Thoughtworks
LeadDeveloper(EnterpriseModernisation,PlatformandCloud)
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“Lead Developer (Enterprise Modernisation, Platform and Cloud) at Thoughtworks. Skills: Enterprise Modernisation, Platform, Cloud, AI-first software delivery. Act as primary point of contact for clients. Ensure team success in delivery”
What You'll Achieve.
Maximize quality; Maximize efficiency; Maximize innovative client solutions; Deliver value earliest; Reduce legacy risk; Deliver extraordinary impact
Industry & Context.
Problem solving; Analytical skills
Singapore Citizen or PR
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
Singapore Citizen or PR of Singapore, Well-versed in two or more languages (Java, Kotlin, JavaScript, TypeScript, Ruby, C#), Comfortable with latest Object-Oriented technology, Understanding of modernisation patterns, Led software development teams using Agile, Lean and/or Continuous, Actively explored and advocated for emerging AI technologies
Nice to Have
Knowledge of cloud technology (AWS, Docker, Kubernetes)
What You'll Do.
Act as primary point of contact for clients
Ensure team success in delivery
Bring strategic mindset to projects
Collaborate with clients
Negotiate with clients
Bring technical vision to life
Guide and coach teams
Champion best practices
Champion strategic AI-first software delivery
Lead integration of AI technologies
Use continuous delivery practices
Deliver high-quality software
Deliver value to end customers
Assess legacy systems holistically
Identify modernisation paths
Align paths to business outcomes
Connect technical decisions to business outcomes
Help clients prioritise work
Help clients reduce legacy risk
Improve deployment safety
Improve observability
Improve recovery practices
Apply latest technology thinking
Solve client problems
Utilize DevSecOps tools
Utilize DevSecOps practices
Advocate devops culture
Cultivate Thoughtworker growth
Foster inclusive team culture
Foster supportive team culture
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Collaborating with clients; Working with teammates; Guide and coach teams; Inspire team to deliver
Communication Scope
Explain trade-offs
Process & Methodology
Agile, Lean, Continuous
Full Job Description
*Due to the nature of the projects and specific client security clearance, this role requires the successful candidate to be a Singapore Citizen or PR of Singapore Lead Developers act as the primary point of contact for our clients, ensuring that teams are successful in their delivery. In this role, you will bring a strategic mindset to projects and spend time collaborating and negotiating with clients to bring a technical vision to life. Having a balance of high-level and tactical mindsets is a must, as you will spend time both with clients and your teammates. At Thoughtworks, we believe in going above and beyond the standard and are committed to delivering best-in-class solutions that exceed our clients' expectations. Our standard engineering and delivery practices reflect our commitment to quality, and our team is always looking to innovate and improve. Lead Developers guide and coach their teams in their implementation and application. Job responsibilities You will champion and adopt best practices like writing clean and reusable code using TDD, pair programming and design patterns Champion strategic AI-first software delivery (AIFSD): You will lead in the strategic integration of AI technologies across the software development life cycle, ensuring its use is deliberate and purposeful, to maximize quality, efficiency and innovative client solutions. You will use and advocate for continuous delivery practices to deliver high-quality software as well as value to end customers as early as possible You will assess legacy systems holistically (architecture, codebase health, delivery constraints, operational risk, data dependencies and team topology) and identify pragmatic modernisation paths aligned to business outcomes. You will connect technical modernisation decisions to measurable business outcomes, helping clients prioritise the work that creates the most value earliest. You will help clients reduce legacy risk by improving testability, deployment safety, observ
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