Description:

Kinsta is a top-managed WordPress hosting company with over 120,000 businesses as clients, including startups, universities, and Fortune 500 firms.
The company has a 97% customer satisfaction rating and values quality and continuous growth.
The DevOps Engineer will focus on PHP development for WordPress and related integrations.
Responsibilities include developing and maintaining PHP-based tools and plugins, particularly the Kinsta must-use plugin and the internal application monitoring system (APM).
The engineer will collaborate with the DevOps team to enhance platform tools and infrastructure, emphasizing automation, scalability, and system efficiency.
Participation in SysOps duties is expected, especially during high-demand periods.
The role involves writing clean, maintainable, and testable code while ensuring code quality and security through peer reviews.
The engineer will work closely with SysOps, DevOps, and support teams to align development projects with operational goals and assist in troubleshooting cross-team issues.
Continuous improvement of existing tools, workflows, and processes is a key aspect of the role.

Requirements:

Candidates must have 3+ years of hands-on Linux experience, ideally with Ubuntu, and be capable of handling SysOps tasks confidently.
A minimum of 3+ years of PHP development experience is required, with a strong focus on WordPress-specific projects such as plugins, themes, or core contributions.
Familiarity with deployment and automation tools is necessary, with experience in Ansible or similar technologies being a plus.
A proactive, problem-solving mindset is essential, along with experience troubleshooting performance, scalability, or reliability issues in production environments.
Bonus points for direct experience in the WordPress hosting industry or broader web hosting experience.
Contributions to WordPress core, plugins, or themes on GitHub or WordPress.org are advantageous.
Experience with additional tools in the stack, such as GitHub Actions, Elasticsearch, nginx, Python, Bash, Cloud Functions, or GCP services, is a plus.

Kinsta offers an annual remote expense budget.
Employees enjoy flexible paid time off (PTO).
Paid parental leave is provided.
An annual professional development budget is available after one year of employment.
Employees are eligible for a sabbatical after three years with Kinsta, and every three years thereafter.
Location-specific healthcare benefits, including vision and dental, are available for employees hired in the USA, UK, and Hungary.
A pension plan is offered for employees hired in the UK, along with 401k contributions for employees hired in the USA.