Software Engineer (PHP, Cloud, Containerization)

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:
 

The evolution of our platform is required for our scale, and we are searching for an experienced software engineer to join our rapidly growing engineering team. If you are an engineer experienced with technology transformations, service-oriented architectures, and are motivated by scale, you may be the person we are looking for.
 

The day to day:

• Innovate along with a team of passionate engineers and come up with WP Engine's next big idea

• Write, test, integrate, debug, and solve software applications that are resilient, robust, secure, maintainable, and perform at scale

• Continuously improve WP Engine’s secure, performant software platform that supports 10’s of millions of end users

• Improve test coverage and build deployment pipelines to safely and rapidly push new code to production

• Expand and fine-tune observability services to aid engineering and support efforts and create better feedback loops

• Constantly look for opportunities to automate and optimize

• Work closely with Product Management to ensure that your frequent, incremental code changes add new value to our customers

• Collaborate on technical solutions and system design across WP Engine
   

Minimum qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science (or a related field) OR equivalent experience

• 2+ years experience in a software development role, delivering high-quality software

• Ability to work with and switch between multiple programming languages (PHP or Golang or Python)

• Experience with cloud and containerized technologies and services - GCP, AWS, Docker, Kubernetes

• Experience with developing and maintaining APIs and microservices

• Proven history of continuous learning and ability to stay ahead of technology trends

• Proactive with natural problem-solving abilities, an inquisitive personality, a continuous learning approach, and an eagerness to tackle big problems even with uncertain requirements
   

Preferred Skills:

• Experience with WordPress
   

The Perks and Benefits:

• Company 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 family

• 401(k) with a 4% match

• Disability Insurance 

• Paid Family and Caregiver’s Leave

• Employee Assistance Program

• Generous Vacation Time (Who doesn’t like time off)

• One-time $500 payment to set up your home office

• 4 Company Wellness Days a year

• 1 floating holiday

• $100 monthly wellness allowance to spend on what you want

• Free subscription to Calm

• Pet Insurance

• On-going education through LinkedIn Learning, Workday Learning and our Career Growth Portal

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$100,000.00 - $150,000.00

We 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.