Lead Software Developer

Summary

Join Thoughtworks as a Lead Developer and become the primary client contact, ensuring successful project delivery. You will blend strategic and tactical thinking, collaborating with clients and team members to realize technical visions. This role demands expertise in software development, agile methodologies, and continuous delivery. You will mentor team members, champion best practices, and utilize cutting-edge technologies. Thoughtworks offers a supportive culture with opportunities for professional development and a hybrid work model.

Requirements

• Be well-versed in two or more languages (Java, Kotlin, JavaScript, TypeScript, Ruby, C#, etc.C#, Ruby, Java, Javascript, etc.) and be comfortable with the latest Object-Oriented technology
• Have led software development teams using Agile, Lean and/or Continuous delivery approaches
• Possess knowledge of delivery approaches such as TDD, continuous integration, pairing and infrastructure automation
• Have experience influencing others and always advocate for technical excellence while being open to change when needed
• Bridge product and technology by helping to translate business needs to software requirements
• 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 approach challenges from multiple perspectives

Responsibilities

• Champion and adopt best practices like writing clean and reusable code using TDD, pair programming and design patterns
• Oversee or take part in the entire cycle of software consulting and delivery from ideation to evolution in production and everything in between
• Use and advocate for continuous delivery practices to deliver high-quality software as well as value to end customers as early as possible
• Design solutions and choose technologies that solve clients’ problems while working within constraints and make pragmatic tradeoffs
• 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 the latest technology thinking from our Technology Radar to solve client problems
• 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 utilize and champion DevSecOps tools and practices to build and deploy software, advocating devops culture and shifting security left in development
• Cultivate Thoughtworker growth and development by encouraging feedback and fostering an inclusive, supportive team culture

Preferred Qualifications

• Have knowledge of cloud technology such as AWS, Docker or Kubernetes
• Enjoy continuously learning and improving, whether it is through functional programming paradigms, event driven architecture, platform engineering or others

Benefits

• There is no one-size-fits-all career path at Thoughtworks: however you want to develop your career is entirely up to you. But we also balance autonomy with the strength of our cultivation culture. This means your career is supported by interactive tools, numerous development programs and teammates who want to help you grow. We see value in helping each other be our best and that extends to empowering our employees in their career journeys
• While we’ve traditionally been a traveling consultancy, we have adopted a hybrid working model with the majority of work being completed remotely from either home or local Thoughtworks offices. However, business travel to client locations should be expected when required by Thoughtworks or our clients’ needs