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1772 – Engineering Lead
About WPP Media
WPP Media is WPP’s AI-driven media operating unit, bringing together media, data, and partnerships to deliver creative personalisation at scale. Connected through WPP Open and powered by Open Intelligence, clients gain visibility into exactly where, how, and why their media investments perform.
For more details, visit wppmedia.com.
About the Role
Data, Technology, and Analytics is WPP’s global data products and technology company. Its mission is to transform marketing by building the fastest, most connected data platform that bridges marketing strategy with scaled activation.
The Engineering Lead will oversee a product delivery team responsible for creating and refining modern digital platforms. This role merges hands-on engineering with technical leadership, guiding architecture, mentoring developers, and ensuring high-quality software delivery.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead, mentor, and support a team of 4–5 software engineers, conducting regular 1:1s and fostering career growth.
- Provide technical leadership, guiding architecture and implementation decisions for scalable, maintainable, and high-quality systems.
- Remain hands-on with engineering—writing production code, reviewing pull requests, and participating in technical design discussions.
- Collaborate with delivery managers, design leads, principal engineers, and client stakeholders to scope, prioritise, and execute work within a product delivery team.
- Drive predictable, efficient delivery by planning effectively, removing blockers, and managing technical complexity.
- Promote strong engineering practices, including testing, CI/CD, code quality, observability, and documentation.
- Contribute to the design and evolution of distributed, composable web applications, leveraging modern architectural principles like MACH.
- Work cross-functionally with product, design, strategy, and DevOps teams to deliver accessible, secure, performant, and scalable applications.
- Share knowledge, improve practices, and influence broader engineering discipline development.
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Required Experience & Skills
- Proven experience as a technical lead or senior engineer in a product delivery team.
- Strong technical expertise in building modern web applications using TypeScript and frameworks like Next.js.
- Comfortable with Node.js and modern backend architectures.
- Hands-on experience in designing and building distributed or composable web applications.
- Experience collaborating with cross-disciplinary product teams, including designers, delivery managers, and stakeholders.
- Ability to establish and maintain engineering practices, including automated testing, CI/CD, code quality, and observability.
- Strong communication skills for working effectively with both engineers and non-technical stakeholders.
- Commitment to mentoring engineers and improving team software delivery practices.
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Desirable (Not Required)
- Experience with C# / .NET or similar backend technologies.
Who We’re Hiring For
- Frontend or backend engineers with a track record in modern software development.
Where Your Talent Belongs
At WPP Media, we thrive on creativity, innovation, and exceptional collaboration. We empower our people with opportunities to learn, connect, and grow in this open and supportive hybrid environment.
Our Latest Wins and Employee Resource Groups foster an inclusive culture where every voice matters, and professional development is a priority.
Our Commitment: Be Extraordinary
We invest in our people, driving transformational growth so they can shape the future of media—while enjoying:
- Competitive medical, retirement, vision, and dental insurance
- Generous paid time off
- Partner perks and discounts
- ** dedicóstat**
- Employee mental health awareness initiatives
WPP Media is committed to equal opportunity—no discrimination based on characteristics.
This UK-based role requires eligibility to work in the UK. If you have special accommodations or flexibility needs, please discuss during the interview.
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