Lead Software Developer

**ADP is hiring a Lead Software Developer - Maestro: innovation at ADP Brazil Labs**

**About the Maestro Project**: Maestro is one of ADP Brazil Labsʼ most ambitious innovation initiatives. It is designed to seamlessly integrate our ecosystem of AI Agents with ADPʼs design system and component libraries, delivering a truly unique and intelligent user experience. Maestro empowers associates and clients alike with intuitive, responsive, and adaptive interfaces that combine cutting-edge AI capabilities with a consistent, standards-based foundation. By harmonizing design, intelligence, and technology, Maestro sets the stage for the next generation of user experiences across ADPʼs global ecosystem.

**Your Responsibilities**:

- Architect, design, and implement scalable back-end services and APIs to power AI-driven and real[1]time user experiences.
- Ensure system performance, security, and availability through thoughtful design, monitoring, and proactive optimization.
- Leverage modern cloud and serverless technologies to create resilient and cost-effective infrastructure.
- Collaborate closely with front-end engineers, AI specialists, and designers to ensure seamless end[1]to-end integration.
- Participate in rapid prototyping, helping translate experimental concepts into production-ready services.

**To Thrive in This Position, You**ʼ**ll Need**:

- Strong knowledge of **software design patterns and architectural principles**for building distributed systems.
- Senior-level expertise in the **JavaScript/Typescript/NodeJS ecosystem**, with hands-on experience in other programming languages such as **Python, Java, or Lua.**:

- Proficiency with **popular database paradigms** (relational, document-oriented, key-value), as well as **messaging, queuing, and caching**:

- Experience with **container-based** deployments and **managed/serverless cloud services** (e.g., AWS API Gateway, Lambda, S3, RDS, OpenSearch, EKS).
- Familiarity with modern **reactive web frameworks** (e.g., React/Next, Vue/Nuxt, Angular, Svelte) and real-time communication technologies (SSE, WebSockets).
- A passion for **AI and related trends**, with curiosity to explore how back-end systems can enable intelligent user experiences.
- Strong **technical communication skills**, with the ability to author design documentation and contribute to team knowledge sharing.
- Enthusiasm for **prototyping, rapid iteration, and continuous learning** in the evolving web ecosystem.

**Why You**ʼ**ll Love Working Here**:

- Shape the backbone **of next-generation intelligent user experiences**, working at the frontier of AI and cloud architecture.
- Contribute to a flagship innovation project that will impact ADPʼs global product ecosystem.
- Collaborate with talented engineers, designers, and AI specialists in a highly creative environment.
- Be part of an innovation culture that values exploration, growth, and delivering meaningful solutions.

Join us at ADP Brazil Labs, where your expertise in back-end engineering will power Maestro — a project that redefines how people experience work through design, intelligence, and innovation.

**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 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 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**.
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