Engineering Lead

WPP Media Limited; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 95,000 - 135,000; Full time

Job description

WPP is the trusted growth partner for the world’s leading brands.

We unite cutting-edge media intelligence and data solutions, world-class creativity, next-generation production, transformative enterprise solutions and expert strategic counsel in a single company – powered by exceptional talent and our agentic marketing platform, WPP Open, to help our clients navigate change, capture opportunity and deliver transformational growth.
We work with the world’s most valuable brands and have global reach across 100+ markets, with deep local expertise.
Our people are the key to our success. We’re committed to fostering a culture of creativity, belonging and continuous learning, attracting and developing the brightest talent, and providing exciting career opportunities that help our people grow.
For more information, visit WPP.com.

Why we’re hiring:

We’re looking for an Engineering Lead to help shape and deliver the future of Atlas, one of WPP’s core enterprise platforms. This is a hands‑on leadership role where you’ll combine deep technical expertise with people leadership, guiding a team of engineers to build scalable, secure and high‑performing integration solutions across our technology ecosystem.

You’ll be the technical lead for the Azure based integration platform and services, driving engineering excellence, supporting the growth of your team, and helping to evolve the way we build and deliver software. Working closely with Product, Architecture and Engineering leaders, you’ll play a key role in turning business needs into highly resilient, enterprise-grade solutions used across WPP.

What you’ll be doing:

• Lead the design and delivery of Azure-based applications and integrations, ensuring solutions are scalable, secure and aligned with architectural standards.
• Act as the technical lead for Azure API Management and integration services across the Atlas platform.
• Champion engineering best practice, including SDLC, CI/CD, code quality, testing, automation, agentic/AI-assisted coding and continuous improvement.
• Mentor, coach and develop engineers, fostering a high-performing and collaborative team culture.
• Partner closely with Product, Architecture and delivery teams to translate requirements into robust technical solutions.
• Drive technical decision‑making, manage risks and ensure successful delivery across multiple initiatives
• Delivering on multiple high-profile, concurrent integration projects serving large scale internal and client initiatives

What you’ll need:

Essential experience

• Strong experience designing and delivering solutions on Microsoft Azure.
• Expertise across Azure serverless and integration technologies, including API Management, Logic Apps, Function Apps and Event Grid.
• Experience developing with Python and/or Node.js.
• Experience with containerisation technologies.
• Experience with modern front-end frameworks such as Vue.js or React.
• Experience working with relational and NoSQL databases, including MongoDB.
• Strong understanding of microservices architecture and Domain-Driven Design.
• Experience with Git-based development practices and workflows.
• Proven experience implementing CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions and YAML

Nice to have

• Experience working with AI services and cloud-native AI technologies in Azure or AWS.
• Practical application of SOLID principles and Test-Driven Development (TDD).

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 approach all that we do with confidence: 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 champion a culture of people that do extraordinary work

Scale and opportunity – we offer the opportunity to create, influence and deliver 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.

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

WPP 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.

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