Director, Media Solutions Engineering

Wpp; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Medical insurance

Retirement plan

Paid time off

Job summary

WPP Media is seeking a Director of Media Solutions—Engineering in London. You will provide technical leadership for a high‑performing engineering team, shaping patterns, quality gates, and scalable systems across the media platform.

You will design and evolve modern digital products using C#, TypeScript, and React, and build cloud infrastructure with Terraform on AWS or Azure. A strong focus on security, observability, and performance is essential for delivering trusted media solutions.

Qualifications

• Experience with C# / .NET Core, TypeScript and React in modern web apps.
• Strong API design and relational DB knowledge.
• Deploys to cloud using IaC (Terraform) for scalable systems.
• Familiarity with headless CMS and composable architectures.
• Passion for accessible, performant, secure, user‑centred products.
• Collaborative mindset in a multi‑disciplinary team.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership for the Media Solutions engineering team; set standards and delivery practices.
• Align designs with global architecture patterns and strategic roadmaps.
• Lead software engineering best practices, leadership and people management.
• Design and evolve modern digital products with C#, TypeScript, and React (Next.js / Remix).
• Develop APIs and backend services using .NET Core and relational databases.
• Build cloud infrastructure in AWS or Azure using Terraform (IaC).
• Manage CI/CD pipelines with Azure DevOps to automate builds and deployments.
• Collaborate with Product, UX, Strategy, and DevOps to deliver high‑quality solutions.
• Integrate with headless SaaS tools in a composable ecosystem.
• Apply DevOps and performance engineering practices for resilience.

Skills

C# / .NET Core

TypeScript / React

Next.js / Remix

API development

Relational databases

Azure / AWS

Terraform

CI/CD (Azure DevOps)

Headless CMS

Composable architectures

Security / performance

Team leadership

Tools

Terraform

Azure DevOps

Job description

WPP Media is seeking a Director of Media Solutions—Engineering in London. You will provide technical leadership for a high‑performing engineering team, shaping patterns, quality gates, and scalable systems across the media platform.

You will design and evolve modern digital products using C#, TypeScript, and React, and build cloud infrastructure with Terraform on AWS or Azure. A strong focus on security, observability, and performance is essential for delivering trusted media solutions.