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 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
• 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 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.