JOB: Opening at Thoughtworks!

 

Greetings of the day.

 

This is Merina & I represent an executive search firm called Wenger & Watson Inc. 

 

Building into our credentials, we have successfully handled a big list of clients in our prior assignments comprising of global giants in various business sectors like IT, Telecom, Banking/Insurance etc.  Our clientele include industry icons like Google, AOL India, Amazon, Microsoft Inc.,Sun Microsystems, Yahoo!, SAP Labs, Novell, GE, Webmethods (SoftwareAG), Interwoven, IBM ISL(Cognos), Cisco Webex, DE Shaw , Vendio, VMware  amongst various others.,  We have been working very closely with our clients as an extended arm of their HR thereby, providing them with unique value additions.

 

Please find the details about Thoughtworks.

 

Overview of ThoughtWorks

 

ThoughtWorks is an US based IT consultancy focused on building custom business software applications. ThoughtWorks is a highly respected consultancy known for technical excellence and superior execution and delivery of projects. ThoughtWorks is one the most technically proficient companies around with a high-concentration of top performers. The organisation is almost entirely made up of people who have been star performers in their previous organizations – the rest are some of brightest graduates that can be hired from college.

 

Head-quartered in Chicago, USA, ThoughtWorks has offices in Australia, Canada, China, India, the UK, and the US. In India, ThoughtWorks started operations in 2001 with a small team of 10. Today we are 150 strong looking to grow to 200 by the end of 2006.

 

While ThoughtWorks is well known in the US and the UK, in India we have so far maintained a low profile but our reputation as one of the most talented and best companies to work for in India is growing.

 

Quality of work-life

 

• Teams seldom work long-hours and almost never on weekends
• The high-concentration of smart people creates an environment that fosters learning and innovation
• Sponsored time for innovation (CruiseControl, CCNet, Selenium, Sahi, Virtual Card Wall, …)
• Very flat organisation and run transparently. Every employee has the right to almost all information about the company and the financials. Employees actively participate in determining how the organisation is run
• We have a unique office layout with no cubicles and no cabins for managers; everybody sits at large work-tables including the Managing Director

Technologies

 

We have always been early adopters of new technologies: Java in the mid-90s, .Net in early 2000s, and now Ruby-on-Rails. We have built two of the largest Java business applications. We are known in the industry as leading experts in Enterprise Architecture and Agile methodologies. ThoughtWorks is also an active contributor to the Open Source Software community having released products like CruiseControl, CCNet and Selenium.

 

Our Technology stack includes but not restricted to:

* Java, J2EE

* .Net

* Ruby-on-Rails

* Web-services and SOA

* Open-Source Software

Domains

ThoughtWorks executes projects in a variety of domains and industries. Our clients are mostly Fortune 1000 companies and our primary areas of focus are Finance, Retail and Energy. Going forward, ThoughtWorks will be expanding its services offerings to include business consulting and process reengineering.

 

Recruitment Process

Our recruitment process is quite rigorous and reflects our work culture. We take a lot of care in our selection process. 

Resume Short-listing

The recruitment process begins when we enter every resume we receive into our Resume Database. The Recruitment Team carefully hand-picks profiles that seem to match our requirements.

Code problem

Every technical person in ThoughtWorks writes code. Our architects and senior developers are hands-on and code along with other developers. We therefore need to see the candidates’ code.

Technical Phone Interview

We usually do a technical phone interview for candidates who are not located in Bangalore. We sometimes do a technical phone interview for Bangalore-based people too, if there are too many candidates in the recruitment process.

Written Assessments

The in-office process starts with Written Assessments. We have two tests – a Logic test and a multiple-choice aptitude test. These written assessments give us a good indication of a person’s logic and problem solving capabilities which we consider very essential skills in our business. Anyone who deals with clients in ThoughtWorks has taken these tests – from fresh graduates, to experienced developers, to our Managing Directors.

Code Pairing

In ThoughtWorks, all developers write code in pairs. We test the comfort level with code pairing and get to know how the candidate will collaborate during design and coding.

Interviews

This is last stage of the selection process where ThoughtWorks and the candidate get to know each other. We talk about the work done by the candidate, evaluate his/her skills, discuss aspirations and also answer questions about ThoughtWorks and the role

 

 

Kindly send your updated resume ASAP.

 

With Best Regards

Merina.L
Wenger & Watson Inc.
Bangalore-03
India.
Voice: + 91-80-41748016/ 17/ 18

 Email id: merina@wengerwatson.com

www.wengerwatson.com
Discovering infinite possibilities........
 

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