Great Program out of College - Applications Developer ADP Employee Review

4.0
14 Aug 2021
Recommend
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Pros

I was recruited through college campus recruiting into a role of Associate Application Developer. ADP onboards their fresh graduate hires through a six week training program on-site. The program is an amazing way to learn some of the stack ADP is using. I made many lasting connections with fellow developers and upper-management. The manager and team I matched with provided me with an amazing experience. I had come in with little experience but was given the freedom to explore my interests and create meaningful impact on a team and organizational level. This motivated me to learn quickly and take ownership of my solutions. I've been given plenty of visibility to upper-management and credit for my work. I've had the opportunity to help architect applications from the ground up and onboard/mentor new-hires and interns. I really appreciate the responsibilities I've been entrusted with as a young engineer. This environment allows a lot of growth for a person who wants develop new solutions and transform the way things are being done.

Cons

ADP is in a massive shift right now from a service company with technology to a technology as a service company. With that comes a lot of revitilization of legacy systems. This is a huge transformation effort that comes with a lot of pain and resilience. Furthermore, ADP is still learning to get in touch with trends in tech companies. On an organizational level, the sales team is the center of ADP, and developers are not really heeded mind. It is difficult to see a company shape decisions, provide more incentives, create timelines, and provide massive support for their sales team and try to convince their developers that they're now a tech company. They didn't even let us take our monitors home during the pandemic. This is something I feel very passionate about and believe is a much needed change of mindset within the ADP executive committee. This mindset is causing them to lose talent that realize they can get a better experience at another tech company, in turn hurting their product.

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- Established company with a long history and relatively stable business operations. - Provides a sense of job stability compared to many organizations navigating rapid changes in the current AI-driven market. - Lower risk of frequent restructuring or large-scale layoffs than many high-growth technology companies. - Opportunity to work with experienced employees who have deep institutional and domain knowledge. - Predictable work environment that may appeal to individuals seeking long-term stability over rapid change. - Strong choice for professionals who value job security and a steady career path in an uncertain economic climate.

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- Documentation is limited or rusted, and many operational processes lack clear runbooks or standardized procedures, making onboarding and troubleshooting more difficult than necessary. - If you're coming from a modern, fast-paced engineering environment, the organization may feel behind current industry practices and tooling. - Internal politics can sometimes outweigh technical merit or execution. - There are teams with very long-tenured employees where change and innovation can be difficult to drive. - Decision-making often involves multiple layers of approval, resulting in significant bureaucracy and slower execution. - Processes can move slowly, and collaboration is not always transparent across teams, leading to inefficiencies and occasional confusion around ownership. - In some areas, roles, responsibilities, and operational processes are not clearly defined, creating unnecessary chaos and inconsistent ways of working. - Engineering standards and best practices vary considerably between teams, making cross-team collaboration challenging. - Organizational change tends to happen slowly, which can be frustrating for employees who are focused on modernization, automation, and continuous improvement.

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