TL;DR
Senior Back End Engineer (.NET): Designing, building, and maintaining web applications using .NET Framework, ASP.NET MVC, and Web API with an accent on integrating flexible content-driven solutions and providing technical leadership. Focus on modernizing platforms with .NET Core, Azure, and React/Next.js, while championing engineering best practices.
Location: Hybrid, with teams in the office around four days a week in Manchester, United Kingdom. If you require accommodations or flexibility, please discuss this with the hiring team during the interview process.
Company
hirify.global is WPP’s global media collective, bringing the best platform, people, and partners together to create limitless opportunities for growth.
What you will do
- Design, build, and maintain web applications using the .NET Framework, ASP.NET MVC, and Web API.
- Apply experience with CMS platforms (e.g. Umbraco, Sitecore) to build and integrate flexible content-driven solutions.
- Provide technical leadership within your team, ensuring code quality, and mentoring more junior engineers.
- Collaborate directly with clients and product partners, helping translate business needs into technical solutions.
- Contribute to the modernisation of platforms, exploring ways to adopt .NET Core, Azure, and modern front-end frameworks such as React/Next.js.
- Champion engineering best practices around accessibility, performance, security, and maintainability.
Requirements
- Experienced Software Engineer (typically 5+ years), confident working across the full Microsoft web stack and leading by example.
- Strong background working with CMS platforms such as Umbraco or Sitecore.
- Familiarity with front-end technologies (HTML, CSS/Sass, JavaScript, React) to collaborate effectively in full-stack teams.
- Exposure to Azure, cloud-hosted infrastructure, and modern DevOps practices.
- Knowledge of .NET Core and a keen interest in modernising legacy systems.
- Strong communication and collaboration skills — able to work directly with clients and internal stakeholders.
Culture & Benefits
- Investing in employees to help them do their best work, and committed to employee growth.
- Employees can tap into the global hirify.global & WPP networks to pursue their passions, grow their networks, and learn at the cutting edge of marketing and advertising.
- Benefits include competitive medical, group retirement plans, vision, and dental insurance, significant paid time off, preferential partner discounts, and employee mental health awareness days.
- Fostering a culture of respect in which everyone feels they belong and has the same opportunities to progress in their careers.
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