Senior Back -End Developer

Why we're hiring:

WPP Open is at the forefront of transforming how WPP delivers value to its clients. We are building a unified product ecosystem that empowers our agencies and clients with cutting-edge tools and data-driven insights. Our product organization is driven by a clear vision, strategic execution, and a commitment to continuous innovation. We are seeking Strong Product Engineers to join our WPP Open Team and be part of our future AI vision.

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 Team Engineering Lead.

• Write clean, scalable code using .NET programming languages
• Write unit tests and drive code from those tests
• Remain up to date with the terminology, concepts and best practices for coding
• Contribute to architecture and software design with other team members
• Contribute to cloud design in Azure
• Create proof of concepts to prove assumptions
• Develop client displays and user interfaces
• Assist software personnel in handling project related work and other requirements
• Coordinate with other software professionals and developers

What you'll need:

• Familiarity with design patterns and pattern of enterprise application architecture
• Expert knowledge of SOLID principles
• 5+ years of development experience using C#
• 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
• Familiarity with architecture styles/APIs (REST, gRPC)
• Understanding of Agile methodologies
• Strong attention to detail
• Excellent troubleshooting and communication skills
• Able to work well in a team setting

Who you are: