Lead Full-Stack Software Engineer – SORA

Sora, an ADP company, is hiring a Lead Full-Stack Software Engineer. 

• Do you enjoy working on collaborative and agile teams designing technical solutions to new problems? 

• 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 belonging?  

Well, this may be the role for you. Ready to build what’s next? 

This role is for a motivated team player based in Brazil to work closely with Sora’s product and development teams in the United States, across most US time zones. Strong written and verbal communication skills, availability for virtual meetings, and prompt asynchronous responses are essential to keep everything running smoothly.  

Sora/Enhanced Workflows, an HR Workflow automation product, is empowering people-focused teams to create exceptional employee experiences. HR teams should be spending time with people, but unfortunately all facets of People teams are bogged down by managing processes instead of helping people. That’s where Sora/Enhanced Workflows comes in: we’re building a product that streamlines the tedious and repetitive work People teams do every day, from sending emails to assigning onboarding tasks to a new hire’s manager to syncing data across anywhere from 3 to 20 tools in a customer’s HR stack. 

As a Lead Full-Stack Software Engineer, you’ll be an integral part of the agile and dynamic Sora engineering team. We take a startup mindset—focused, action-oriented, and quick to execute, while always being thoughtful in our approach.  

In this role, you’ll collaborate with a diverse group of stakeholders, including Product Managers, Architects, DevOps Engineers, and QA Engineers in both the US and Brazil. Together, you’ll plan, design, develop, test, and deploy impactful solutions that cater to businesses of all sizes—from small teams to large enterprises. You’ll also engage closely with cross-functional teams across ADP, contributing throughout the entire software development lifecycle (SDLC)—from product alignment and technical discovery to end-to-end integration and ongoing support.  

Success in this role requires strong collaboration, excellent communication, and deep technical expertise. It’s ideal for someone who’s proactive, easy to work with, and adaptable to a fast-paced environment. If you enjoy collaboration and staying organized, this could be a great fit! 

To thrive in this role, you’ll need 5+ years of experience in modern web development and cloud technologies, some exposure to DevOps (CI/CD pipelines, cloud infrastructure, and solid experience in production support).  

You’ll be responsible for developing and shipping features and updates to Sora/Enhanced Workflows that bring joy to our clients, keep our product working smoothly for end users, and ensure we’re a secure source of employee data for customers. 
You’ll build features and services in our backend, implement frontend functionality, lead feature development on key product or technical deliverables, and contribute to the foundation of our engineering team. You’ll help us keep our code up-to-date with best practices, and be a champion for shipping well-tested and well-organized code. 

You’ll contribute positively to our engineering culture, processes and technology. 

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 Sora/Enhanced Workflows, ADP, and the industry. 

A little about ADP: We are a global leader in HR technology, offering the latest AI and machine learning-enhanced payroll, tax, HR, benefits, and much more. We believe our people make all the difference in cultivating an inclusive, down-to-earth culture that welcomes ideas, encourages innovation, and values belonging. ADP has a deep commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion as a global Best Places to Work, DiversityInc® Top 50 Company, Best CEO and company for women, LGBTQ+, multicultural talent, and more. Learn more about ADP’s commitment on our YouTube channel: http://adp.careers/DEI_Videos 

WHAT YOU’LL DO: 

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

• Agile. No two days are the same! You’ll design, develop, and test code. You’ll perform code reviews for your teammates. Some days you’ll participate in stand-ups; every two weeks you’ll have sprint planning meetings. You’ll also get to interact with our customer success and sales teams to hear directly from clients and prospects. 

• Build Products. You will use your technical expertise to review your team’s work and help your people excel in an Agile environment. You’re proactive and hands-on. When you see a potential issue, you never leave things hanging and unfinished. When you and your team deliver a finished product, it’s as polished as you can make it. 

TO SUCCEED IN THIS ROLE: 

Lead Dev 

• Bachelor’s degree OR equivalent. 

• 5+ years of professional experience in relevant skills (in the tech stack below) gained and developed in the same or similar role. 

• NodeJS 

• React (or similar modern front-end framework) 

• Postgres 

• AWS (EC2, SQS, SES) or similar cloud experience 

NOTE: Experience in all these areas is not strictly required. However, we expect Lead engineers to have significant experience in a majority of the stack and to onboard quickly, ramping up to Lead level proficiency on our technologies and tools within a few months.          

• Experience writing technical plans/proposals, completing Proofs of Concept, making and defending recommendations on technical direction/strategy, and leading technical projects of 1or more engineers. 

• Demonstrated success as a cross-functional collaborator and problem solver, working closely with multiple teams throughout an organization. 

• 1-2 years of experience as a technical leader and mentor to new or more junior developers. 

• (Preferred) Experience scaling distributed systems, database architecture, observability, security/vulnerability reduction, message queuing. 

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. 

*O modelo de trabalho adotado pela ADP é office based/presencial, com a possibilidade de trabalho em home-office por até duas vezes na semana.

*Considerando que as atividades desempenhadas pelos ocupantes deste cargo envolvem acesso a informações altamente confidenciais e sensíveis de clientes da ADP e de seus respectivos empregados, a ADP reserva-se o direito de conduzir checagem de histórico, de tempos em tempos, conforme autoriza o Incidente de Recurso de Revista Repetitivo nº 01 do Tribunal Superior do Trabalho, mediante consentimento do candidato/trabalhador.

Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Equal Employment Opportunity at ADP: ADP affirms that inequality is detrimental to our associates, our clients, and the communities we serve. Our goal is to impact lasting change through our actions. Together, we unite for equality and equity. ADP is committed to 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, or protected veteran status and will not discriminate against anyone on the basis of a disability. We support an inclusive workplace where associates excel based on personal merit, qualifications, experience, ability, 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.