Staff Platform Engineer, Tooling

Automattic is hiring a Staff Platform Engineer, Tooling to join our fully remote team in the United States. As a Staff 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 (East Coast)). 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 • Automate deployments and reduce operational toil • Improve observability, alerting, and reliability • Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines and infrastructure as code • Monitor systems and respond to incidents What we offer: • 401(k) retirement plan with company match • Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage • Home office and wellness stipends • Paid parental leave • 100% remote, work-from-anywhere-in-the-US culture 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 • Experience with AWS, GCP, or Azure • Scripting skills (Bash, Python, or Go) • On-call and incident response experience • Hands-on with Kubernetes, Terraform, or similar Nice to have: • Familiarity with modern collaboration tools (Slack, Notion, Linear) • A growth mindset and eagerness to keep learning