Thoughtworks and the invention of modern software engineering

The end of an era It&rsquo;s been rough couple of years for Thoughtworks. After a long-awaited IPO in 2021, their stock price declined steadily, prompting the board to replace longtime CEO Xiao Guo with Mike Sutcliff, who has now taken the firm private again. Xiao was a protégé of Thoughtworks&rsquo; founder Roy Singham and a 25-year veteran of the firm, and as such was deeply immersed in its…