Software Engineer (Python/Go, Kubernetes, Cloud Infrastructure)

Company: WP Engine
Company: WP Engine
Location: WFH - Ireland
Commitment: Full time
Posted on: 2023-05-11 18:05
It's fun to work in a company where people truly BELIEVE in what they're doing!We're committed to bringing passion and customer focus to the business.LOCATION: LIMERICK OR 100% REMOTELY FROM IRELANDWP Engine powers digital experiences for over 185,000 customers in 150 countries. Over 8% of all internet traffic visits a WP Engine site each day! We are the leader in enterprise WordPress sites and are leading the digital transformation for businesses and organizations of all sizes and industries.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 passion2+ years software engineering experienceHas worked on an agile team and is passionate about SRE principlesExperience working with Python or Go programming languagesProven experience working with any of the  public cloud infrastructure(AWS,  GCP, Azure) and building automation using their APIsExpertise working with Kubernetes and containerization would be highly desirableWorking experience with one or more of the following tools: Terraform, Ansible, CloudFormation, GitHub, JenkinsWorking knowledge of web server components: Linux, Varnish, Apache, Nginx, MySQL and PHPBachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field or Equivalent ExperiencePerks and BenefitsCompany Stock Options (Every employee is an owner in the company)Great Health Benefits (Medical, Dental, Vision)Paid Family and Caregiver’s LeaveEmployee Assistance ProgramGenerous Vacation Time (Who doesn’t like time off)€450 one-time work from home allowance4 Company Wellness Days a yearMonthly wellness allowance via ThrivePassAccess to free on-demand fitness classesFree subscription to CalmOn-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.#LI-E1#LI-Remote
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