Principal Developers at Thoughtworks can wear many hats. Depending on the client situation, you could be playing the role of a technical advisor to senior client executives; guide and direct solution architecture for large technical programs of work or drive technical implementation hands-on with our delivery teams.

Principal Developers also provide strategic and tactical leadership on accounts, establishing and maintaining trusted advisor status through high-impact client interactions. By empowering Thoughtworker engagement through cultivating high-performing teams, you will continuously deliver undeniable value to our clients, contributing to the growth and scale of our evolving business. Ultimately, the health of an account is a reflection of the capability and efficiency that you cultivate.

Job responsibilities You will champion and adopt best practices like writing clean and reusable code using TDD, pair programming and design patterns. You will exemplify Thoughtworks’ technical excellence, thought leadership and capabilities, to our clients and inside Thoughtworks. You will discuss opportunities for engagements with potential clients, bringing to bear Thoughtworks technical and domain expertise to form winning solutions. You will act as a trusted technical advisor to our clients by building key relationships and understanding the market and trends that could impact them. You can sense opportunities for improvement and are comfortable proposing and leading systemic change in organizations. You will assess client needs and develop the account strategy and proactive proposals needed to deliver value to our client. You can speak to the value of our delivery and how it maps to client vision, goals, and initiatives. You will continuously deliver undeniable value by ensuring the high performance of Thoughtworks teams on the account and proactively manage risk with the client. You will cultivate Thoughtworker growth and development by encouraging feedback and fostering an inclusive, supportive team culture. You will ensure security, privacy and legal compliance across the account. Job qualifications Technical Skills You have a track record of managing the scope and shape of programmes of work. You have experience with account management, third party contractual agreements, client management & pre-sales, client reporting and up-selling. You are comfortable facilitating, chairing meetings, conducting reports, providing technical sales support and keeping budgets in check. You have a broad understanding of technology and a proven ability to make strategic technical decisions that drive business success. You are comfortable helping delivery teams whenever it is needed. You have knowledge of delivery approaches such as TDD, continuous integration, pairing and infrastructure automation. Professional Skills You have a natural ability to establish and nurture relationships with senior leaders across the organization. You have excellent context-switching capabilities. You thrive in situations where you are given little to no direction and have the ability to lead, organize and deliver commitments on time and within budget. You’re resilient in ambiguous situations and can adapt your role to approach challenges from multiple perspectives. You don’t shy away from risks, instead you take them on and skillfully manage them. You’re empathetic and use this ability to build solid working relationships and resolve issues quickly and thoughtfully. You are a strong communicator. You can effectively engage, influence, and collaborate with diverse stakeholders, technical and non-technical, adapting your style to the situation. Other things to know Learning & Development

As a senior technical leader you will be expected to help grow others, including colleagues and clients, the capability of Thoughtworks, and influencing the state of the possible through thought leadership in industry.

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.

About Thoughtworks

Thoughtworks is a global technology consultancy that integrates strategy, design and engineering to drive digital innovation. For 30+ years, our clients have trusted our autonomous teams to build solutions that look past the obvious. Here, computer science grads come together with seasoned technologists, self-taught developers, midlife career changers and more to learn from and challenge each other. Career journeys flourish with the strength of our cultivation culture, which has won numerous awards around the world.

Join Thoughtworks and thrive. Together, our extra curiosity, innovation, passion and dedication overcomes ordinary.

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