Role Summary and Impact 

As part of the Global Operations Centre (GOC), you will work closely with teams across the United States, Europe, and Asia to deliver high-impact solutions in a collaborative, multicultural environment. We are seeking an exceptional and visionary Principal Engineer to join our Data & Technology Solutions leadership team. This is a critical role for an individual who embodies deep technical expertise, strategic architectural thinking, and impactful leadership. You will be responsible for defining the technical vision and direction for core components of our data products and AI platforms, including WPP Open, ensuring their scalability, reliability, and innovation within the demanding AdTech landscape. You will mentor senior engineers, drive best practices, and play a pivotal role in shaping our engineering culture and future. 

You are: 

• A distinguished technical leader with a proven track record of architecting, building, and delivering large-scale, complex distributed systems. 
• A strategic thinker capable of translating business goals into long-term technical roadmaps and influencing organizational strategy. 
• An inspiring mentor who elevates the technical capabilities and careers of those around them, fostering a culture of engineering excellence. 
• A master problem-solver who thrives on tackling the most challenging technical hurdles and making high-impact decisions. 
• An influential communicator, adept at articulating complex technical concepts to diverse audiences, from junior engineers to executive leadership. 

What You will do:

Drive Technical Vision and Architectural Strategy 

• Define and champion the technical vision and long-term architectural strategy for critical data products, AI platforms, and core services within WPP Open. 
• Lead the design and implementation of highly scalable, resilient, and performant distributed systems, ensuring they meet current and future business needs. 
• Evaluate and select new technologies, frameworks, and tools, establishing best practices and engineering standards across multiple teams. 
• Anticipate technical challenges and opportunities, proactively proposing innovative solutions that align with WPP's strategic objectives. 

Provide Technical Leadership and Mentorship 

• Act as a technical leader and role model, providing expert guidance, mentorship, and coaching to senior engineers and engineering managers across multiple teams. 
• Drive continuous improvement in engineering practices, code quality, testing methodologies, and operational excellence. 
• Lead complex technical discussions, design reviews, and architectural decision-making processes, ensuring robust and well-reasoned outcomes. 
• Foster a culture of technical innovation, continuous learning, and accountability within the engineering organization. 

Solve Complex Problems and Deliver Impact 

• Take ownership of the most challenging technical problems, providing hands-on expertise and leading cross-functional efforts to find elegant and efficient solutions. 
• Ensure that technical solutions align with product requirements and deliver maximum business value, balancing short-term delivery with long-term architectural health. 
• Drive the resolution of critical production issues, contributing to incident response and post-mortem analysis to prevent recurrence. 
• Influence the overall product roadmap and engineering strategy through deep technical insight and understanding of market dynamics in AdTech. 

Cross-Functional Collaboration and Influence 

• Collaborate closely with Product Leadership, Data Science, and other Engineering teams to align technical strategy with product vision and business goals. 
• Communicate complex technical concepts and architectural decisions effectively to both technical and non-technical stakeholders, including executive leadership. 
• Represent WPP's technical capabilities internally and externally, contributing to our reputation as a leader in marketing technology. 

Skills and Experience 

If this opportunity looks right for you, we are looking for candidates who have:  

• 10+ years of progressive experience in software engineering, with at least 3 years in a Principal Engineer, Staff Engineer, or equivalent senior technical leadership role. 
• Demonstrated expertise in architecting, developing, and operating large-scale distributed systems in a cloud-native environment (AWS and/or GCP preferred). 
• Deep proficiency in multiple programming languages (e.g.,  Python, Java, Scala), and a strong understanding of their ecosystems, performance characteristics, and best practices. 
• English fluency B2/C1 
• Extensive experience with various database technologies (relational, NoSQL, graph, data warehouses) and data processing frameworks (e.g., Spark, Kafka). 
• Expert-level understanding of cloud infrastructure components (e.g., Kubernetes, serverless, networking, security, observability). 
• Proven track record of defining and implementing technical strategies that resulted in significant business impact and improved engineering velocity. 
• Exceptional leadership, mentoring, and coaching skills, with a passion for developing engineering talent. 
• Outstanding problem-solving abilities and the capacity to make critical technical decisions under pressure. 
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to present complex technical concepts to diverse audiences. 
• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field, or equivalent extensive practical experience. 

Life at WPP Media & Benefits 

Our passion for shaping the next era of media includes investing in our employees to help them do their best work, and we’re just as committed to employee growth as we are to responsible media investment. WPP Media employees can tap into the global WPP Media & WPP networks to pursue their passions, grow their networks, and learn at the cutting edge of marketing and advertising. We have a variety of employee resource groups and host frequent in-office events showcasing team wins, sharing thought leadership, and celebrating holidays and milestone events. Our benefits include access to internal learning platforms, certifications, and training sessions, life insurance, medical care & sports card in Medicover, funding for English language learning, employee mental health awareness day, and more.  

WPP Media 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. We are committed to offering equal opportunities to all employees, which is why we only establish collaborations based on employment contracts. 

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 two days a week. If you require accommodations or flexibility, please discuss this with the hiring team during the interview process. 

Following a detailed review of all applications, we will contact those candidates whose qualifications and stated terms of cooperation most closely align the objectives of our recruitment process.

The controller of your personal data is the WPP Media Poland sp. z o.o.The personal data you provide will be processed for the purpose of the recruitment process.  By providing us with personal data beyond the scope required by the Labour Code, you consent to the processing of such data for the purposes of the recruitment process.  Consent may be withdrawn at any time. Withdrawal of consent does not affect the lawfulness of the processing carried out prior to its withdrawal. For evidence purposes, please withdraw your consent in writing or by email to RODO@wppmedia.com. 

At JetBrains, we’re building an AI-native platform for software development that connects developer workflows, team-level collaboration, and organizational control into a single coherent system. This platform will serve as the execution and governance layer for AI-driven development, deeply integrated with developer tools but designed to work across teams, products, and environments. This is a long-term strategic investment for JetBrains and a key pillar of our vision for the future of software development.

The role

We are looking for a Software Architect (Product Architecture) to drive architecture within a specific product area.

This role focuses on owning end-to-end architecture for a product domain: making sure product requirements translate into a coherent technical design, that the domain evolves sustainably, and that the product aligns with platform capabilities and constraints. You’ll be the architectural “center of gravity” for a domain, partnering closely with engineers and product stakeholders while collaborating with platform architects on shared foundations and integration contracts.

As this is a new platform, many standards and processes are still works in progress – you will help define them from the perspective of real product needs and delivery constraints.

As part of the team, you will:

• Own the architecture of a specific product domain within JetBrains Cloud Platform and evolve it over time.
• Translate product and domain requirements into clear architectural designs and implementation approaches.
• Define service boundaries, domain models, data flows, and integration contracts, in line with platform standards.
• Drive key architectural decisions and trade-offs in your area (e.g., API design, persistence, reliability, performance, and migration paths).
• Ensure your domain architecture supports scalability, reliability, and observability from the outset.
• Review and validate architectural designs within your domain and team, raising quality and consistency.
• Collaborate with platform architects and other domain owners to align on cross-cutting decisions and shared interfaces.
• Work closely with senior and staff engineers to clarify requirements, reduce ambiguity, and support execution.
  
  

We are looking for someone who:

• Has strong experience in software engineering and system design, with a track record of working on complex systems.
• Has experience owning architecture within a product or domain, including balancing delivery needs with long-term sustainability.
• Is comfortable aligning product needs with platform capabilities and constraints (and negotiating trade-offs when needed).
• Can facilitate architectural decision-making inside a team and across partner teams.
• Is comfortable working in an environment where many processes and standards are still being formed.
• Is motivated by long-term goals, designing for evolution rather than one-off implementations.
  
  

We’d be particularly thrilled if you:

• Have experience designing product architectures that operate in cloud environments and integrate with multiple systems.
• Are strong at reasoning about architectural trade-offs in context (time-to-market vs correctness, flexibility vs complexity, etc.).
• Enjoy helping teams converge on good solutions through collaboration, not enforcement.

Why join JetBrains?

• Strong base salary. We offer competitive pay that reflects your skills and experience.
• Flexible work location. Enjoy the freedom to work from home or from the office.
• Remote work. Spend up to 30 days per year working remotely from abroad.
• Extra time off. More days to relax, recharge, and do the things you love.
• Medical insurance allowance. Enjoy peace of mind for you and your family.
• Learning and development opportunities. Access to conferences, courses, and language classes.
• Relocation support. We help make your move as smooth and stress-free as possible.
• Language classes. Pick up the local language or sharpen your English skills.
• Fuel your day. Enjoy a hot meal or receive a lunch allowance on workdays.
• Mental health support. To help you feel your best, we provide easy access to professional mental health services.
• Sports benefit. Enjoy an on-site gym or sports club stipend.
• Internal events. Join company-wide celebrations and team gatherings.

*Some benefits may vary depending on location.

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At JetBrains, we’re building an AI-native platform for software development that connects developer workflows, team-level collaboration, and organizational control into a single coherent system. This platform will serve as the execution and governance layer for AI-driven development, deeply integrated with developer tools but designed to work across teams, products, and environments. This is a long-term strategic investment for JetBrains and a key pillar of our vision for the future of software development.

The role

We are looking for a Software Architect (Platform Architecture) to shape the core technical foundations of JetBrains Cloud Platform from the ground up.

This role focuses on the architecture of shared platform capabilities: cross-product services, infrastructure abstractions, integration standards, scalability and reliability principles, and operational foundations (such as security, governance, observability, and cost controls). As this is a new platform, many standards and processes are still works in progress – you will actively influence what good quality looks like and help teams build toward it.

As part of the team, you will:

• Design and evolve the architecture of a cross-product platform that serves as the foundation for AI-driven software development.
• Define architectural principles, standards, and guidelines for platform services and shared foundations.
• Design integration patterns and interfaces between platform services, developer tools, and external systems.
• Ensure architectural decisions support scalability, reliability, security, and observability from the outset.
• Own and drive key platform-level architectural decisions and trade-offs (e.g., service boundaries, data flows, identity, policy, and tenancy).
• Review and validate architectural designs across teams to ensure consistency and long-term sustainability.
• Collaborate with other architects and platform specialists to align on shared decisions and evolve the platform architecture over time.
• Work closely with senior and staff engineers to translate platform requirements into coherent technical designs and implementation plans.
  
  

We are looking for someone who:

• Has strong experience in software engineering and system design, especially in complex, distributed systems.
• Has experience defining or significantly shaping the architecture of new platforms or large-scale systems.
• Is able to facilitate and align architectural decisions across multiple teams, balancing different perspectives and constraints.
• Is comfortable working in an environment where many processes and standards are still not fully established.
• Is motivated by long-term goals and prefers building foundations over delivering short-term features.
  
  

We’d be particularly thrilled if you:

• Have hands-on experience designing or evolving platforms based on Kubernetes and cloud environments such as AWS.
• Have experience with networking, compute, and storage infrastructure and can reason across application and infrastructure layers.
• Enjoy helping teams converge on good solutions rather than enforcing a single “correct” approach.

Why join JetBrains?

• Strong base salary. We offer competitive pay that reflects your skills and experience.
• Flexible work location. Enjoy the freedom to work from home or from the office.
• Remote work. Spend up to 30 days per year working remotely from abroad.
• Extra time off. More days to relax, recharge, and do the things you love.
• Medical insurance allowance. Enjoy peace of mind for you and your family.
• Learning and development opportunities. Access to conferences, courses, and language classes.
• Relocation support. We help make your move as smooth and stress-free as possible.
• Language classes. Pick up the local language or sharpen your English skills.
• Fuel your day. Enjoy a hot meal or receive a lunch allowance on workdays.
• Mental health support. To help you feel your best, we provide easy access to professional mental health services.
• Sports benefit. Enjoy an on-site gym or sports club stipend.
• Internal events. Join company-wide celebrations and team gatherings.

*Some benefits may vary depending on location.

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At JetBrains, code is our passion. Ever since we started, back in 2000, we have strived to make the strongest, most effective developer tools on earth. By automating routine checks and corrections, our tools speed up production, freeing developers to grow, discover, and create.

We just unveiled JetBrains Central,  a platform for agent-driven software development that connects tools, agents, and infrastructure. It enables automated AI workflows to run, be monitored, and be managed across teams – with clear visibility into results, costs, and performance.

JetBrains Central provides three core capabilities:
Governance and control: Policy enforcement, identity and access management, observability, auditability, and cost attribution for agent-driven work. Some of these functionalities are already available via the JetBrains Central Console.
Agent execution infrastructure: Cloud agent runtimes and computation provisioning that allow agents to run reliably across development environments.
Agent optimization and context: Shared semantic context across repositories and projects, enabling agents to access relevant knowledge, and task routing to the most appropriate models or tools.

Inside the Professional Services department, we are building a team of Forward Deployed Engineers to help our customers adopt AI-native development with JetBrains Central and enable JetBrains consulting partners to transform their customers’ AI-native software development lifecycle.

About the role

As a Principal Forward Deployed Engineer, you will work directly with early adopter customers to deploy JetBrains Central platform into complex enterprise environments and help them move from experimental AI usage to governed, scalable AI-native development.

You will act as a trusted advisor to customer engineering teams and consulting partners, while also mentoring other Forward Deployed Engineers and helping with complex deployments. In this role, you will help establish best practices for enterprise AI adoption and influence how organizations implement AI-driven software development.

This role is often a strong fit for engineers who have previously served as Principal or Staff Engineers, Heads of Engineering, CTOs, or Solutions Architects and who enjoy working directly with customers while staying deeply involved with complex technical systems.

This role combines consulting, architecture, and hands-on engineering. Your work in the field will directly influence how our platform evolves and how enterprises adopt AI-driven development.

You will work directly with the world’s most innovative companies — our client base includes 420 of the Fortune 500 — ensuring they maximize the value of their JetBrains investments.

What you’ll do

• Deploy JetBrains Central platform into enterprise development environments, CI/CD systems, and internal developer platforms.
• Help organizations transition from ad-hoc AI experimentation to governed AI-native development workflows.
• Implement enterprise AI governance, including security policies, access management, and data privacy controls.
• Enable observability for AI-driven development to help organizations understand their AI usage and its impact on productivity, as well as their code-generation patterns.
• Design sustainable AI adoption strategies, including usage controls and cost visibility across multiple model providers.
• Integrate our cloud-based agent execution layer, allowing AI agents to run securely and at scale.
• Collaborate closely with JetBrains product teams to shape the platform based on real-world deployments and customer feedback.
• Create delivery frameworks and train JetBrains partners to deliver the desired scope of service.
• Mentor and support other Forward Deployed Engineers, sharing architectural expertise and helping to scale the team’s deployment practices.

You will thrive in this role if you are

• A consultant at heart who can communicate effectively with both engineers and technical leadership.
• Able to see the whole picture of the software development lifecycle across developer tools, infrastructure, APIs, and cloud systems.
• Experienced at integrating complex software systems into enterprise environments.
• Curious about the future of AI agents and AI-native software development.
• Comfortable working with early adopters and overcoming ambiguous technical challenges.
• Motivated to mentor other engineers and contribute to building a new technical discipline.

What you will bring

• Experience in software-related projects, ideally in a customer-facing or consulting environment.
• Familiarity with Java or Python.
• Experience building or integrating developer platforms, infrastructure systems, or software solutions.
• Familiarity with modern development workflows (CI/CD, developer environments, internal developer platforms, etc.).
• Experience working directly with customers or technical stakeholders.
• Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to operate in fast-evolving technical environments.
• Ability and desire to travel to meet customers.

These would be a plus, but are not blockers

• Experience with industry-specific solutions (fintech, telco, retail, etc.)
• Experience with AI/LLM platforms, agent frameworks, or AI-assisted development tools.
  Experience in solutions engineering, consulting, or forward-deployed engineering roles.
• Familiarity with the JetBrains ecosystem or developer productivity tooling.

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Why we're hiring:

We are on a mission to build a world‑class Product Engineering organisation within WPP Data, Tech Solutions that will redefine how WPP operates at scale. To achieve this, we are establishing a brand new, dedicated Talent Acquisition team specifically focused on securing the best engineering talent globally. This isn't just about filling roles; it's about shaping a talent strategy, building a distinctive employer brand for engineering, and directly contributing to WPP’s technology and data transformation.

Reporting To: Lead Talent Acquisition Partner, Product Engineering

What you'll be doing:

As a Senior Talent Acquisition Delivery Partner, Product Engineering, you will be a pivotal member of this elite team, taking on complex and critical engineering leadership searches. You will not only be instrumental in sourcing, attracting, and hiring top‑tier product engineers but will also play a significant role in establishing best practices, mentoring junior team members, and directly influencing our overall talent strategy and employer brand for engineers. This role offers a unique opportunity to help architect recruitment processes and culture from the ground up.

This is an advanced end‑to‑end recruitment role where you will operate as a specialist to the Product Engineering business. You will be responsible for the full lifecycle of talent acquisition, focusing on niche product engineering roles, from strategic sourcing and candidate engagement through to offer negotiation and onboarding preparation.

Beyond direct recruitment, you will significantly contribute to and help influence the overall talent strategy for WPP Data, Tech Solutions, identifying market trends and shaping our approach to attracting world‑class engineering talent

What you'll need:

Strategic Partnership & Influence:
Proactively collaborate with Product Engineering hiring managers and senior leaders to deeply understand their technical roadmaps, strategic objectives, and long‑term talent needs. Act as a trusted TA SME, providing proactive market insights, competitive intelligence, and help TA leadership in the strategic recommendations on talent acquisition strategies.

Full‑Cycle Recruitment for Critical Roles:
Delivery of the entire recruitment process for highly specialised, senior, and level Product Engineering roles (e.g., Principal Engineers, Architects, Engineering Managers, Staff Engineers, Senior DevOps/SRE, Data Science Leads, Technical Product Leaders), from initial brief to successful hire.

Advanced Sourcing & Talent Mapping:
Develop and execute sophisticated, multi‑channel sourcing strategies, including proactive talent mapping, to identify and engage highly passive and in‑demand technical candidates. Leverage platforms such as LinkedIn Recruiter, GitHub, Stack Overflow, niche tech communities, industry events, executive search networks, and other creative channels, often mentoring others on best practice.

Exceptional Candidate Experience:
Deliver a best‑in‑class, high‑touch candidate experience for technical talent, acting as a premier brand ambassador for WPP. Ensure clear, empathetic, and professional communication at every stage, setting the standard for the team.

Market Intelligence & Employer Branding Leadership:
Proactively gather and synthesise actionable market intelligence on talent availability, compensation benchmarks, and competitor activity to inform and shape hiring strategies. Take a leading role in developing and promoting the WPP Data, Tech Solutions employer brand within the product engineering community through strategic content, events, and partnerships.

What You'll Bring:

• Proven Experience (8+ years): Significant hands-on experience in full-cycle Talent Acquisition, with a dedicated focus on recruiting Product Engineering talent in fast-paced, high-growth, and complex enterprise or agency-like environments.
• Domain Expertise: Understanding of modern software development methodologies (Agile, Scrum, Kanban) and the product development lifecycle.
• Technical Acumen: Ability to speak confidently about and understand various programming languages (e.g., Python, JavaScript, TypeScript, NodeJS, .Net), cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP), microservices architectures, data technologies, DevOps tools, and similar development frameworks. You don't need to be an engineer, but you must "get" engineering.
• Complex Environment Experience: Demonstrated ability to navigate and succeed within large, matrixed organizations, managing multiple stakeholders and competing priorities. Experience within a global or multi-brand environment is highly advantageous.
• "Builder" Mindset: A proactive, self-starter attitude with experience contributing to the setup or scaling of recruitment functions, processes, or teams from scratch. Comfort with ambiguity and a desire to shape the future.
• Strategic Sourcing Mastery: Expert-level proficiency in direct sourcing techniques and tools, with a track record of identifying and engaging passive, in-demand technical talent.

• AI & Technology‑Led Recruitment Mindset:
  Experience applying AI‑enabled sourcing approaches and recruitment technologies to improve efficiency, quality of hire, and candidate engagement, with a clear understanding of where automation adds value and where human judgement remains critical.

• Stakeholder Management: Exceptional interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to build strong, credible relationships with hiring managers, leadership, and candidates at all levels.
• Data & Metrics Orientation: Proficient in using Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS - e.g., Greenhouse, Workday) and recruitment analytics to drive insights and improve performance.
• Influence & Negotiation: Strong persuasion, negotiation, and closing skills.
• D&I Advocate: A genuine commitment to fostering an inclusive hiring process and building diverse teams.

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 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 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?

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