Senior Developer

Thoughtworks • Raleigh, NC

1d • Hybrid

About The Position

Senior Software Developers collaborate with Business and Quality Analysts, Designers, Project Managers and more to design software solutions that will create meaningful change for our clients. They listen thoughtfully to understand the context of a business problem and write clean and iterative code to deliver a powerful end result whilst consistently advocating for better engineering practices. By balancing strong opinions with a willingness to find the right answer, Senior Software Developers bring integrity to technology, ensuring all voices are heard. For a team to thrive, it needs collaboration and room for healthy, respectful debate. Senior Developers are the technologists who cultivate this environment while driving teams toward delivering on an aspirational tech vision and acting as mentors for more junior-level consultants. You will leverage deep technical knowledge to solve complex business problems and proactively assess your team’s health, code quality and nonfunctional requirements.

Requirements

• You have experience using one or more development languages (Java, Kotlin).
• You can skillfully write high-quality, well-tested code and you are comfortable with Object-Oriented programming.
• You are comfortable with Agile methodologies, such as Extreme Programming (XP), Scrum and/or Kanban.
• You have a good awareness of TDD, continuous integration and continuous delivery approaches/tools.
• You enjoy influencing others and always advocate for technical excellence while being open to change when needed.
• Presence in the external tech community: you willingly share your expertise with others via speaking engagements, contributions to open source, blogs and more.
• You’re resilient in ambiguous situations and can approach challenges from multiple perspectives.
• Must be co-located in Raleigh, NC, on-site 3 days/week

Nice To Haves

• Bonus points if you have working knowledge of cloud technology such as AWS,observability tools, DynamoDB, gRPC and consulting skills.

Responsibilities

• Oversee or take part in the project outcomes such as: Legacy Migration - Java to Kotlin, On Prem to AWS, tight timelines, multi-year.
• 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.
• Apply the latest technology thinking from our Technology Radar to solve client problems.
• 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.

Benefits

• Learning & Development
• 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.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees