Tech Lead
Core
Principal Tech Lead owning architecture and engineering standards for Python systems across multiple teams, driving the technical roadmap for WPP Open, an AI-enabled marketing operating system.
Role type
Principal Tech Lead (Python Systems & Architecture)
Builds
WPP Open (AI-enabled marketing operating system)
Domain
Marketing Technology / AI Engineering
Deliverable
production ML models
Required skills
Python (expert, typed, asyncio, GIL), REST API design (OpenAPI), PostgreSQL, DynamoDB, MongoDB, Redis, Event-driven systems (Kafka, SQS, Celery), AWS/GCP, Kubernetes, Terraform, Test-driven development, OpenTelemetry, OAuth2/OIDC, AI/LLM engineering (Claude Code, Anthropic SDK)
Preferred skills
TypeScript, multi-region disaster recovery, SOC 2/ISO 27001 compliance, multi-agent systems (LangGraph, Google ADK), engineering productivity measurement
Technologies
Python, FastAPI, Django, PostgreSQL, DynamoDB, MongoDB, Redis, Kafka, SQS, Celery, Arq, AWS, GCP, Kubernetes, Terraform, AWS CDK, pytest, Testcontainers, Pact, Playwright, OpenTelemetry, Datadog, CloudWatch, OAuth 2.0, OIDC, Okta, Keycloak, Cognito, Claude Code, Anthropic SDK, LangGraph, Google ADK
Responsibilities
Own the architecture of Python systems across multiple teams and set the technical roadmap; Stay hands-on writing, reviewing, and shipping production code; Lead by example on test-driven development, profiling, and AI-first delivery; Mentor senior engineers into technical leaders; Define hiring bars and calibrate interviewers; Drive large-scale deprecations and migrations; Set engineering standards for APIs, data, reliability, security, and observability
Seniority
Principal, hands-on IC with strategic influence
