Tuesday, April 13, 2021

Automattic - Senior Backend Software Engineer - System Architecture (3-10 yrs) (Automattic)

Looking for a senior software engineer with the following skills :

- Have production experience with several programming languages. We mostly use PHP and JavaScript at Automattic - you should either be familiar with them already or the idea of using them on a daily basis should not be a blocker for you.

- Have experience working on a large-scale system. Making it faster, more scalable, and fault-tolerant.

- Know about systems architecture.

- Are highly collaborative and you love participating in code reviews and discussions about architecture, or design.

- Are passionate about and experienced in software development; in particular, advanced PHP knowledge is a plus.

- Are knowledgeable about design patterns and testability; having experience with testing frameworks, performance testing and unit testing is very welcome.

- Are thoughtful about product design, with good user experience instincts.

- Are open and able to travel 3-4 weeks per year to meet up with your teammates in person.

Good to have :

- WordPress programming experience.

- Open source contributions or contributions to programs designed to help underrepresented people enter the tech field.

- Experience working on accessibility.

- Familiarity with JavaScript.

- Data analysis experience, and understanding of how analytics can help with product decisions.

- Knowledge of tooling and build systems.

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