Thoughtworks is looking for developers to join its First Nations Delivery Centre programme - a new initiative creating tech careers for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.
The First Nations Delivery Centre is a fully-remote, distributed development team staffed at least 50% with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander technologists, that aims to create an inclusive environment to begin and grow new tech careers. The team delivers custom digital solutions for Thoughtworks clients, while working 100% remote, from anywhere across the country, and with the autonomy to develop their own team and office culture.
Job responsibilities
You will champion best practices like writing clean and reusable code using practices like TDD, SOLID principles, OO design, and pair programming
You will partner with other technologists from cross-functional teams advocating devops culture
You will work in collaborative, product-focused teams to build innovative customer experiences
Take ownership and accountability beyond individual deliverables, always pushing the envelope in order to deliver awesome results for our clients
Learn, digest and subsequently apply the latest technology thinking from our tech radar to solve client problems
Job Qualifications
Technical skills
As a Graduate: less than 1 year relevant experience as a Developer (and develop your skills at Thoughtworks University)
As a Consultant: ideally a couple years of hands on experience (but if you can learn quickly, experience is not a deal breaker) using two or more development languages (Java, Javascript, Ruby, C#, etc) with experience in Object-Oriented programming
You can write clean, high-quality code in a variety of languages and are also able to spot (and improve) bade code
You have experience with Agile, Lean and/or Continuous Delivery approaches such as Continuous Integration, TDD, Infrastructure as a Code, etc
Bonus points if you have knowledge of cloud technology such as AWS, Docker or Kubernetes
Professional skills
You're resilient in ambiguous situations and can approach challenges from multiple perspectives
You're willing and able to commit to travel to client sites, or Thoughtworks offices, in order to solve their business problems from time to time