Senior Data Engineer

WPP
Copenhagen
Workplace: HybridFull timeFunction: Solutions Engineering & Sales EngineeringExperience: 5+ yearsSkills: ["Communication","Collaboration","Pragmatism"]

Build and evolve embedding spaces from off-the-shelf multimodal models, and help productionize applied-AI capabilities within WPP Open Intelligence. You’ll develop an MCP server plus the agent/UI layer, write clean, tested, well-architected code, and partner closely with data scientists and engineers to turn experiments into robust components. The role emphasizes system design, code quality, incremental delivery, and raising the engineering bar in a flat, high-trust team.

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Senior Data Engineer

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Job Summary

Build and evolve embedding spaces from off-the-shelf multimodal models, and help productionize applied-AI capabilities within WPP Open Intelligence. You’ll develop an MCP server plus the agent/UI layer, write clean, tested, well-architected code, and partner closely with data scientists and engineers to turn experiments into robust components. The role emphasizes system design, code quality, incremental delivery, and raising the engineering bar in a flat, high-trust team.
Location: Copenhagen
Workplace: Hybrid
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Solutions Engineering & Sales Engineering
Seniority: Mid level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Build and evolve embedding spaces from off-the-shelf multimodal models.
  • •Build the MCP server and the agent/UI on top of it.
  • •Write high-quality, tested, well-architected code that others can extend.
  • •Collaborate with data scientists and engineers to turn experimental work into robust components.
  • •Contribute to technical direction and help raise standards for design and code quality.

Key Requirements

  • •5+ years in software or ML engineering with a strong track record of well-designed, well-tested systems.
  • •Strong Python skills and cloud experience, ideally GCP (Vertex AI, Cloud Run, BigQuery).
  • •Comfort with modern AI building blocks including embeddings, vector search, and LLM tooling/agents (MCP a plus).
  • •Solid architecture and system-design instincts, producing clean, testable code by default.
  • •Ability to communicate clearly and collaborate effectively across engineering and data science.
Experience:5+ yearsMachine learningApplied AIAI engineering
Skills:CommunicationCollaborationPragmatism
Languages:English
Tech Stack:PythonGCPVertex AICloud RunBigQueryEmbeddingsVector searchLLM toolingAgentsMCPMultimodal models

Company Brief

WPP
Global marketing and communications services group offering advertising, media investment management, branding, public relations, and digital services to multinational clients across industries.
Industry: Advertising Media Groups
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Revenue: USD 1B+
Growth: Public Company
Valuation: Public Company (Market Cap in USD)
Funding: IPO / Publicly Listed
Headquarters: London, United Kingdom
Founded: 1971
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