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WP Engine is the most trusted WordPress technology company, powering over 1.5M digital experiences in 150+ countries for businesses of all sizes. WP Engine’s all-in-one platform enables customers to design, build, power, and manage extraordinary WordPress, eCommerce, and headless sites—all thanks to a nonstop commitment to innovation, award-winning WordPress expertise, and a set of core values that guides us every day.
What's cool about this job?
The evolution of our platform is required for our scale, and we are searching for an experienced software engineer to join our rapidly growing engineering team. If you are an engineer excited about technology transformations, service-oriented architectures, collaborating with senior engineers, and are motivated by scale, you may be the engineer we are looking for.
The Day to Day:
Work with a team of passionate engineers to build the core software platform that powers WP Engine's current and future products
Write, test, integrate, and debug software applications that are resilient, secure, maintainable, and perform at scale
Participate in code reviews to share knowledge with your peers and ensure the delivery of high-quality and secure code
Continuously improve WP Engine’s secure, performant software platform that supports 10’s of millions of end users
Use and improve WP Engine's continuous integration and delivery pipelines to safely and rapidly push new code to production
Expand and fine-tune observability services to aid engineering and support efforts and create better feedback loops
Constantly look for opportunities to automate and optimize
Work closely with Product Management to ensure that your frequent, incremental code changes add new value to our customers
Collaborate on technical solutions and system design across WP Engine
Participate in rotational on-call responsibilities.
Your Expertise and Passion:
2+ years experience in a software development role, delivering high-quality software
Proficient in one of the following programming languages - Go, Python or Java
Experience with cloud and containerized technologies and services - GCP, AWS, Docker, Kubernetes
Experience with developing and maintaining APIs and microservices
Proven history of continuous learning and ability to stay ahead of technology trends
Proactive with natural problem-solving abilities, an inquisitive personality, a continuous learning approach, and an eagerness to tackle big problems even with uncertain requirements
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science (or a related field) OR equivalent experience
Nice to Have:
Familiarity with the Go programming language (Golang)
Proficiency with Google Cloud Platform
Familiarity with API description languages such as OpenAPI or Protocol Buffers
Familiarity with GitOps, GKE, Istio, Google Cloud Anthos, kpt, kustomize, Terraform, or git/GitHub
The Perks and Benefits:
Company Stock Options (Every employee is an owner in the company)
Health Benefits (100% Paid Employee Medical, Dental, and Vision)
Pension Scheme with a match
Life Insurance and Income Protection (100% Paid)
Supplementary Maternity & Paternity Pay and Caregiver’s Leave
Employee Assistance Program
Generous Vacation Time (Who doesn’t like time off)
Home Office Stipend
Tax free annual wellness benefit through Clevercards
4 Company Wellness Days
On-going education through LinkedIn Learning, Workday Learning and our Career Growth Portal
Free annual subscription to Calm
#LI-MT1At WP Engine, we strive to have the broadest possible view of diversity, going beyond visible differences to include the background, experiences, skills, and perspectives that make each person unique. WP Engine is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity, Veteran status, or any other basis protected by federal, state, or local law.
