Thoughtworks
LeadDeveloper(Modernisation)
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“Lead Developer(Modernisation) at Thoughtworks. Skills: Lead software development teams, Strategic AI-first software delivery, Legacy system modernization, Client collaboration and negotiation, Technical vision development, Mentoring. Act as the primary point of contact for clients. Ensure team success in delivery”
What You'll Achieve.
Successful delivery; Exceeding clients' expectations; Maximizing quality, efficiency and innovative client solutions; Connecting technical modernisation decisions to measurable business outcomes; Prioritizing work that creates the most value earliest; Reducing legacy risk; Delivering high-quality software and value to end customers as early as possible; Delivering extraordinary impact together
Industry & Context.
Assess legacy systems holistically; Identify pragmatic modernisation paths; Evaluate when to refactor, replatform, re-architect or replace; Approach challenges from multiple perspectives
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
Well-versed in two or more languages (Java, Kotlin, JavaScript, TypeScript, Ruby, C#), Comfortable with the latest Object-Oriented technology, Understanding of modernisation patterns and the judgment to apply them pragmatically in complex legacy environments, Ability to evaluate when to refactor, replatform, re-architect or replace, and to explain those trade-offs clearly to both technical and business stakeholders, Led software development teams using Agile, Lean and/or Continuous, Actively explored and advocated for emerging AI technologies, possessing a understanding of their benefits and applying thoughtful reflection to their strategic adoption within technical and project solutions, Experience influencing others, Advocate for technical excellence while being open to change when needed, Bridge product and technology by helping to translate business needs to software requirements, 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, Resilient in ambiguous situations and can approach challenges from multiple perspectives
Nice to Have
Knowledge of cloud technology such as AWS, Docker or Kubernetes
What You'll Do.
Act as the primary point of contact for clients
Ensure team success in delivery
Bring a strategic mindset to projects
Collaborate and negotiate with clients to bring a technical vision to life
Guide and coach teams in their implementation and application
Champion and adopt best practices like writing clean and reusable code using TDD
pair programming and design patterns
Champion strategic AI-first software delivery
Lead in the strategic integration of AI technologies across the software development life cycle
Assess legacy systems holistically
Identify pragmatic modernisation paths aligned to business outcomes
Connect technical modernisation decisions to measurable business outcomes
Help clients reduce legacy risk
Use and advocate for continuous delivery practices
Apply the latest technology thinking from our Technology Radar
Apply a variety of languages and tools to your work and continue to code
Efficiently utilize and champion DevSecOps tools and practices
Build and deploy software
Advocate devops culture and shifting security left in development
Cultivate Thoughtworker growth and development
supportive team culture
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Collaborating and negotiating with clients; Spending time with teammates; Guiding and coaching teams; Inspiring a team to deliver extraordinary impact together; Mentoring less experienced peers
Communication Scope
Explaining trade-offs clearly to both technical and business stakeholders; Translating business needs to software requirements
Process & Methodology
Agile, Lean, Continuous delivery
Full Job Description
Lead developer 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 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, observability and recovery practices before and during migration. 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 apply the latest technology thinking from our Technology Radar to solve client
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