Support Engineer, VIP

Automattic $55K - $85K/year Posted about 2 months ago

100% remote US only

About the role

Provide advanced technical support to enterprise customers at WordPress VIP, handling escalated, complex issues that require deeper investigation. You will debug scenarios through Zendesk tickets, troubleshoot application and platform issues, collaborate with support teams, and serve as a technical resource for customers and internal teams. The role requires 24/7 support availability with scheduled weekday and weekend shifts, on-call rotations, and holiday/evening availability.

Responsibilities

  • Provide high-quality technical support via Zendesk and customer calls
  • Handle escalated issues requiring in-depth debugging and log analysis
  • Offer technical guidance on WordPress best practices and optimization
  • Build internal and customer-facing documentation
  • Contribute to platform and process improvements

Requirements

  • WordPress expertise (themes, plugins, hooks, filters, WP-CLI, Gutenberg familiarity)
  • Proficient reading and troubleshooting HTML, CSS, PHP, and JavaScript
  • Understanding of REST APIs, HTTP, DNS, domain management, and Git
  • Performance and scalability knowledge in WordPress environments
  • Comfortable with monitoring tools such as New Relic and Kibana
  • US citizenship and US-based residency required throughout employment

Skills

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