Lead Frontend Developer

Summary

Join Thoughtworks as a Lead UI Developer and become the primary point of contact for clients, ensuring successful project delivery. You will bring a strategic mindset, negotiating with clients and translating technical visions into reality. This role demands a balance of high-level and tactical thinking, collaborating with both clients and team members. Thoughtworks is committed to delivering exceptional solutions, and you will guide and coach your team in implementation and application of best practices. You will champion clean, reusable code, oversee the software development lifecycle, design scalable UI systems, and collaborate with various team members. You will also apply DevSecOps tools and practices, take ownership of deliverables, and leverage the latest technology thinking. Finally, you will cultivate team growth and development, fostering an inclusive and supportive environment.

Requirements

• Lead software development teams using Agile, Lean and/or Continuous Delivery approaches such as TDD, continuous integration, pairing and infrastructure automation
• Be well-versed in JavaScript programming, design patterns and writing modular, reusable, object-oriented and functional JavaScript code
• Be familiar with JavaScript packaging tools and be comfortable with TypeScript
• Have extensive experience with concepts such as design systems, atomic design, micro frontends, progressive web apps and backend for frontend
• Be an expert with at least one of the three major contemporary web frameworks (React, Angular or Vue) and can seamlessly switch between them as needed
• Have experience developing modular web components using the latest HTML, CSS, and JavaScript standards, and have a proficient understanding of cross-browser and cross-platform compatibility issues and ways to work around them
• Have a strong understanding of HTTP, multi-tiered web architectures and the latest web standards including web accessibility
• Have experience in creating complex CSS layouts using CSS best practices for responsive, mobile-first experiences
• Understand and apply user experience and web design principles into your applications
• Have experience influencing others and always advocate for technical excellence while being open to change when needed
• Have the ability to develop and execute a technical vision with a focus on business value
• Act as a mentor for less experienced peers through both your technical knowledge and ability to inspire a team to deliver extraordinary impact together
• Be resilient in ambiguous situations and can approach challenges from multiple perspectives

Responsibilities

• Champion and adopt best practices like writing clean and reusable code using TDD, pair programming, design patterns and continuous delivery practices to deliver high-quality software as well as value to end customers as early as possible
• Oversee or take part in the entire cycle of software consulting and delivery from ideation to evolution in production and everything in between
• Design solutions and choose technologies that solve clients’ problems while working within constraints and making pragmatic tradeoffs
• Create scalable UI systems that are delightful, high functioning and accessible to all audiences
• Collaborate with a variety of teammates to build features, design concepts and interactive prototypes and ensure best practices and UX specifications are embedded along the way
• Apply a variety of languages and tools to your work and continue to code alongside Developers; you will not be post-technical in this role
• Efficiently use and champion DevSecOps tools and practices to build and deploy software, advocating devops culture and shifting security left in development
• Take ownership and accountability beyond individual deliverables, always pushing the envelope to deliver awesome results for our clients
• Apply the latest technology thinking from our Technology Radar to solve client problems
• Cultivate Thoughtworker growth and development by encouraging feedback and fostering an inclusive, supportive team culture

Benefits

• There is no one-size-fits-all career path at Thoughtworks: however you want to develop your career is entirely up to you
• Your career is supported by interactive tools, numerous development programs and teammates who want to help you grow