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.
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 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.