Director of Media Solutions Engineering (Hybrid)

wppmedia; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Retirement plans

Vision insurance

Dental insurance

Paid time off

Partner discounts

Mental health days

Job summary

WPP Media is seeking a Director of Media Solutions - Engineering to lead a high-performing team in the UK. You will shape architecture, set standards, and mentor engineers while delivering modern digital products using C#, TypeScript, and React (Next.js/Remix).

Responsibilities include API design, cloud infrastructure in AWS/Azure with Terraform, and CI/CD management with Azure DevOps. Collaborate with Product, UX, Strategy, and DevOps.

Qualifications

• Experience leading engineering teams and setting delivery standards.
• Strong background in modern web apps using C#, TypeScript, React.
• Experience with cloud infra in AWS or Azure and IaC tooling.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership for the Media Solutions engineering team; set standards and patterns.
• Align designs with global architecture and platform roadmaps; mentor engineers.
• Lead software engineering best practices and people management.
• Design, build, and evolve digital products using C#, TypeScript, React.
• Develop APIs and backend services with .NET Core and relational databases.

Skills

C#

TypeScript

React

API design

Azure DevOps

Terraform

Tools

Azure DevOps

Terraform

Contentful

DatoCMS

Prismic

Algolia

Job description

WPP Media is seeking a Director of Media Solutions - Engineering to lead a high-performing team in the UK. You will shape architecture, set standards, and mentor engineers while delivering modern digital products using C#, TypeScript, and React (Next.js/Remix).

Responsibilities include API design, cloud infrastructure in AWS/Azure with Terraform, and CI/CD management with Azure DevOps. Collaborate with Product, UX, Strategy, and DevOps.