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WP Engine empowers companies and agencies of all sizes to build, power, manage, and optimize their WordPress websites and applications with confidence. Serving 1.5 million customers across 150+ countries, the global technology company provides premium, enterprise-grade solutions, tools, and services, including specialized platforms for WordPress, industry-tailored eCommerce and agency solution suites, and developer-centric tools like Local, Advanced Custom Fields, and more. WP Engine’s innovative technology and industry-leading expertise are why 8% of the web visits a WP Engine-powered site daily. Learn more at wpengine.com.
What's cool about this job?
Our software engineers build systems that automate services at scale. With technologies like custom Kubernetes controllers and cloud functions, we are able to automate the deployment, enhancement, and maintenance of our Kubernetes platform. The team is continuously looking for ways to make our services more scalable, reliable, and resilient; Learning from past decisions and striving to get better every day.
The day to day
Building automated, scalable services and systems to power our growing infrastructure
Collaborating with an agile team that is passionate about new technologies and delivering high quality and timely code
Working with monitoring and alerting systems to aid engineering and support efforts
Constantly look for opportunities to automate and optimize
Work with Kubernetes solutions across various cloud providers such as Azure, AWS, GCP
Produce quality, testable and maintainable systems with fast feedback loops
Build and enhance infrastructure for serving WordPress on thousands of servers
Be customer inspired and work closely with business partners to incrementally deliver positive outcomes through technology
Develop CI/CD pipelines for pushing code into production
2+ years software engineering experience.
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field or equivalent experience.
Worked in an agile environment and is passionate about SRE principles.
Proficient in Python or Go programming.
Expertise working with Kubernetes and containerisation.
Experience working with Kubernetes orchestration on hosted cloud service like AWS, GCP or Azure.
Knowledge of infrastructure as code tools such as Terraform.
Understanding of the common WordPress technology stack is desirable: Linux, Varnish, Apache/Nginx, MySQL, and PHP.
Has experience (or interest) in: configuration management systems, monitoring systems and computer network technologies.
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)
Supplemental Maternity & Paternity Pay
Employee Assistance Program
Generous Vacation Time (Who doesn’t like time off)
One-time €460 Home Office Stipend
Company Wellness Days and wellness allowance.
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At 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.
