Experienced Software Engineer at Automattic

Feedinkoo; United States; Remote; USD 70,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company that champions open-source principles and values a diverse workforce. As an experienced Software Engineer, you will have the opportunity to work on innovative projects that shape the future of web publishing and e-commerce. This role offers a unique chance to contribute to a mission-driven organization dedicated to democratizing access to technology. Enjoy flexible work arrangements, a supportive culture, and a commitment to personal development. If you are passionate about software engineering and want to make a meaningful impact, this position is perfect for you!

Benefits

Flexible work arrangements

Open vacation policy

Personal development budget

Remote work opportunities

Diversity and inclusion initiatives

Qualifications

• Strong experience in software engineering with a focus on web technologies.
• Ability to lead teams and mentor junior developers.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain software solutions for various products.
• Collaborate with teams to improve engineering practices and tools.

Skills

Software Engineering

Leadership

Collaboration

Problem Solving

Continuous Integration

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science

Relevant Certifications

Tools

Git

WordPress

Jetpack

WooCommerce

Job description

Experienced Software Engineer at Automattic

About the job
WordPress doesn’t try to keep its users inside walled gardens, a rare thing in a world that is dangerously moving away from the open web. Instead, WordPress gives them the freedom to build a business website, an online store, or a personal blog – the way they like it. Big sites or small, using the community-run open source project or Automattic’s WordPress.com, vanilla or customised with hundreds of plugins, WordPress users always get to own and control their data, their expression, and their freedom.

We’re always looking for talented and experienced engineers worldwide, excited to help Automattic’s product ecosystem, and join our mission to make the web a better place.

What have we worked on recently?

1. Gutenberg is a new block-level editor with clean abstractions for users, too, not just developers.
2. Jetpack is a plugin that brings cloud-scale features to self-hosted sites and our latest addition is Rewind, think git for WordPress sites.
3. WooCommerce is the most popular e-commerce platform on the web.
4. Tumblr is a microblogging social network where users create, share, and follow what they love.

To view more of our recent work, check out our longer product list on Automattic.com.

How do we work?

We’re kind to each other and our users – we strive to build a positive, supportive, and inclusive culture of cohesive teams focused on delivering value to our customers.
We work as a global and distributed workforce resulting in a unique way of working built around our creed.
We offer flexible work arrangements allowing our team members to work when they feel best.
We open-source! We’re cool with open-sourcing everything except passwords, or secret keys.
We ship often, deploying many times daily with the help of peer code review, continuous integration, and our global workforce in over 70 countries.
We welcome collaboration, and you can be involved in any discussion across our many communication channels.

Enough about us, let‘s talk more about you. The Software Engineer position might be a good fit if you:

Speaking of interests and skills, here are some areas in which you can grow and have further impact in the future at the company:

1. Leadership – we offer a variety of leadership options to those who have interest, including becoming a team lead and managing releases.
2. Learning and development – we have a generous personal development budget and encourage you to grow your skills through courses, books and conferences.
3. Architecture – we encourage developers to develop expertise in the systems they work with, guide their evolution and mentor other developers working on them.
4. Engineering effectiveness – we believe in helping other developers become more effective through tools, practices, cross-team collaborations, and process improvements.

These are exciting times at Automattic and you’ll have a unique opportunity to shape the future of our products. Join us! We look forward to hearing from you.

What to Expect:

We know applying to jobs can be stressful and we want to ease the stress by giving clear expectations upfront about our process. We’ve outlined everything you need to know here including all of the steps in the process as well as how we approach hiring.

Please note that we are paying extra attention to your answers to the questions in the application form. They are a significant part of the hiring process, and we will review them just like we would review any other step of the hiring process. We’re always iterating so if you happen to join us in the process, please feel free to offer feedback on what else we can include there!

Salary range: $70,000-$170,000 USD. Please note that salary ranges are global, regardless of location, and we pay in local currency.

We are searching for high-caliber candidates with the skills and qualities to have a net positive for Automattic. Pay will reflect the potential contribution and the impact you can bring, which may, in some cases, go beyond the range stated.

We’re pleased to offer a straightforward, competitive base salary, providing financial clarity without complex variable components. This isn’t your typical work-from-home job: we are a fully-remote company with an open vacation policy. To see a full list of benefits by country, consult our Benefits Page.

ABOUT AUTOMATTIC

We’re the people behind WordPress.com, WooCommerce, Tumblr, Simplenote, Jetpack, Longreads, Day One, PocketCasts, and more. We believe in making the web a better place.

We’re a distributed company with more than 1700 Automatticians in nearly every corner of the globe, speaking over a hundred different languages. Enriched by this diversity, we’re united by a singular mission: to democratize publishing, commerce, and messaging so anyone with a story can tell it, anyone with a product can sell it, and everyone can manage their communications from a single source. In short, we help maintain a balance in society, creating and continually refining powerful tools people can use to compete fairly—regardless of income, gender, politics, language, or where they live in the world.

We believe in Open Source, and the vast majority of our work is available under the GPL. Automattic is a Most Loved Company and Disability Confident Committed. (Here’s what that might mean for you.) Learn more about our dedication to diversity, equity, and inclusion and our Employee Resource Groups.

If you need disability-related accommodations during the application or interview process, please fill out this form. We are committed to ensuring an accessible hiring process for all candidates.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.