
Lead Developers act as the primary point of contact for our clients, ensuring that teams are successful in their delivery. As a Lead Developer, you will bring a strategic mindset to projects and spend time negotiating with clients in order to bring a technical vision to life. Having a balance of high-level and tactical mindsets is a must, as you will spend time both with clients and alongside your fellow teammates.
You’ll spend time on the following:
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You will lead or take part in the entire cycle of software consulting and delivery from ideation to deployment and everything in between
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You will act as a mentor for less-experienced peers through both your technical knowledge and leadership skills
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You will design solutions and choose technologies that solve clients’ problems while staying within constraints
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You will use continuous delivery practices to improve software delivery speed
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Work in collaborative, product-focused teams to build innovative customer experiences
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Utilize the latest technology thinking from our tech radar in your work
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Apply a variety of languages to your work and continue to code alongside Developers;
you will never go post-technical in this role
Here’s what we’re looking for:
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10+ years of experience and you’re well-versed in two or more languages ( Java, Javascript, etc.) and are comfortable with the latest Object-Oriented technology
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You have led software development teams using Agile, Lean and/or Continuous Delivery approaches such as TDD, continuous integration, pairing, and infrastructure automation
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You have experience influencing others and always advocate for technical excellence while being open to change when needed
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The ability to develop and execute a technical vision with a focus on business value
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You’re willing and able to commit to travel to client sites in order to solve their business
problems
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You’re resilient in ambiguous situations and can approach challenges from multiple
perspectives
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We would love it if you’re up to speed on functional programming paradigms and
languages like Clojure, Scala, etc.
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Bonus points if you have knowledge of cloud technology such as AWS, Docker or
Kubernetes

About Thoughtworks
About
Founded in 1993, we’ve grown from a small team in Chicago to a leading software consultancy of more than 8000 Thoughtworkers in 17 countries. Our cross-functional teams of strategists, developers, data engineers, and designers bring over two decades of global experience to every partnership.
Thoughtworks invented the concept of distributed agile and we know how to harness the power of global teams to deliver software excellence at scale. Today we help our clients to create their own path to digital fluency and to build organizational resilience to navigate the future.
Our job is to foster a vibrant community where people have the freedom to make an extraordinary impact on the world through technology.
As a Thoughtworker, you are free to seek out the most ambitious challenges. Free to change career paths. Free to use technology as a tool for social change. Free to be yourself.
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- Design, develop, and maintain applications using Java and Kotlin
- Write clean, scalable, and efficient code
- Build and consume RESTful APIs and microservices
- Participate in all phases of the software development lifecycle
- Work with databases like MySQL, PostgreSQL, or MongoDB
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams including Product, QA, and DevOps
- Conduct unit testing and assist in code reviews
- Troubleshoot and debug applications
- Ensure application performance, security, and scalability
Required Skills :
- Strong programming experience in Java (Core/Advanced)
- Experience in Kotlin
- Solid understanding of OOP concepts, design patterns, and data structures
- Experience with frameworks such as Spring Boot, Ktor, or Android SDK
- Proficient in building and consuming RESTful APIs
- Familiarity with Git, JIRA, and CI/CD tools
- Basic knowledge of unit testing frameworks like JUnit or Mockito
Experience: 2-5 years
Requirements :
1. B.Tech/M.Tech/MCA in Computer Science/IT, if not then a good reason why.
2. Proficient understanding of HTML5, CSS3. JavaScript, DOM, etc.
3. Experience in any one or more of Angular or React, be able to create interfaces fast according to requirements.
4. Knowledge of libraries like Redux or architectural styles like MVC, MVVM a definite plus but not essential.
5. Good understanding of Back end development, Node.js, Express, MongoDB/DynamoDb preferred. If this is not your tech stack but you have a good understanding of data structures, algorithms, working with and creating APIs, databases, authentication and more then that's also good.
6. Knowledge of Cloud Providers like AWS, Azure, GCP also a definite plus but not essential.
7. Basic understanding of automation testing tools and scripting.
8. Most importantly, the passion to work in a startup. There is good funding and decent pay now, but it only gets better if the person can sync with the team, take on their responsibilities and give the best output. It's a small team with a flat hierarchy, everyone grows with the company.
If this is interesting for you then do apply.
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Are you a passionate developer ready to take your career to new heights? Join our dynamic team and work with cutting-edge technologies in a collaborative environment.
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🎯 Key Responsibilities:
- Develop and maintain robust web applications using Python or Node.js for backend and React.js or Vue.js for front-en frameworks
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to design working wit design tools like Figma, Adobe XD, In Vision, etc., and implement innovative solutions.
- Optimize applications for maximum speed and scalability.
- Troubleshoot, debug, and enhance existing codebase.
- Stay updated with the latest industry trends and technologies.
Need High Level React Native Developer who has worked with multiple applications, Healthcare knowledge is preferable, Understand existing code and optimize it, along with create new functionalities and usability.
Should Understand Data and how to handle large volume of data in application both online and offline in application and communicate to our backend using Rest APIs
. Deep knowledge of FullStack Development via PHP 7 (Laravel or Phalcon) and React based tech stack.
. Deep understanding about Ubuntu OS, Nginx Server, PM2, Supervisor, PHP FPM.
. Good knowledge of microservices based architectures which can scale over a period of time.
. Should be able to create a plan to break an existing monolith into microservices.
. Hands-on experience on AWS IAM, EC2, Route53, S3, RDS, Elasticsearch etc.
. Define and maintain coding standards, and guide team members to comply with these standards.
. Onboarding new developers and members e.g. AWS IAM and granting access to repositories.
. Planning product technical requirements and SDLC for critical projects like ecommerce, real time gaming projects etc.
. Work on DevOps, CI/CD and automation initiatives in Favcy. . Researching and incorporating latest frameworks, design patterns and coding architecture to create a scalable product.
. Proactively working for Favcy OS Enhancements and obsession towards keeping the Favcy Cloud Infrastructure updated.
. Drive issue resolution, risk identification and mitigation, and dependency management.
. Maintaining security and implementing security processed for third party integrations and accounts.
. Designing or reviewing backend and frontend architectures and UML diagrams, test cases, website functionalities.
. Follow agile approach to get the projects done via daily scrum and project tracking.
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. Monitoring backend and frontend telemetric data and project progress e.g. New Relic, Kibana.
. Planning project pipeline as per the deadlines and resources. . Collaborate with business analysis and quality assurance engineers to fix defects.
. Should be able to manage multiple projects and communicate to clients directly.
. Focus on a seamless experience for users by ensuring availability, latency, scalability
. Documenting features, APIs and workflows for client side integrations and onsite web-hook integrations.
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Must have Technical abilities:
. Passion for programming, excellent debugging skills, expertise in designing scalable backend architecture.
. Know-how for using Design Patterns, Caching, Batch Processing, Rest APIs, JSON, Microservices, Test Cases, Git, Nginx, Webpack, NodeJS, React
. Rich experience in third party integrations like RazorPay Payments/Payouts, Webhooks, Authentication Methods like OAuth2, .
. Can take technical decisions and finding creative solutions.
. Teaching someone something new which makes tech team motivated.
. Proactively resolving the issues of production
Soft Skills
. A good team player who can help the team whenever needed including coding if needed.
. Can communicate clearly and write well.
. Can speak eloquently and explain just about anything to anyone.
And you’re comfortable communicating in writing and on the phone
. Should be motivated and driven.
You volunteer for new challenges without waiting to be asked.
You’re going to take ownership of the time you spend with us and truly make a difference.
. Should point out the bad practices and bring a positive change in the culture.
. Should bring a sense of ownership among the team members.
. Should help the team to grow professionally and help them to achieve their professional goals.
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1. 3+ years of experience in developing backend Java applications.
2. Experience with Java 11 will be GOOD to have.
3. Experience in front-end development is desired.
4. A self-driven attitude along with a sense of structure and creativeness.
5. Excellent written and spoken English.
6. Bachelor degree in computer science, information technology or software engineering or equivalent
7. Hands-on knowledge and experience of developing financial systems and understanding of financial concepts.
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1. Write high quality code that solves difficult problems in a highly distributed system with extreme demands on resilience and quality.
2. Perform sufficient tests to ensure at least 80% code coverage.
3. Participate in and contribute to scrum ceremonies, e.g. daily stand-ups, sprint planning, demos and retros.
4. Will be involved in several stages of the product life cycle; design, implementation and testing. At times, also release and deployment.
5. Participate in design discussions and decisions.
Good to have skills:
1. Primary skills – Java 8, spring boot, React, MQ/Messaging services & API, (Java 11, ReactiveX, REST, Swagger/OpenAPI, React/Redux, Gradle, Git, BitBucket, Jenkins)
2. High performance transactional platform
3. Back-end development and Middleware
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