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Senior Production Engineer
WP EngineSenior Production Engineer at WP Engine ensuring reliability and performance of WordPress platforms. Collaborating with teams to improve CI/CD processes and monitor system performance.
Tech Stack
Tools & technologiesAnsibleAWSCloudGoGoogle Cloud PlatformJenkinsKubernetesLinuxPythonTerraform
About the role
Key responsibilities & impact- 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, and perform at scale
- Debug various issues on the platform from Linux to Kubernetes clusters
- Continuously improve WP Engine’s secure, performant platform that supports tens of millions of end users
- Use and improve WP Engine's continuous integration and delivery pipelines to safely and rapidly push new code to production
- Expand and fine-tune observability services to aid engineering and support efforts by creating better feedback loops
- Work with VIctoriaMetrics monitoring platform to observe multiple platforms serving a vast number of sites
- Develop and maintain automation tools to eliminate manual toil and improve operational efficiency
- Give and receive feedback effectively both within and outside of your team
- Participate in on-call rotation and determine/implement solutions to reduce production interrupts
Requirements
What you’ll need- 5+ years experience in a production engineer role (or similar) with a focus on monitoring and delivering reliable systems.
- Proficient in programming (Python or Golang preferred)
- Working knowledge of networking in cloud environments
- Familiarity with CI/CD, IAC and common tools (Terraform, Helm, ArgoCD, Jenkins, Ansible)
- Strong Linux foundation
- Experience with cloud technologies and services (GCP or AWS preferred)
- Experience with a Kubernetes environment at enterprise scale
- Proactive with natural problem-solving abilities, an inquisitive personality, a continuous learning approach, and an eagerness to tackle big problems even with uncertain requirements
- On-call experience for critical services with good troubleshooting skills
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science (or a related field) OR equivalent experience
Benefits
Comp & perks- Company Stock Options (Every employee is an owner in the company)
- Health Benefits (LuxMed Premium Rehab + Dentistry III)
- Pension Scheme with a match
- Life Insurance, 100% premium paid by WP Engine
- Free Multisport Card - Light and Classic
- Short-Term Disability & Sick Leave: 100% salary coverage for the first 33 days
- Employee Assistance Program
- Generous Vacation Time (Who doesn’t like time off)
- 1 floating holiday
- 4 Company Wellness Days
- Home Office Stipend
- On-going education through LinkedIn Learning, Workday Learning and our Career Growth Portal
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Hard Skills & Tools
PythonGolangLinuxKubernetesCI/CDIACTerraformHelmArgoCDJenkins
Soft Skills
problem-solvinginquisitivecontinuous learningfeedbackproactivetroubleshooting
Certifications
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science