Senior Software Engineer

| Austin | Hybrid
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THE DAY TO DAY

  • Design, write, test, integrate, and maintain software applications that are resilient, robust, and perform at scale
  • Continuously improve WP Engine's secure, performant software platform that supports tens of millions of end users
  • Write clean, maintainable code
  • Improve test coverage and build deployment pipelines to safely and rapidly push new code to production
  • Work closely with Product Management to ensure that your frequent, incremental code changes contribute to our customers
  • We are fanatical about automation because we invest for the future. You will be expected to constantly look for opportunities to automate and optimize
  • Research new technologies and incorporate them into new and existing systems and products
  • Be a phenomenal teammate to the other members of your scrum team
  • Be customer inspired by using technology in a way that enables positive customer outcomes.

REQUIRED SKILLS:

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science (or a related field) OR equivalent experience
  • 5-7 years of writing high quality, maintainable, deployable, testable, and highly usable software applications (in any language)
  • Proven history of continuous learning and ability to stay ahead of technology trends
  • Natural problem solving abilities, an inquisitive personality, and an eagerness to tackle the challenge of big problems
  • Excellent written and oral communication skills

DESIRED SKILLS:

  • Production experience with containerization technologies (Docker and Kubernetes)
  • Experience solving problems with distributed systems at scale in the cloud
  • Excels in an Agile environment using Scrum methodologies and standard methodologies

THE PERKS & BENEFITS

  • Compensation (We offer market competitive salaries)
  • Stock Options (Every employee is an owner in the company)
  • Health Benefits (100% Paid Employee Medical, Dental, and Vision)
  • 401(k) (Make the most of retirement)
  • Life and Disability Insurance (100% Paid Life, STD, LTD, and AD&D)
  • Generous Vacation Time (Who doesn't like time off?)
  • Transportation (24x7 Downtown parking or commuter reimbursement)
  • Lunch (Provided Monday – Thursday)
  • Gym membership discount
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Location

WP Engine is on the corner of 5th and Lavaca, blocks away from the Colorado River and Congress Avenue.

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