
JavaScript Engineer
Job Description
Posted 11 months ago
We’re building new ways to interact with WordPress. They’re simple, fast, and highly usable. They’re written in the latest web technologies and are used by millions of people. We want your help to expand our reach and keep our approach fresh.
What have we worked on recently?
Gutenberg is a new block-level editor with clean abstractions for users, too, not just developers.
Jetpack is a plugin that brings cloud-scale features to self-hosted sites and our latest addition is Rewind , think git for WordPress sites.
WooCommerce is the most popular e-commerce platform on the web
To view more of our recent work, check out our longer product list on Automattic.com .
How do we work?
We’re kind to each other and our users – we strive to build a positive, supportive, and inclusive culture of cohesive teams focused on delivering value to our customers.
We work as a global and distributed workforce resulting in a unique way of working built around our creed .
We open-source! We’re cool with open-sourcing everything except passwords, or secret keys.
We ship often, deploying many times daily with the help of peer code review, continuous integration, and our global workforce in over 70 countries.
The JavaScript Engineer position might be a good fit if you have:
Extra credit:
Open source contributions or contributions to programs designed to help underrepresented people enter the tech field .
Speaking of interests and skills, here are some areas in which you can grow and have further impact in the future at the company:
Diversity Inclusion at Automattic
We’re improving diversity in the tech industry. At Automattic, we want people to love their work and show respect and empathy to all. We welcome differences and strive to increase participation from traditionally underrepresented groups. Our DI committee involves Automatticians across the company and drives grassroots change. For example, this group has helped facilitate private online spaces for affiliated Automatticians to gather and helps run a monthly DI People Lab series for further learning. Diversity and Inclusion is a priority at Automattic, though our dedication influences far more than just Automatticians: We make our products freely available and translate our products into and offer customer support in numerous languages. We require unconscious bias training for our hiring teams and ensure our products are accessible across different bandwidths and devices. Read more about our dedication to diversity and inclusion.
Curious who works in engineering at Automattic? Meet our JavaScript Engineers – Lena and Riad!
What to Expect We know applying to jobs can be stressful and we want to ease the stress by giving clear expectations up front about what to expect from our process. We’ve outlined everything you need to know here including all of the steps in the process as well as how we approach hiring. We’re always iterating so if you happen to join us in the process, please feel free to offer feedback on what else we can include there!
Great communication skills. We’re a distributed team, so frequent and clear written communication is a must.
Self-driven work ethic. You need to be a self-starter who loves taking initiative and seeing things through to completion.
Curiosity and the desire to learn. Our business is changing and growing fast, who knows what will be the skills of tomorrow? Flexibility is key.
Ability to Travel. We value those rare occasions when we meet our colleagues in person, and require 2–3 non-consecutive weeks of travel per year, usually by plane.
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