Experienced Software Engineer

Automattic | Distributed (Global) | Salary: $70,000 - $170,000 USD

Job Summary

Automattic is looking for experienced engineers to help build the product ecosystem including WordPress.com, WooCommerce, Tumblr, and more. They prioritize quality, detail-oriented debugging, and production experience with multiple languages (primarily PHP and JavaScript).

My Application Responses

"We read every response carefully. Two or three thoughtful paragraphs per question is usually more than enough. Your audience is other experienced engineers."

1. What's motivating you to explore an engineering role at Automattic and why now? *

Specifics about how we work, what we build, or our creed.

2. Tell us about a project or piece of work you're especially proud of. *

What was your role? What technical decisions, trade-offs, and challenges made it interesting, and how did you navigate them?

3. How has AI changed your work — if at all? *

Specifics about your workflow and tooling are more useful than general opinions.

4. What's an idea, book, blog post, or talk that recently changed how you think about your craft? *

What is it? How did it change the way you build, collaborate, or make decisions?

5. What's a controversial or unpopular opinion you hold about software engineering, and why? *

We're interested in how you think, not whether we agree.

6. Is there anything else you'd like us to know?

Context about your background, a constraint, or something you're excited about.

7. The Secret Key *

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Would you like to share any links to your work or relevant social media profiles?

This could be a GitHub, LinkedIn, personal site, blog, specific projects – anything that helps us get to know you and your work better.

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We’d love to know if you were referred by an Automattic employee, by a recruiter, or any other details you’d like to share about how you became interested in joining Automattic.