Sr. Software Engineer

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WP Engine empowers companies and agencies of all sizes to build, power, manage, and optimize their WordPress websites and applications with confidence. Serving 1.5 million customers across 150+ countries, the global technology company provides premium, enterprise-grade solutions, tools, and services, including specialized platforms for WordPress, industry-tailored eCommerce and agency solution suites, and developer-centric tools like Local, Advanced Custom Fields, and more. WP Engine’s innovative technology and industry-leading expertise are why 8% of the web visits a WP Engine-powered site daily. Learn more at wpengine.com.

Since launching in 2010, WP Engine has become the world’s leading WordPress Digital Experience Platform (DXP), now with over 160,000 customers in 150 countries. We’re proud of the technology and service we offer our customers that move their businesses forward faster. At WP Engine, we strive to do the best work of our careers, and feel empowered to do what is right for our customers. We love investing in employee success and uncovering opportunities for you, the best, to get better. 99 percent of employees believe you’re made to feel welcome at WP Engine. Be you. Be here.
 

What's cool about this job?

The evolution of our cloud based 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 backend applications, service oriented architectures, mentoring engineers and are motivated by scale, you may be the engineer we are looking for.
 

The day to day.

• Innovate along with a team of passionate engineers on WP Engine's next generation ideas

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

• Continuously iterate on WP Engine’s secure, cloud based, performant software platform that supports millions of end users

• Build and maintain complex, backend workflows supporting and related to website lifecycle management

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

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

• Constantly look for opportunities to automate and optimize

• Actively engage in and further an ecosystem of learning and mentorship

• Lead technical solutions and system design across WP Engine

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

 Your skills and expertise.

Minimum qualifications:

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

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

• Ability to work with and switch between multiple programming languages primarily PHP, Python and Golang

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

• Experience with developing and maintaining 

  • APIs and microservices

  • Database schemas and optimizing queries

  • Observability services

• History of technical leadership, problem solving and taking ownership of features

• Proactive and has an inquisitive personality, a continuous learning approach, and an eagerness to tackle big problems even with uncertain requirements.

Preferred Skills:

• Experience with WordPress desirable

 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 $500 for employee / $1000 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

• Access to free on-demand fitness classes

• Free subscription to Calm

• Pet Insurance

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

At 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. ​

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$128,000.00 - $192,000.00

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.