Remote Code Wrangler

Summary

Join us as a Software Engineer at Automattic, where we're passionate about making the web a better place. We're looking for talented engineers worldwide who can help us build a positive, supportive, and inclusive culture of cohesive teams focused on delivering value to our customers.

Requirements

• Have production experience with several programming languages. We mostly use PHP and JavaScript at Automattic – you should either be familiar with them already or the idea of using them on a daily basis should not be a blocker for you
• Have experience working on a large-scale system. Making it faster, more scalable, and fault-tolerant
• Know about systems architecture
• Are highly collaborative and you love participating in code reviews and discussions about architecture, or design
• Are passionate about and experienced in software development; in particular, advanced PHP knowledge is a plus
• Are knowledgeable about design patterns and testability; having experience with testing frameworks, performance testing and unit testing is very welcome
• Are thoughtful about product design, with good user experience instincts

Responsibilities

• Have production experience with several programming languages
• Have experience working on a large-scale system. Making it faster, more scalable, and fault-tolerant
• Know about systems architecture
• Are highly collaborative and you love participating in code reviews and discussions about architecture, or design
• Are passionate about and experienced in software development; in particular, advanced PHP knowledge is a plus
• Are knowledgeable about design patterns and testability; having experience with testing frameworks, performance testing and unit testing is very welcome
• Are thoughtful about product design, with good user experience instincts

Benefits

• Flexible work arrangements allowing our team members to work when they feel best
• Open-source!
• 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
• Salary range: $70,000-$170,000 USD. Please note that salary ranges are global, regardless of location, and we pay in local currency