Experienced Software Engineer
Automattic Careers5 months ago
Base Salary
$70k - $170k/yr
Responsibilities
- Contribute to Automattic’s product ecosystem, including WordPress, WooCommerce, Gutenberg, and Tumblr
- Build useful, high-quality software for a diverse global user base
- Debug complex technical problems and consider the cost and value of abstractions
- Work on backend, performance, or large-scale product challenges as appropriate
- Collaborate through peer code review and distributed communication channels
- Support Automattic’s open-source development practices and frequent deployment cadence
Requirements
- Production experience with several programming languages, frameworks, and paradigms
- Comfort with becoming an expert in PHP and JavaScript, although prior expertise in both is not required
- Experience working at scale, either on backend and performance challenges or with a multi-million-user product
- Strong debugging ability and attention to software quality and detail
- Ability to understand abstraction layers above and below the area of work
- Willingness and ability to travel 3–4 weeks per year for in-person team meetups
Benefits
- Fully remote work arrangement with flexible scheduling
- Open vacation policy
- Support for learning and development, including covered expenses, internal mobility, and coaching
- Global distributed workforce across more than 70 countries
- Travel 3–4 weeks per year to meet teammates in person
- Open-source working environment and peer code review
Tech Stack
About Automattic Careers
Automattic builds and operates web publishing, e-commerce, and blogging platforms used by individuals, creators, and enterprises, including WordPress.com, WooCommerce, Jetpack, Tumblr, and WordPress VIP. Its business model centers on subscriptions, managed hosting, enterprise services, and extensions and themes sold through its marketplaces. Founded in 2005 and privately held, Automattic is headquartered in San Francisco and runs a fully distributed workforce contributing to the open-source WordPress ecosystem.