Wp Engine
WordPress Digital Experience Platform (DXP)
ProductionEngineer,Senior
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“Production Engineer, Senior at Wp Engine. Skills: Production Engineering, Monitoring, Reliable Systems, Kubernetes. build reliability into platform. Write software applications”
What You'll Achieve.
delivering reliable systems; perform at scale; safely and rapidly push new code to production; eliminate manual toil; improve operational efficiency; reduce production interrupts
Industry & Context.
natural problem-solving abilities; tackle big problems; good troubleshooting skills
On-call rotation, Level two escalation on a follow the sun model
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
5+ years experience in a production engineer role, focus on monitoring, delivering reliable systems, programming (Python or Golang preferred), networking in cloud environments, CI/CD, IAC, Linux foundation, cloud technologies and services (GCP or AWS preferred), Kubernetes environment at enterprise scale, natural problem-solving abilities, inquisitive personality, continuous learning approach, eagerness to tackle big problems, On-call experience for critical services, good troubleshooting skills
Nice to Have
working with Agile, SRE concepts
What You'll Do.
build reliability into platform
Write software applications
test software applications
integrate software applications
debug software applications
improve CI/CD pipelines
Expand observability services
fine-tune observability services
observe multiple platforms
Develop automation tools
maintain automation tools
Participate in on-call rotation
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Work with a team; Give and receive feedback effectively both within and outside of your team
Communication Scope
Give and receive feedback effectively
Full Job Description
We engage the most inspired minds to do their best work wherever they work best—powering the freedom to create worldwide. _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 185,000 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 platform is required for our scale, and we are searching for an experienced production engineer to join our rapidly growing engineering team. We’re looking for someone who is a passionate self-starter. If you are an engineer experienced with technology transformations, service-oriented architectures, mentoring engineers, and are motivated by scale, you may be the engineer we are looking for. **The day to day** * Work with a team of passionate engineers to build reliability into every part of our platform * Write, test, integrate, and debug software applications that are resilient, secure, maintainable
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