We are looking for a passionate Principal Technologist & Thought Leader who thrives on innovation, disruption, and thought leadership. In this role, you will work closely with our clients, challenging and coaching their teams while championing Mindera’s expertise and values. You will play a key role in assessing client needs, facilitating technical improvements, and reporting insights back to Mindera to drive strategic support and innovation.
You will be required onsite 3 days a week in London, Paddington.
What You’ll Do
- Act as a trusted advisor to clients, helping them navigate technical challenges and drive innovation.
- Provide thought leadership by identifying new trends, best practices, and emerging technologies in front-end development.
- Challenge, coach, and mentor client teams to improve their technical capabilities and development processes.
- Champion Mindera in client engagements, ensuring our expertise is recognized and valued.
- Report findings, challenges, and opportunities to Mindera to refine how we support our clients.
- Collaborate with both client and internal teams to develop tailored solutions that align with business goals.
Technical Skills
- Expertise in modern front-end development technologies (JavaScript, React, Vue, Angular, etc.).
- Strong understanding of UI/UX principles, accessibility, and performance optimisation.
- Experience with modern development workflows (CI/CD, Git, testing frameworks).
- Ability to work in an agile environment and integrate with cross-functional teams.
Soft Skills
- Exceptional communication and facilitation skills—able to articulate complex ideas clearly.
- Strong consulting mindset—able to challenge and influence teams while being a supportive partner.
- Ability to build trust with clients and internal stakeholders.
- Proactive problem-solver with a passion for continuous improvement.
- Competitive rate
- Contract will sit outside IR35
- 6 month contract with the possibility of an extension
At Mindera we use technology to build products we are proud of, with people we love. Software Engineering Applications, including Web and Mobile, are at the core of what we do at Mindera. We partner with our clients, to understand their product and deliver high performance, resilient and scalable software systems that create an impact on their users and businesses across the world.
You get to work with a bunch of great people, where the whole team owns the project together. Our culture reflects our lean and self-organisation attitude. We encourage our colleagues to take risks, make decisions, work in a collaborative way and talk to everyone to enhance communication. We are proud of our work and we love to learn all and everything while navigating through an Agile, Lean and collaborative environment.
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Our offices are located: Porto, Portugal | Aveiro, Portugal | Coimbra, Portugal | Leicester, UK | San Diego, USA | Chennai, India | Bengaluru, India
Mindera is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of age, disability, gender including gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, or any other protected status. All matters related to employment are decided on the basis of qualifications, merit and business need.
No recruitment agencies please.
