Principal Cloud Engineer, Networking

Automattic is hiring a Principal Cloud Engineer, Networking to join our fully remote team in the United States. As a Principal Cloud Engineer, Networking, 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 (EST)). 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: • Monitor systems and respond to incidents • Automate deployments and reduce operational toil • Improve observability, alerting, and reliability • Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines and infrastructure as code • Partner with engineering on scalability and security What we offer: • Flexible working hours across US time zones • Generous paid time off and company holidays • 401(k) retirement plan with company match • Paid parental leave • 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: • 7+ years of experience, including leading teams or projects • Scripting skills (Bash, Python, or Go) • Hands-on with Kubernetes, Terraform, or similar • On-call and incident response experience • Strong troubleshooting skills Nice to have: • Comfort communicating clearly and proactively in writing • A track record of taking ownership and shipping independently