Cloud Engineer - Serverless - Typescript - Javascript

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Job description

Cloud Engineer - Serverless - Typescript - Javascript

We are looking for talented developers to join an exciting greenfield project as part our experienced team of Cloud developers, platform engineers and data engineers.

This is an great opportunity to get involved from the beginning and will require you to be comfortable working with serverless technologies in small autonomous squads working as part of a larger programme.

We keep our knowledge fresh by continually looking for new technologies and sharing what we've learned. As part of our team, you will actively enjoy learning new technologies and developing your skills, and will contribute to this process.

You

Talented, enthusiastic, focused, eye for detail, professional. Keen to learn and to challenge for smarter ways of doing things; a team player proud of their work who wants to share it. You like working in a fast-paced environment and are ready to inspire outstanding online shopper experiences for consumers and brands, no matter what product, service, sector, device or channel!

You will have a customer-first mindset, with the maturity and initiative to do what it takes keep our clients happy, including some working at client locations. When our clients win - we win!

We need you to be really great at:

• Developing complex cloud-native serverless applications
• Using AWS Lambda, preferably written in TypeScript (knowledge of Node.js is useful)
• Using AWS Serverless products, including API Gateway, EventBridge, SNS, SQS, DynamoDB etc
• Implementing a range of integration patterns, from GraphQL to SaaS APIs to FTP.
• Understanding traditional Design Patterns
• Understanding DevOps principles (ideally with experience of Monorepos and Azure DevOps)
• Understanding an Infrastructure-as-Code language (eg CloudFormation, Terraform)
• Test-Driven development, with a quality-driven mindset
• Communicating, with excellent written and spoken skills
• Datamodelling
• Solid understanding of VCS (ideally git)
• Consideration of cross cutting concerns (eg Observability, Security)

If you do any of this even better

• Experience of modern eCommerce platforms
• Contribute to Open Source projects
• Experience developing multi-site applications
• Diagrams-as-code
• Understanding of modern authentication protocols (OAuth2, OIDC)

Wunderman Thompson Commerce is a global Commerce consultancy that applies strategy, technical know-how and outstanding design to help its ambitious clients grow through Commerce solutions.

How? By creating inspirational and shopper journeys. It's why we work with some of the most exciting brands around such as Tempur, DFS, Domino's, Boots, Xerox Sainsbury's, Selfridges, Specialized and Ted Baker.

Tell me more! We're an inclusive group of more than 1500 expert thinkers and doers stationed across more than 20 global offices including our new, state-of-the-art offices in Watford, and two agency offices in Central London. Our reputation is based on having the best in the business - people who are inspired yet straight-talking, and who really want to understand not just our clients but their customers. We are passionate about innovation in everything we do, and proud of what our people achieve, empowering and respecting every one of them.

Together, we keep our clients and their customers inspired and ahead through digital, future-ready Commerce solutions and services. When our clients win - we win.

As our business grows internationally, we're seeking new people who share our values and work ethic. We especially want to encourage more women to join, and take a key role in shaping some of the best Commerce sites and experiences in the world.

At Wunderman Thompson, a WPP company, we are committed to actively building a diverse, equitable and inclusive workplace where everyone feels welcomed, valued and heard, and is treated with dignity and respect. As leaders and creative partners across industries, it is our responsibility to cultivate an environment reflective of our greatest asset; our people. We believe that this commitment inspires growth and delivers equitable outcomes for everyone as well as the clients and communities we serve.