.Net Engineering Lead

Why we're hiring: 

This program of work is central to WPPs’ continued success, helping augment their world class AI with a back-office workflow platform. The value add is to enable agencies to manage their work end to end within our innovate platform.  

This is a greenfield program of work to replace their existing workflow system with bespoke .Net development using a microservice architecture in Azure and Kubernetes. 

What you'll be doing: 

This role will report into the Head of Engineering.  

Write a clean well thought out design and code with an emphasis on quality, simplicity and maintainability. 

Consider customer’s perspective and experiences when designing systems. 

Contribute to design reviews, code reviews and test case reviews. 

Understand and adapt to new technologies, tools, methods, and processes from Microsoft and the industry. 

Technology evaluation and recommendation for application architectural problems. 

Influence the team for right design and technology implementation & give future architectural direction. 

Communicate effectively and partner well with other disciplines of the project team to deliver high-quality solutions, documentation and support to customers. 

Engage in shift left and Agile practices. 

What you'll need: 

In depth knowledge of design patterns and pattern of enterprise application architecture 

In depth knowledge of SOLID principles 

5 to 8 years of Design/Development/Testing experience using large/complex application using various Microsoft technologies (C#, .NET, SQL Server). 

Hands-on experience with Microsoft Azure platform and services. 

Proven track record of software design from Test Driven Development 

Knowledge of at least one other OO language (e.g. C++, Java) and HTML5/CSS3  

Proven track record of Agile delivery 

Strong attention to detail 

Excellent written and oral communication skills 

Excellent troubleshooting skills  

Able to work well in a team setting 

Ability to evaluate architectural options (complexity, performance, high-availability, scalability, durability) and make right recommendation for implementation. 

Passion to constantly explore the latest technology related to our products and platforms. 

Ability to engage with potential leads and customers for demonstrations and troubleshooting any technical challenges in the product. 

Good understanding of enterprise scale technologies and developing large scale services. 

Who you are: