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Head of Engineering - PlatformsApply locations London time type Full time posted on Posted Yesterday job requisition id R1097226 Job Description:Dentsu

is an integrated growth and transformation partner to the worlds leading organizations. Founded in 1901 in Tokyo, Japan, and now present in over 145 countries and regions, it has a proven track record of nurturing and developing innovations, combining the talents of its global network of leadership brands to develop impactful and integrated growth solutions for clients. Dentsu delivers end-to-end experience transformation (EX) by integrating its services across Media, CXM and Creative, while its business transformation (BX) mindset pushes the boundaries of transformation and sustainable growth for brands, people and society.Were hiring a

Head of Engineering -Platforms

to work on a permanent basis from our office in London.As the Head of Engineering for Dentsu.Connect Platform,you will manage and mentor software teams delivering a combination of applications and platform services for use by end users and Development teams.You will provide technical leadership across workstream discussions, ensuring seamless collaboration where technical direction is required across multiple teams building applications over our platform.You will help drive the team to agreed outcomes and a technical way forward.Working with the Product team, you will be adept at solving business problems with software in the shortest sustainable lead-time and be able to explain technical solutions clearly and succinctly to business audiences and technical teams alike.Working with Architects and Engineering team, you will create the Technical Vision and Roadmap for the Platform Team, driving the focus on its objectives and progress against delivery.

Ensuring team composition and skills are adequate, line management of your team of Engineering Leads, who will look to you as a mentor to develop their skills for regular 1:1s and as a coach to guide them through the software development lifecycle.Provide guidance to, and coach and mentor, the teams in modern web application software development practices, with specific focus on platform services engineeringWork with the Product team to ensure the user experience across Dentsu.Work with the Engineering team to ensure the platform services are scalable, resilient, well documented and easy to consume and to maintain.Architecture, DevOps, Security) across different geographies, timezones and cultures to deliver secure, reliable, robust, scalable code which can be built, tested and deployed into Production using automation and CI/CD pipelines and Agile delivery practices.Lead the teams in best practice for good diagnostics, debugging, testing, deploying, and troubleshooting to drive quality and business valueWork with Architecture to ensure solution design is reviewed effectively, and is conformant with NFRs, Security and Data Privacy guidelinesImplement software engineering best practices with your peers within Engineering, such as, pair programming, clean code, CI /CD, pyramid testing within a Scrum agile delivery frameProven experience managing small software teams and mentoringengineersin enterprise web development and services development using loosely coupled systems.Passionate about writing well-crafted clean code and comfortable working in an agile environmentAbility to write high-quality code across modern Javascript based programming languages and frameworksAbility to quickly learn and apply emerging programming languages, frameworks, and platformsKnowledge and experience of hosting in cloud platforms such as Azure and AWSWorking experience with Docker and/or KubernetesGood experience of working in a Microsoft Azure environmentExtensive experience in building applications and web services in MERN (Mongo, Express, React, Node) using, Webpack, Typescript, GitHub (Experience with, Redis, Okta, OpenID a distinct advantage).Extensive experience of code quality, test, CI/CD and package managers such as Jest, Lint, Brigade and HelmExperience of leading teams in delivering software and platform serivesWorking knowledge of DataBricks/Spark (using Python and associated frameworks)Working knowledge of Azure Data Lake and Azure Blob storageThis is a permanent roleThe team is based from the London office in NW1 and work on a hybrid basisAs well as a competitive salary, youll enjoy a benefits package that you can tailor to your needs.Inclusion and DiversityAt Dentsu, we embrace diversity and inclusion, valuing the unique perspectives and contributions of every individual. We believe that diversity fuels creativity and innovation, benefiting our employees, partners, and communities.We welcome applications from all individuals, regardless of race, ethnicity, nationality, religion, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, disability, marital status, or any other protected characteristic. We recognize the importance of work-life balance and are open to discussing flexible working arrangements for all roles. If you need reasonable adjustments due to a disability or medical condition during our recruitment process, please contact us at accommodations@dentsu.London

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