Back-End Engineering Lead

WPP is the creative transformation company. We use the power of creativity to build better futures for our people, planet, clients, and communities.

Working at WPP means being part of a global network of more than 115,000 accomplished people in 110 countries. WPP has headquarters in New York, London and Singapore and a corporate presence in major markets worldwide.

We create transformative ideas and outcomes for our clients through an integrated offer of communications, experience, commerce, and technology.

WPP and our award-winning agencies work with most of the world's biggest companies and organisations – from Ford, Unilever and P&G to Google, HSBC, and the UN. Our clients include 61 of the FTSE 100, 307 of the Fortune Global 500, all 30 of the Dow Jones 30 and 62 of the NASDAQ 100. WPP are the leader in the Bloomberg Gender Equality Index and 20th in the FTSE 100 rankings for Women on Boards.

 

Why we're hiring:

WPP is at the forefront of the marketing and advertising industry's largest transformation. Our Global CIO is leading a significant evolution of our Enterprise Technology capabilities, bringing together over 2,500 technology professionals into an integrated global team. This team will play a crucial role in enabling the ongoing transformation of our agencies and functions.

Be at the heart of WPP's transformation! We're building the future of AI-powered workflow, a groundbreaking platform that will supercharge the world's leading agencies. This greenfield project puts you on the front lines, developing a bespoke .Net microservice architecture in Azure and Kubernetes, and directly impacting how WPP delivers world-class work. Reporting to the Senior Director of Development, you'll help shape the future of the industry.

 

 

What you'll be doing:

• Writing a clean well thought out design and code with an emphasis on quality, simplicity and maintainability
• Considering customer’s perspective and experiences when designing systems
• Contributing to design reviews, code reviews and test case reviews
• Understanding and adapting to new technologies, tools, methods, and processes from Microsoft and the industry
• Technology evaluation and recommendation for application architectural problems
• Influencing the team for right design and technology implementation & give future architectural direction
• Communicating effectively and partnering well with other disciplines of the project team to deliver high-quality solutions, documentation and support to customers
• Engaging in shift left and Agile practices

 

What you'll need:

• In depth knowledge of design patterns and pattern of enterprise application architecture
• In depth knowledge of SOLID principles
• Design/Development/Testing experience using large/complex application using various Microsoft technologies (C#, .NET, SQL Server)
• Hands-on experience with Microsoft Azure platform and services
• Proven track record of software design from Test Driven Development
• Knowledge of at least one other OO language (e.g. C++, Java) and HTML5/CSS3
• Proven track record of Agile delivery
• Strong attention to detail
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Excellent troubleshooting skills
• Able to work well in a team setting
• Ability to evaluate architectural options (complexity, performance, high-availability, scalability, durability) and make right recommendation for implementation
• Passion to constantly explore the latest technology related to our products and platforms
• Ability to engage with potential leads and customers for demonstrations and troubleshooting any technical challenges in the product
• Good understanding of enterprise scale technologies and developing large scale services

 

Who you are:

You're open: We are inclusive and collaborative; we encourage the free exchange of ideas; we respect and celebrate diverse views. We are accepting: of new ideas, new partnerships, new ways of working.

You're optimistic: We believe in the power of creativity, technology and talent to create brighter futures or our people, our clients and our communities. We approach all that we do with conviction: to try the new and to seek the unexpected.

You're extraordinary: we are stronger together: through collaboration we achieve the amazing. We are creative leaders and pioneers of our industry; we provide extraordinary every day.

 

What we'll give you:

Passionate, inspired people – We promote a culture of people that do extraordinary work.

Scale and opportunity – We offer the opportunity to create, influence and complete projects at a scale that is unparalleled in the industry.

Challenging and stimulating work – Unique work and the opportunity to join a group of creative problem solvers. Are you up for the challenge?

 

WPP is an equal opportunity employer and considers applicants for all positions without regard to race, color, religion or belief, sex, age, national origin, citizenship status, marital status, military/veteran status, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity, physical or mental disability. We believe in creating a dynamic work environment that values diversity and inclusion and strives to recruit a diverse slate of candidates to help us achieve that goal.

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