role will be leading teams focusing on core payroll and statutory compliance on top of feature development, so experience of these domains is very much preferred. Our best developers are enthusiastic creators who stay current on new technologies. 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.

• 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 must know Agile well.

• Lead. Your seven or more years of 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.

• Development. Working in two-week sprints, you must create a culture where your teams keep up with timelines and coding standards. You'll be looking ahead to the next coding criteria to build technically sound and functional tools.

• Continuous Learning and Improvement. 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. You will also drive a culture of continuous improvement within your teams and to the wider portfolio and development community.

• Collaboration. You'll work with business leadership and project management to understand priorities and create automation accordingly.

• Presentations. You will present and defend your team's approach to leadership. There is no typical day as you partner and work with people across the development organization to turn ideas into reality.

• Experience. You have 8+ years of experience in relevant skills gained and developed in the same or similar role.

TO SUCCEED IN THIS ROLE:

• You'll have a Bachelor's degree OR equivalent experience.

• Prior experience in these technologies are also strongly recommended:

  • Detailed knowledge of microservices stack--.Net, Docker, Redis, REST/JSON, and SQL, AWS/Azure

  • DevOps and automated change management through Jenkins, Ansible, or similar technologies, 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.

• Have a laser focus on our clients. At ADP we are passionate about serving our clients. Our clients inspire us to innovate, and we strive to listen, design and deliver solutions that drive their business success.

• 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.

• 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 (https://www.adp.com/about-adp/awards-and-recognition.aspx) .

• 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.