Software Engineer Optimization

About WPP Media

WPP is the trusted growth partner for the worlds leading brands. With exceptional talent trusted data and intelligence and world-class partnerships all united by ourpioneeringagentic marketing platform WPP Open we help clients navigate change capture opportunity and deliver transformational growth.

WPP Media is WPPs AI-driven media operating unit bringing together media data and partnerships to deliver creative personalisation at scale. Connected through WPP Open and powered by Open Intelligence clients see exactly where how and why their media investment is working.

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About WPP Media

WPP is the creative transformation company. We use the power of creativity to build better futures for our people planet clients and communities. For more information visit .

WPP Media is WPPs global media a world where media is everywhere and in everything we bring the best platform people and partners together to create limitless opportunities for growth. For more information visit

At WPP Media we believe in the power of our culture and our people. Its what elevates us to deliver exceptional experiences for both our clients and each this role it will be critical to embrace WPP & WPP Medias shared core values:

• Be Extraordinary by Leading Collectively to Inspire transformational Creativity.
• Create an Open environment by Balancing People and Client Experiences by Cultivating Trust.
• Lead Optimistically by Championing Growth and Development to Mobilize the Enterprise.

About the Role

We want a TypeScript-first Senior Full-Stack Engineer whose primary strength is building production systems with React and (including experience with frameworks such as NestJS) and who is also a capable Python developer for data-heavy and integration work. Youll operate in an agentic engineering environment: small high-autonomy teams that own problems end-to-end leverage AI/agents as part of their workflow and maintain a strong TDD and quality discipline.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain end-to-end features across React (frontend) and TypeScript-based backend services ( NestJS and other frameworks).
• Implement and evolve RESTful and/or GraphQL APIs integrating with data and analytics pipelines.
• Use Python for backend services data processing and integration with data/ML-oriented systems where appropriate.
• Design and optimize schemas queries and data flows in PostgreSQL and MySQL with strong SQL fundamentals.
• Apply TDD and automated testing (unit integration E2E) as the default way of working.
• Collaborate with product design and data teams to ship measurable outcomes not just features.
• Contribute to frontend architecture design systems and performance optimizations in React.
• Help evolve tooling and practices for agentic engineering (for example using AI agents for code tests and ops under human oversight).

Core Tech Stack

• Frontend: React TypeScript React Query Zustand React Hook Form React Router AG Grid TailwindCSS Vite
• Backend: (TypeScript) NestJS Prisma PostgreSQL MySQL Python Jest Pytest
• Infrastructure: GCP (preferred) Docker Kubernetes GitLab CI/CD
• Testing: TDD Jest Pytest Playwright CI-integrated quality gates
• Data / Visualization (nice to have): Recharts Vega or similar

Requirements

• Expert-level TypeScript with deep experience in React and modern backend development (NestJS experience strongly preferred but not the only acceptable framework).
• Capable Python developer comfortable writing production-grade services scripts and integrations.
• Strong SQL skills and experience designing relational schemas and optimizing queries in PostgreSQL and MySQL.
• Proven TDD track record and a disciplined approach to automated testing.
• Experience shipping and operating production systems in cloud-native environments (Docker Kubernetes GCP or similar).
• Solid understanding of asynchronous programming performance and reliability in and browser environments.
• Comfortable working in high-autonomy fast-moving remote teams collaborating across engineering product and data.

What We Value

• Agentic engineering: You define goals use tools/agents to execute and own the result end-to-end with strong verification and governance.
• Type-safe test-first mindset: You treat types and tests as core design tools not afterthoughts.
• Ownership: You take responsibility from architecture through to production operations.
• Pragmatism: You balance speed and quality and know when good enough is actually enough.
• Continuous improvement: You improve systems workflows and how we use AI/agents to build software.

Life at WPP Media & Benefits

Our passion for shaping the next era of media includes investing in our employees to help them do their best work and were just as committed to employee growth as we are to responsible media investment. WPP Media employees can tap into the global WPP Media & WPP networks to pursue their passions grow their networks and learn at the cutting edge of marketing and advertising. We have a variety of employee resource groups and host frequent in-office events showcasing team wins sharing thought leadership and celebrating holidays and milestone events. Our benefits include competitive medical group retirement plans vision and dental insurance significant paid time off preferential partner discounts and employee mental health awareness days.

WPP Media 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.

We believe the best work happens when were together fostering creativity collaboration and connection. Thats why weve 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.

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