.Net Engineering Lead in London

WPP is the trusted growth partner for the world’s leading brands. We unite cutting-edge media intelligence and data solutions, world-class creativity, next-generation production, transformative enterprise solutions and expert strategic counsel in a single company – powered by exceptional talent and our agentic marketing platform, WPP Open, to help our clients navigate change, capture opportunity and deliver transformational growth. We have been building the world’s most valuable brands for 50 years and have global reach across 100+ markets, with deep local expertise. Our people are the key to our success. We’re committed to fostering a culture of creativity, belonging and continuous learning, attracting and developing the brightest talent, and providing exciting career opportunities that help our people grow.

Why we’re hiring: This program of work is central to WPPs’ continued success, helping augment their world class AI with a back-office workflow platform. The value add is to enable agencies to manage their work end to end within our innovate platform. This is a greenfield program of work to replace their existing workflow system with bespoke .Net development using a microservice architecture in Azure and Kubernetes.

What you’ll be doing: This role will report into the Head of Engineering. Write a clean well thought out design and code with an emphasis on quality, simplicity and maintainability. Consider customer’s perspective and experiences when designing systems. Contribute to design reviews, code reviews and test case reviews. Understand and adapt to new technologies, tools, methods, and processes from Microsoft and the industry. Technology evaluation and recommendation for application architectural problems. Influence the team for right design and technology implementation & give future architectural direction. Communicate effectively and partner well with other disciplines of the project team to deliver high-quality solutions, documentation and support to customers. Engage in shift left and Agile practices.

What you’ll need:

• In depth knowledge of design patterns and patterns of enterprise application architecture
• In depth knowledge of SOLID principles
• 5 to 8 years of Design/Development/Testing experience using large/complex applications using various Microsoft technologies (C#, .NET, MongoDB)
• Hands-on experience designing and building event-driven architectures using distributed message streaming platforms such as Apache Kafka
• 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 the 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

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 open-minded: to 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 for 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 aim to create a culture in which people can 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? #LI-Hybrid We believe the best work happens when we’re together, fostering creativity, collaboration, and connection. That’s why we’ve adopted a hybrid approach, with teams in the office around four days a week. If you require accommodations or flexibility, please discuss this with the hiring team during the interview process.

WPP is an equal opportunity employer and considers applicants for all positions without discrimination or regard to particular characteristics. We are committed to fostering a culture of respect in which everyone feels they belong and has the same opportunities to progress in their careers.

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