Thoughtworks · 2 months ago
Lead Developer
Chicago, Illinois
Full-time
Onsite
Lead/Staff
$135.60/hr - $216.90/hr
8+ years expThoughtworks is a leading technology consultancy that is revolutionizing tech through impactful work. The Lead Application Developer will act as the primary point of contact for clients, guiding teams in the delivery of scalable, cloud-native applications and influencing technical strategies within organizations.
AppsConsultingInformation TechnologyOpen SourceProfessional ServicesSoftwareWeb Development
Responsibilities
Work as a technical leader alongside customer business, development and infrastructure teams
Lead technical and design discussions with IT executives to help enterprises speed their adoption of new technologies and practices
Architect and build highly scalable, cloud-native applications on the AWS platform using core developer services such as: API Gateway, Lambda, SQS, DynamoDB and ECS
Leverage new technology paradigms (e.g., serverless, containers, microservices)
Migrate monolithic applications to micro services architectures
Advise on implementing AWS best practices
Influence infrastructure architecture by sharing your application development expertise
Represent the voice for developers and influence AWS Professional Services offerings and AWS product strategy for developers by working with AWS platform engineering, Business Development and other cross-functional teams
Qualification
Required
Advanced English skills
AWS Certification(s) such as Solutions Architect – Professional (SAP-C02). Secondary: Developer – Associate, Security – Specialty
8 + years of software development or application engineering with recent coding experience in two or more modern programming languages such as: Java, JavaScript, C/C++, C#, Swift, Node.js, Python, Go, or Ruby
5+ years of experience as a technical specialist in Customer-facing roles
Experience with Agile software development methodologies
Experience with Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery (CI/CD), and designing and building application using Container and serverless technologies
Experience architecting highly available systems that utilize load balancing, horizontal scalability and high availability
Good exposure to DevOps practices such as Infrastructure as Code (IaC), Continuous Integration and automated deployment
Experience with configuration management platforms (e.g. Chef, Puppet, Salt, or Ansible)
Demonstrated ability to think strategically about business, product, and technical challenges
Written and verbal technical communication skills with an ability to present complex technical information in a clear and concise manner to a variety of audiences
Ability to lead effectively across organizations and engagements, preferably from a professional services organization or similar
Experience influencing others and always advocate for technical excellence while being open to change when needed
Ability to bridge product and technology by helping to translate business needs into software requirements
Ability to develop and execute a technical vision with a focus on business value
Ability to act as a mentor for less experienced peers through both technical knowledge and ability to inspire a team to deliver extraordinary impact together
Resilience in ambiguous situations and ability to approach challenges from multiple perspectives
Benefits
Learning & Development
Career development programs
Company
Thoughtworks
Thoughtworks is a technological firm that combines strategy, design, and software engineering.
10001+ employees
H1B Sponsorship
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$748MKey Investors
Schroder Ventures
2024-08-05Acquired
2021-09-15IPO
2021-01-14Private Equity· $720M
Leadership Team
Mike Sutcliff
Chief Executive Officer
Rebecca Parsons
Chief Technology Officer Emerita
Recent News
2026-01-07
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