We engage the most inspired minds to do their best work wherever they work best—powering the freedom to create worldwide.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?Have you ever wondered how a small team manages the infrastructure needed to host thousands of websites? 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 dayBuilding automated, scalable services and systems to power our growing infrastructureCollaborating with an agile team that is passionate about new technologies and delivering high quality and timely codeDeploying monitoring and alerting systems to aid engineering and support effortsDiving into specific technology roadblocks and uncovering how we can make our platform more performant, resilient, and reliableWork with Kubernetes solutions across various cloud providers such as Azure, AWS, GCPBuild and maintain APIs to aid in the management of our production environmentProduce quality, testable and maintainable systems with fast feedback loopsBuild and enhance infrastructure for serving WordPress on thousands of serversIteratively improve observability for globally distributed systems via metrics, monitoring and alertingDevelop CI/CD pipelines for pushing code into productionYour expertise and passion4+ years software engineering experienceHas worked on an agile team and is passionate about SRE principlesExpertise working with Kubernetes and containerizationExperience with public cloud infrastructure with AWS or GCP and building automation using their APIs.Understanding of infrastructure, horizontal scaling, self-healing architectures, service discovery, High Availability and all key aspects of observabilityProficiency is programming with Python and GoProficient with infrastructure as code tools such as Terraform, Ansible, Salt, Chef, or PuppetHas an understanding of the common WordPress technology stack: Linux, Varnish, Apache/Nginx, MySQL, and PHPHas experience (or interest) in: configuration management systems, monitoring systems, computer network technologies, TLS certificates and Web Application Firewalls (WAFs)Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field or Equivalent ExperienceThe Perks & BenefitsCompany Stock Options (Every employee is an owner in the company)Great Health Benefits (Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance)Fertility Benefits (IVF/Fertility drug coverage)HSA Company contribution $750 for employee / $1500 for family401(k) with a 4% matchDisability Insurance Paid Family and Caregiver’s LeaveEmployee Assistance ProgramGenerous Vacation Time (Who doesn’t like time off)One-time $500 payment to set up your home office4 Company Wellness Days a year1 floating holiday$100 monthly wellness allowance to spend on what you wantFree subscription to CalmPet InsuranceOn-going education through LinkedIn Learning, Workday Learning and our Career Growth PortalAt 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. Base Salary Range$128,000.00 - $192,000.00We believe that compensation should be reflective of the impact you have within the organization relative to the market value of your role. The estimated base salary range for this position is as listed above. Some roles may also be eligible for overtime pay. Our salary ranges are determined by job role and responsibilities and level. The range displayed on each job posting reflects the minimum and maximum target for salaries for the position nationwide. The actual base pay will vary based on various factors including job-related skills and individual qualifications objectively assessed during the interview process. Your talent acquisition partner can share more about the total rewards package at WP Engine including any additional total rewards components such as equity, variable pay plans (if applicable), and benefits during the hiring process.
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