Lead Software Developer

Summary

Join Thoughtworks as an Engineering Manager to lead and mentor a team of software engineers, driving technical excellence and delivering high-quality products. You will shape the engineering culture, implement agile processes, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to meet customer and business needs. The role involves providing technical guidance, promoting code quality, facilitating knowledge sharing, and optimizing development workflows. You will also collaborate across teams, manage conflicting priorities, maintain transparency, and align engineering with business strategy. Building a cohesive and empowered team, promoting growth and innovation, and supporting development are key aspects of this position. Thoughtworks offers a supportive environment for career development.

Requirements

• Language Skills: Advanced English and Spanish proficiency for effective communication with diverse teams and stakeholders
• Experience in backend development using Python
• Strong understanding of software engineering principles and ability to guide technical decisions
• Previous experience as a backend developer, preferably with Java
• Previous experience as a frontend developer, preferably with Angular, React, or TypeScript
• Hands-on experience with cloud platforms like AWS or GCP
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines, preferably using Jenkins or GitLab-CI
• Strong understanding of microservices architecture
• Experience using JIRA for task management and team collaboration
• Collaborate Across Teams: Facilitate communication between engineering, product, design, and other stakeholders to ensure alignment on goals and priorities
• Manage Conflicting Priorities: Resolve conflicts and ensure that trade-offs between customer needs, business objectives, and technical feasibility are addressed constructively
• Maintain Transparency: Keep all stakeholders informed on project progress, challenges, and roadmap adjustments to ensure shared understanding
• Align Engineering with Business Strategy: Ensure that engineering efforts support the company’s strategic goals and product vision, driving effective decision-making and prioritization
• Build a Cohesive, Empowered Team: Foster a high-performing team where individuals feel valued, empowered, and aligned with team goals
• Promote Growth and Innovation: Create an environment that encourages continuous learning, collaboration, and innovation
• Support Development and Set Goals: Identify strengths and areas for improvement, set clear goals, and provide resources for success
• Remove Obstacles and Drive Results: Actively eliminate performance barriers and build a resilient, adaptable team that exceeds objectives

Responsibilities

• Provide Technical Guidance: Act as a resource for developers, offering support with architectural decisions, debugging, and solving complex technical challenges
• Promote Code Quality and Best Practices: Encourage high coding standards through regular code reviews, automated testing, and adherence to best practices across the team
• Facilitate Knowledge Sharing: Organize team learning sessions, documentation efforts, and peer programming to enhance knowledge-sharing and skill development among developers
• Optimize Development Workflows: Continuously improve development processes, toolchains, and deployment pipelines to maximize developer efficiency and reduce

Preferred Qualifications

• Proven ability to lead, mentor, and develop engineering teams effectively
• Track record of delivering projects on time, setting priorities, and managing scope
• Ability to align technical efforts with business objectives and identify innovation opportunities

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