Senior Backend Developer

Summary

Join Thoughtworks and thrive in a collaborative environment as a Senior Software Developer, leveraging deep technical knowledge to solve complex business problems and driving teams toward delivering on an aspirational tech vision.

Requirements

• Have at least 5 years of experience using one or more development languages (Java, Kotlin, JavaScript, TypeScript, Ruby, C#, etc.)
• Have experience in object-oriented programming
• Have experience with cloud technologies such as AWS or Azure
• May have experience with document-oriented databases such as DynamoDB and relational databases such as PostgreSQL
• Be able to write high-quality, well-tested code and be comfortable with Object-Oriented programming
• Be comfortable with Agile methodologies, such as Extreme Programming (XP), Scrum and/or Kanban
• Have a good awareness of TDD, continuous integration and continuous delivery approaches/tools
• Enjoy influencing others and always advocate for technical excellence while being open to change when needed
• Be present in the external tech community, willing to share expertise with others via speaking engagements, contributions to open source, blogs and more
• Be resilient in ambiguous situations and able to approach challenges from multiple perspectives

Responsibilities

• Learn and adopt best practices like writing clean and reusable code using TDD, pair programming and design patterns
• Use and advocate for continuous delivery practices to deliver high-quality software as well as value to end customers as early as possible
• Work in collaborative, value-driven teams to build innovative customer experiences for our clients
• Create large-scale distributed systems out of microservices
• 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
• Efficiently utilize DevSecOps tools and practices to build and deploy software, advocating devops culture and shifting security left in development
• Oversee or take part in the entire cycle of software consulting and delivery from ideation to deployment and everything in between
• Act as a mentor for less-experienced peers through both your technical knowledge and leadership skills