Principal Developer

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 hand-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.

• 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 act as a trusted technical advisor to your client 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 programs of work.

• You have experience with account management, third party contractual agreements, client management & pre-sales, client reporting and up-selling.

• You are comfortable chairing meetings, conducting reports, providing technical sales support and keeping budgets in check.

• You are comfortable helping delivery teams whenever is needed.

• You are 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.

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