Optimizely Technical Lead

VML South Africa; Katowice, Poznań; Hybrid; PLN 193,000 - 262,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private medical care

Professional development opportunities

Training programmes

Flexible working arrangements

Hybrid work model

Job summary

VML Enterprise Solutions in Poland seeks a senior technical lead to drive Optimizely DXP implementations for global clients. You will guide architecture, translate business goals into actionable requirements, and work closely with engineering to deliver robust solutions.

You will mentor a team of professionals, contribute to code reviews, and spend around a fifth of your time coding directly. The role is hybrid in Poland and requires fluency in English.

Qualifications

• Broad knowledge of Optimizely PasS CMS and Optimizely SasS CMS from backend and frontend.
• Deep experience with Optimizely DXP deployment, environment management, and production support.
• Strong experience with C#/.NET Core and ASP.NET Core including APIs and editors.
• Understanding of deployment, logging, monitoring, and release management.
• Knowledge of integrating CMS with external systems and commerce platforms.
• Experience delivering software end-to-end with leadership skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead the implementation and technical delivery of Optimizely DXP for global clients.
• Drive requirements discovery and translate business goals into actionable specs.
• Collaborate with engineering to solve complex technical challenges.
• Mentor team members and participate in code reviews (20–30% coding).
• Ensure high-quality code with automated tests and CI/CD deployments.

Skills

Optimizely DXP

C#/.NET Core

ASP.NET Core

TypeScript

English fluency

Team leadership

Software architecture

Cloud platforms

Tools

Optimizely PasS CMS

Optimizely SasS CMS

Azure

AWS

GitHub Actions

Azure Pipelines

Job description

Who We Are

VML is a leading creative company that combines brand experience, customer experience, and commerce, creating connected brands to drive growth. VML is celebrated for its innovative and award-winning human-first work for clients including AstraZeneca, Colgate‑Palmolive, Dell, Ford, Microsoft, Nestlé, The Coca‑Cola Company, and Wendy's. In 2026, VML was named Campaign’s Global Network of the Year and ranked #2 Creative Network of the Year at Cannes Lions. VML’s global network spans 55+ markets with principal offices in Buenos Aires, Kansas City, London, New York, São Paulo, Shanghai and Singapore. VML is part of WPP, the trusted growth partner for the world's leading brands. Powered by exceptional talent and our agentic marketing platform WPP Open, WPP unites cutting‑edge media intelligence and data solutions, creativity, production, enterprise solutions and expert strategic counsel.

For more information, please visit www.vml.com and follow along on LinkedIn #WeAreVML.Technologies we work with

Languages and runtimes

C#/.NET Core, ASP.NET Core, TypeScript, JavaScript

Build and package management

MSBuild, NuGet, npm, Webpack

CI/CD

GitHub Actions, Azure Pipelines, Optimizely DXP Deployment API and deployment tooling

Cloud

Azure, AWS, Vercel

Frontend

React, Vue, vanilla JavaScript, jQuery

Testing

Cypress, Playwright, Percy, Jest, xUnit/NUnit

CMS and digital experience platforms

Optimizely PasS CMS, Optimizely SasS CMS, Optimizely DXP

Nice to have

Optimizely Commerce, Optimizely Content Optimization Platform, OptimizelyOpal AI, Optimizely Content Marketing Platform

What you’ll get to do

• Lead the implementation and technical delivery of Optimizely DXP for global client. You will have a direct impact on the architecture and overall shape of the solution.
• Lead requirements discovery and facilitate client‑facing workshops to translate business goals into clear, actionable requirements for Optimizely DXP solutions.
• Work with your engineering team to identify the best solutions for complex technical and business challenges.
• Support team members with implementation tasks and participate in code reviews. You will guide many of the implementation through your team members while spending approximately 20–30% of your time coding directly.
• Ensure that your team delivers high‑quality code supported by automated testing, continuous integration, and reliable deployment processes across Optimizely DXP environments.
• Estimate and plan work together with product owners, business stakeholders, and the project team.
• Help team members prioritize tasks and manage technical dependencies.
• Communicate with business and technical stakeholders to discuss proposed solutions, delivery plans, and technical trade‑offs.
• Contribute to the evolution of our Optimizely DXP delivery standards, development practices, and reusable implementation patterns.

What you should have

• Broad knowledge of Optimizely PasS CMS, Optimizely SasS CMS from both backend and frontend perspectives.
• In‑depth experience with Optimizely DXP, including its deployment model, environment management, deployment API, configuration, upgrades, and production support processes.
• Strong experience with C#/.NET Core and ASP.NET Core, including content types, pages, blocks, media, templates, routing, dependency injection, scheduled jobs, APIs, integrations, and editor experience.
• Practical understanding of Optimizely DXP deployment and hosting concepts, including environment configuration, deployment packages, deployment automation, logging, monitoring, and release management.
• Good understanding of content management systems and the technical aspects of integrating them with external systems, APIs, search platforms, commerce systems, and third‑party services.
• Broad knowledge of web technologies and modern web platform implementation.
• Experience delivering software throughout the full lifecycle, from requirements gathering and solution design through to production deployment and support.
• Experience providing technical leadership or managing a team of at least five members.
• Openness to mentoring and supporting the development of team members.
• Strong communication skills, including the ability to translate technical concepts into clear business language and business requirements into practical technical solutions.
• Fluency in English.
• Ability to identify, assess, and communicate technical risks, dependencies, and delivery constraints.

You will collaborate with our UK project team, so we’ll need you to be available until 18:00 PL

Bonus points if you have

• Experience with Optimizely products, including Content Optimization Platform, Opal AI, Content Marketing Platform, Commerce, Search & Navigation, personalization, experimentation.
• Experience designing and implementing headless or composable solutions using Optimizely Content Graph.
• Experience with cloud‑native solutions on Azure or AWS.
• Experience with automated infrastructure and deployment.
• Relevant Optimizely certifications or experience upgrading and maintaining Optimizely CMS solutions.

What we can offer you

We offer net hourly rate for B2B cooperation ranging from 140 - 190 PLN/ hr, dependent on your skills and experience.

Alongside the opportunity to work with some of the most exciting brands around the world, we’ll also prioritise your career development and help you grow your skills. We’ll empower you to make a difference, allow you to be yourself, and respect who you are.

Our culture thrives on our core values designed for impact‑driven individuals: Heart, Brains and Courage.

We lead with Heart fostering empathy and trust where genuine connections and human‑centric work flourish. We empower your Brains for innovation, valuing relentless curiosity and collaborative intelligence to solve complex challenges, and we champion Courage, inspiring you to speak up, embrace experimentation, and advocate for bold solutions that push our thinking to be better than yesterday.

Learn more about us on our LinkedIn page, visit our YouTube channel and follow us on Instagram WPP Poland.

Please note that this job is a full‑time position located in Poland, but the selection process will be conducted in English.

How we use AI in the recruitment process: To ensure more focused and engaging conversations, we leverage AI in our recruitment process exclusively for secure, objective note‑taking, never for evaluative judgments. This allows our team to be fully present with you. You are always welcome to request a transcript of these notes or opt out of this feature at any time. Opting out will not impact the outcome of the interview process.

In compliance with Polish regulations, VML Enterprise Solutions is committed to fostering a transparent and ethical work environment. We encourage reporting of any potential irregularities or misconduct. For detailed information on our whistle‑blower policy and reporting procedures, please refer to our dedicated document.

At WPP Enterprise Solutions designs, builds, and operates the growth systems that competitive businesses rely on. In a world where Al is reshaping how companies drive growth, we lead clients in business transformation and marketing modernisation, connecting strategy directly to execution. Our 12,000 experts in engineering and platforms, commerce, consulting, content transformation, CRM, and CX, work within a unified global operating unit across 40+ markets. WPP Enterprise Solutions works alongside best‑in‑class partners including Adobe, AWS, Braze, Google, Microsoft, Salesforce, and Shopify, as well as innovators in AI, to deliver growth solutions tailored to the needs of our clients’ businesses. We have received distinction as a leader in Commerce Services and CX Strategy Consulting by the Forrester Wave™.

To find out more, visit enterprisesolutions.wpp.com and follow us on LinkedIn.

WPP Enterprise Solutions is part of WPP, the trusted growth partner for the world's leading brands. Powered by exceptional talent and our agentic marketing platform WPP Open, WPP unites cutting‑edge media intelligence and data solutions, creativity, production, enterprise solutions and expert strategic counsel.

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The gross salary for this position at the time of this posting is indicated below. This range reflects our broader group’s compensation framework across diverse agencies and disciplines. For this specific role, our offer will be determined within this range based on our internal benchmark, reflecting the specific market conditions for our discipline. Individual compensation varies based on job‑related factors, including business needs, experience, level of responsibility and qualifications.

Poland Pay Range140 zł—190 zł PLN

• private medical care
• professional development opportunities
• training programmes
• flexible working arrangements (where applicable)
• Some agencies may offer additional benefits.

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

WPP (VML) is an equal opportunity employer and considers applicants for all positions without discrimination or regard to 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.