
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.
Job responsibilities
- You will learn and adopt best practices like writing clean and reusable code using TDD, pair programming and design patterns
- You will use and advocate for continuous delivery practices to deliver high-quality software as well as value to end customers as early as possible
- You will work in collaborative, value-driven teams to build innovative customer experiences for our clients
- You will create large-scale distributed systems out of microservices
- You will collaborate with a variety of teammates to build features, design concepts and interactive prototypes and ensure best practices and UX specifications are embedded along the way.
- You will apply the latest technology thinking from our Technology Radar to solve client problems
- You will efficiently utilize DevSecOps tools and practices to build and deploy software, advocating devops culture and shifting security left in development
- You will oversee or take part in the entire cycle of software consulting and delivery from ideation to deployment and everything in between
- You will act as a mentor for less-experienced peers through both your technical knowledge and leadership skills
Job qualifications:
Technical Skills
- You have experience using one or more development languages (Java, Nodejs, React, TypeScript, JavaScript, etc.) with experience in Object-Oriented programming
- 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
- Bonus points if you have working knowledge of cloud technology such as AWS, Azure, Kubernetes and Docker
Professional Skills
- 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
Other things to know:
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.

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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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Position Overview:
We are seeking a Node.js Developer with 1-2 years of experience to join our team. The ideal candidate should have hands-on experience in backend development, a solid understanding of JavaScript, Express.js, and familiarity with databases. You will be responsible for developing and maintaining server-side applications, collaborating with front-end teams, and ensuring optimal performance.
Key Responsibilities:
- Backend Development: Build and maintain server-side applications using Node.js and Express.js.
- API Development: Design and implement RESTful APIs to support various functionalities.
- Database Management: Work with both SQL (MySQL, PostgreSQL) and NoSQL (MongoDB) databases.
- Code Quality & Testing: Write clean, reusable, and testable code while following best practices.
- Performance Optimization: Optimize applications for speed and scalability.
- Troubleshooting & Debugging: Identify and resolve application issues to ensure smooth operations.
- Security Implementation: Apply basic security measures to protect applications and data.
- Collaboration: Work closely with front-end developers to integrate UI components with backend logic.
Required Qualifications:
- 1-2 years of experience in Node.js backend development.
- Strong proficiency in JavaScript and ES6+ concepts.
- Hands-on experience with Express.js or similar frameworks.
- Familiarity with front-end technologies (HTML, CSS, React/Angular is a plus).
- Experience working with databases (MySQL, PostgreSQL, MongoDB).
- Basic understanding of asynchronous programming and event-driven architecture.
- Experience with Git for version control.
- Knowledge of basic cloud services (AWS, Azure, or GCP is a plus).
- Understanding of Docker and containerization is an advantage.
- Good problem-solving skills and willingness to learn.
Strong Engineering Manager / Lead Profiles
Mandatory (Experience 1) - Must have 8+ years of overall Software Engineering/Development experience
Mandatory (Experience 2) - Must have 3+ years of experience as Engineering Manager / Team Lead role, with ownership of technical direction, delivery, and people management
Mandatory (Experience 3) - Must have hands-on Backend development experience using Python or Java, with frameworks such as FastAPI / Django / Spring / Express (Node.js)
Mandatory (Experience 4) - Must have Frontend development exposure using ReactJS, JavaScript, HTML, CSS
Mandatory (Experience 5) - Must have experience designing and building APIs, services, and integrations, including system design, PR reviews, and architectural decision-making.
Mandatory (Experience 6) - Must have experience leading engineers end-to-end – mentoring, code reviews, execution planning, and improving team productivity/quality
Mandatory (Company) - Must be from Product Companies / Startups (early to growth stage), B2B SaaS + Fintech industry is highly preferred
Mandatory (Note) - This role will be 80% team management and 20% IC (hands on coding required)
Preferred
Preferred (Education) - Tier 1 engineering college
About the Role
We are seeking a highly skilled and motivated Senior Backend Developer with strong expertise in Node.js and AWS to join our dynamic team. The ideal candidate will have solid backend development experience, with additional working knowledge of PHP and Python. Exposure to frontend frameworks like React.js and Angular will be considered a strong advantage.
Key Responsibilities
• Design, develop, and maintain scalable backend systems and APIs using Node.js.
• Deploy, manage, and optimize applications on AWS cloud infrastructure.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams (frontend, product, QA) to deliver end-to-end solutions.
• Ensure application performance, security, and scalability.
• Write clean, maintainable, and testable code following industry best practices.
• Work with databases (SQL/NoSQL) to design efficient data models and queries.
• Integrate third-party services and APIs when required.
• Contribute to code reviews, technical discussions, and mentoring of junior developers.
• Support continuous integration and deployment pipelines.
• Troubleshoot, debug, and optimize existing applications.
Requirements
• 4+ years of backend development experience.
• Strong expertise in Node.js and hands-on experience with AWS services (EC2, S3, Lambda, etc.).
• Good working knowledge of PHP and Python.
• Strong understanding of RESTful API design, microservices architecture, and databases (MySQL, PostgreSQL, or MongoDB).
• Working knowledge of React.js and Angular is preferred.
The ideal candidate should be a self-motivated, multi-tasker, and demonstrated team player. You will be responsible for the production support of software products and coordinating with various teams for support. You should have outstanding communication and Team-Player skills.
Educational Qualification: BCA, MCA or BE/B.Tech (CS)
Must-know technologies: Java,
Good to know technologies: DMN tools
Experience: 02 Years - 05 Years
Skill Level: Good
Responsibilities:
- Contribute to Java development work as well as the latest Decision model and notation tools
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Comply with coding standards and directions given by his direct manager Collaborate with an international and diverse team of Data Architects, Business Analysts, and Project Managers
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Tasks will be assigned and after completion, code need to be committed and task assigned for review by Senior Java developer
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Work with technology stakeholders to devise solutions that will fulfill business requirements and meet organizational strategic goals
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Develop application functionality which meets business requirements with high quality within given deadlines - develop maintainable, well-documented application functionality with an eye toward standardization, common components, simplicity, performance, robustness and other attributes of enterprise-strength solutions
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Thoroughly test all functionality - utilize detailed and thorough practices including negative testing, testing of boundary conditions, , and work collaboratively with business areas.
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Support interfaces between the deployment of developed applications and the decommissioning of legacy applications
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Support with the Development and Infrastructure Teams
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Design, and develop scalable, high-performance, highly reliable and secure applications using waterfall and agile methodologies
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Create reusable code
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Back End Engineer
- Work with other engineers to develop and test tools and applications used by team on daily basis
- Play a significant role in the ongoing evolution and refinement of current tools and applications
- Triage, troubleshoot, escalate and provide resolution to production issues.
- Reproduce, document and escalate product defects to the Engineering Team.
- Provide well-thought out and reliable direction, both in technical and non-technical terms, to help customers.
- Take ownership of customer issues, including initial troubleshooting, identification of root cause and issue resolution or escalation.
- Identify and escalate priority issues that need immediate attention.
- Collaborate with cross functional teams which requires strong presentation skills and attention to details
- BA/BS degree in Computer Science or related technical field or equivalent work experience. MS degree is preferred.
- 9+ years development experience in JAVA (using OO Design and Analysis, Design Patterns, etc.)
- High experience in Java 8 Required.
- 4+ years’ experience building highly scalable, distributed and reliable Restful Web Services using Spring, Jersey, etc.
- Should have knowledge on Cloud applications preferably on AWS.
- Knowledge on building Front end applications using JavaScript, AngularJS, HTML5, CSS3.
- Experience with relational DBs like MySQL and NoSQL Database like MongoDB, Solr/Lucene will be a plus.
- Experience with Tomcat, Jax-RS, REST, JPA, IntelliJ, Groovy, Hibernate is must.
- Experience with build technologies like Gradle, Jenkins will be a plus.
- Experience with Test Driven Development using TestNG/Junit testing frameworks.
- Experience working with version control like GIT.
- Salary commensurate with experience.
Day to Day Responsibilities:
1. Develop Django based RESTful APIs and WebSockets
2. Manage and mentor the junior and intern developers to deliver the project requirements in the given timeline
3. Carry out Database Modelling and Designing
4. Make DFDs, ER diagrams, etc.
5. Integrate Python APIs/endpoints to other Python outputs (JSON, etc.)
6. Work with clean code writing practices and structure the code for collaborated development
7. Analyze different use-cases and coming up with creative solutions
8. Build reusable components and back-end libraries for future use
9. Participate in daily scrums
10. Work on responsive web development
11. Work with the team to manage, optimize, and customize multiple web applications
12. Learn and work using new technologies
13. Work on being involved and participate in the overall application lifecycle
14. Work with a focus on coding and debugging
15. Collaborate with front-end developers










