Job Url: https://www.remoterocketship.com/company/wpengine-careers/jobs/senior-software-engineer-platform-networking-python-go-kubernetes-united-states-remote Job Description: WP Engine Website LinkedIn All Job Openings WP Engine is a company that specializes in providing WordPress digital experiences and technology solutions. They emphasize a strong company culture based on core values of diversity and inclusivity, allowing employees to bring their authentic selves to work. With locations across the globe, including Austin, London, and Brisbane, WP Engine offers remote working opportunities and invests in employee growth and development. They pride themselves on being a great workplace as recognized by numerous awards and provide a range of benefits, such as stock options and wellness allowances. WP Engine focuses on innovation and customer satisfaction. 1001 - 5000 employees Founded 2010 ☁️ SaaS 🤝 B2B Senior Software Engineer - Platform Networking, Python, Go, Kubernetes 19 hours ago 🦌 Connecticut – Remote 🐎 Kentucky – Remote +2 more states 💵 $128k - $192k / year ⏰ Full Time 🟠 Senior 🔙 Backend Engineer 🦅 H1B Visa Sponsor Ansible Apache AWS Azure Chef Cloud Google Cloud Platform Kubernetes LAMP Linux MySQL NGINX PHP Puppet Python SaltStack Terraform WordPress Go Apply Now Receive Emails with Similar Jobs Report problem 📋 Description • Building automated, scalable services and systems to power our growing infrastructure • Collaborating with an agile team that is passionate about new technologies and delivering high quality and timely code • Working with monitoring and alerting systems to aid engineering and support efforts • Work with Kubernetes solutions across various cloud providers such as GCP, AWS, and Azure • Produce quality, testable and maintainable systems with fast feedback loops • Be customer inspired and work closely with business partners to incrementally deliver positive outcomes through technology • Maintain CI/CD pipelines for pushing code into production • Constantly look for opportunities to automate and optimize • Work closely with Product Management to ensure that frequent, incremental code changes add new value to our customers • Collaborate on technical solutions and system design across WP Engine • Participate in low volume, high impact on-call rotation for systems maintained by our agile team. 🎯 Requirements • 4+ years software engineering experience • Have worked on an agile team and is passionate about SRE principles • Proficiency in programming with Python and Go • Experience with building automation and troubleshooting public cloud infrastructure on AWS, GCP, or Azure • Deep understanding of infrastructure, horizontal scaling, self-healing architectures, service discovery, High Availability, and key aspects of observability • In-depth understanding of Kubernetes and containerization in general, particularly with operational knowledge and design experience using Kubernetes • Experience using Kubernetes operators and custom resources is a plus. • Proficient with infrastructure as code tools such as Terraform, Ansible, Salt, Chef, or Puppet • Good understanding of networking and IAM aspects of public clouds • Good understanding of the common WordPress technology stack(LAMP stack): Linux, Varnish, Apache/Nginx, MySQL, and PHP • WordPress experience is a plus • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science (or a related field) OR equivalent experience. 🏖️ Benefits • Ownership Mindset – Company stock options for every employee • Comprehensive Health Coverage – Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance plans with choice and flexibility • Fertility Support – Fertility and IVF drug coverage included • Financial Wellness – 401(k) with a 4% company match • Company HSA contributions ($750 individual / $1,500 family) • Peace of Mind – 100% employer-paid short- and long-term disability insurance • Time to Recharge – Generous PTO, 10 paid holidays, 4 company wellness days, and 1 floating holiday • Family and Caregiver Leave – Fully paid leave for new parents and caregivers • Remote Work Support – $500 one-time home office setup stipend • Invest in You – $100 monthly wellness allowance and free Calm subscription • Extra Protection – Pet insurance, accident and critical illness coverage, and legal and ID theft protection • Career Growth – Ongoing education through LinkedIn Learning, Workday Learning, and our Career Growth Portal