Senior Backend developer

Why we're hiring:

At WPP, technology is at the heart of everything we do, and it is WPP IT’s mission to enable everyone to collaborate, create and thrive. WPP IT is undergoing a significant transformation to modernise ways of working, shift to cloud and micro-service-based architectures, drive automation, digitise colleague and client experiences and deliver insight from WPP’s petabytes of data.

GroupM is the world’s leading media investment company responsible for more than $63B in annual media investment through a number of agencies, for example Mindshare, EssenceMediaCom, Wavemaker and Kinetic, as well as the outcomes-driven programmatic audience company, Xaxis and data and technology company Choreograph. GroupM’s portfolio includes Data & Technology, Investment and Services, all united in a vision to shape the next era of media where advertising works better for people. By leveraging all the benefits of scale, the company innovates, differentiates and generates sustained value for our clients wherever they do business.

The GroupM IT team in WPP IT are the technology solutions partner for the GroupM group of agencies and are accountable for co-ordinating and assuring end-to-end change delivery, managing the GroupM IT technology life-cycle and innovation pipeline.

This role will work as part of the Local Systems Team, working as a software developer primarily for one of our key applications for our Kinetic agency. It will be responsible for developing  enhancements to the current Kinetic system, providing support for improvements captured in the backlog and driven by the business. A part of the job consists of working with the business, supporting the gathering of requirements, and working with the wider team to translate complex technical requirements into effective and concise requirements. You will play a crucial role in the development support team, leading them through the bi-weekly planning. Divide tasks amongst other team members, and assisting them where needed.

What you'll be doing:

Analysis & Implementation

• Design, develop and maintain business solutions for the Kinetic MMS application using C# and React technologies.
• Work with the team throughout the implementation process of new requirements, through to delivery.
• Advise on best practices, create support guide documents.
• Help Project teams define, build/configure and enhance the platform to high standards.
• Develop a thorough understanding of user demands, usability, and functional issues
• Become an expert end user of the applications within the programme. Develop in-depth and comprehensive knowledge of the functionality available, championing the platform.

Testing & Documentation

• Actively participate in the evaluation and testing of new releases.
• Provide support for new releases.

What you'll need:

• 5-7 years’ experience in application development.
• In depth experience in C#, React, SQL and Microsoft technologies.
• In depth experience with Microsoft development stack, such as ASP.NET Core 6.0, SQL Server.
• Experience in working with the Azure cloud technologies including app services, functions, service bus, application insights.
• Knowledge of AKS and containerisation.
• Experience with GraphQL and API Data Services
• Familiar in working with Agile methodologies.
• Ability to quickly learn and understand new products, new IT systems and tools.
• A proactive, “can do” (initiative), “flexible” mindset with a desire to help the team wherever the needs are (team player).
• Desire to join a dynamic team and grow by learning and doing.

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 accepting: of new ideas, new partnerships, new ways of working.

You're optimistic: We believe in the power of creativity, technology and talent to create brighter futures or our people, our clients and our communities. We approach all that we do with conviction: 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 promote a culture of people that do extraordinary work.

Scale and opportunity – We offer the opportunity to create, influence and complete 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. Are you up for the challenge?