Automattic

Backend Engineer

• Identifying and eliminating backend performance bottlenecks by profiling PHP applications, analyzing MySQL/MariaDB query performance, and optimizing Memcached usage across Automattic’s products.
• Building and improving performance observability—developing dashboards, instrumentation, and automated detection that surface regressions before they reach production, and give engineering teams clear, actionable data.
• Partnering with product and platform engineers to review code and architecture through a performance lens, advocating for efficient database access patterns, caching strategies, and backend design decisions.
• Raising the performance bar across engineering by documenting best practices, contributing to internal guidelines for PHP and database performance, and mentoring teams on how to write backend code that scales.
• Proactively searching out performance issues and working to resolve them.
• Deep dives on individual sites, working alongside support staff and engineers to address customer performance issues.

Performance Engineer, Backend

Executive Assistant

• Support executives and senior managers in daily operations
• Manage schedules and appointments
• Prepare and organize meetings, including taking minutes
• Coordinate travel arrangements and itineraries