Platform Engineer, Tooling

Automattic is hiring a Platform Engineer, Tooling to join our fully remote team in the United States. As a Platform Engineer, Tooling, you'll keep our infrastructure reliable, scalable, and secure. This is a full-time, work-from-home role open to candidates across the US (Remote — US). About the role You'll keep our infrastructure reliable, scalable, and secure, partnering with a friendly, distributed team across US time zones. We care about outcomes over hours and give you the autonomy, tools, and support to do your best work from home. What you'll do: • Partner with engineering on scalability and security • Improve observability, alerting, and reliability • Monitor systems and respond to incidents • Automate deployments and reduce operational toil • Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines and infrastructure as code What we offer: • Flexible working hours across US time zones • 100% remote, work-from-anywhere-in-the-US culture • 401(k) retirement plan with company match • Annual learning and professional development budget • Competitive salary and meaningful equity How we work We're remote-first and async-friendly. Expect clear documentation, regular feedback, supportive teammates, and real opportunities to grow your career. Automattic is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for everyone.

Minimum qualifications: • 2+ years of relevant experience • Scripting skills (Bash, Python, or Go) • Strong troubleshooting skills • Hands-on with Kubernetes, Terraform, or similar • On-call and incident response experience Nice to have: • Comfort communicating clearly and proactively in writing • Experience working in a fully remote or distributed team