Automattic is hiring. 13 roles open right now.
Scoutify monitors Automattic's career page directly and notifies you within minutes when a new role goes live, hours before it hits LinkedIn or Indeed.
INTERVIEW PREP
10 interview questions for Automattic
[01] HIRING NOW
Live from their career page.
Numbers refresh daily. Every role tracked here was pulled straight from Automattic's ATS, not an aggregator.
Open roles
13
Posted (30d)
7
+16.7% vs prior
Posted (7d)
4
Posted range
$95K – 160K
Base, from posted ranges
Most-hired roles · last 90 days
[02] HIRING PULSE
Automattic's hiring pulse.
We re-scan Automattic's career page every few minutes and keep the full posting history, so these counts come from the board itself, not an aggregator.
Posted (7d)
4
Posted (30d)
7
Posted (90d)
13
Scanned every few minutes · newest tracked posting May 22, 2026
[03] COMPENSATION
What Automattic pays.
Solid but rarely exceptional. Senior engineers might see $200K to $350K at successful enterprise companies.
Concrete perks mentioned in job postings
- open vacation policy
- fully remote work
- salary range: $100,000 – $180,000 USD
[04] IN THEIR OWN WORDS
How Automattic pitches itself.
“We are passionate about making the web a better place.”
20 years of history: explore the Automattic timeline.
Source: automattic.com
[05] VISA SPONSORSHIP
U.S.-only hiring history.
Automattic has no H-1B petition history we can find.
No H1B sponsorship history
Source: USCIS H-1B Employer Data Hub. Classifications: yes (5+ approvals), conditional (1-4), no (0).
[06] WHERE THEY'RE HIRING
The cities Automattic is hiring in.
Every active role mapped to its posted city. Use this to gauge whether Automatticis actually hiring where you live, or skewed somewhere you'd need to relocate.
Top cities by open roles
Remote: 12 positions
[07] LAYOFF HISTORY
What past rounds looked like.
Automattic has had 1 reported layoff round on public record since 2020. We list these because candidates routinely tell us they wish they had known before applying. Context, not a verdict.
Source: Layoffs.fyi, public record
[00] M&A HISTORY
Automattic has acquired 5 notable companies on public record. Acquisitions tell you about a company's appetite, scale, and direction.
Source: Wikidata
[08] KEY FACTS
Founded
2005
Employees
940
Data: Wikidata (CC0) · Q2872634
[09] IN THE NEWS
Automattic in the headlines.
Recent press coverage, pulled from Google News. Worth a scan before an interview or a cold email: funding rounds, launches, and leadership changes are the fastest way to sound current.
Source: Google News. Last 12 months.
[10] ABOUT
What Automattic does, and who fits.
We empower companies to create innovative digital experiences with WordPress.
Automattic is the company behind WordPress.com and other products like WooCommerce and Tumblr. We provide tools that enable individuals and businesses to publish content, sell products, and manage communications effectively. Our focus is on creating a better web experience for all users.
Founded
2005
HQ
San Francisco
Founder
—
Employees
940
Source: Wikidata · QID Q2872634
[11] AT AUTOMATTIC
The honest take.
We are a fully-remote company that values diversity and collaboration.
[12] SECURITY PROGRAM
Automattic accepts vulnerability reports.
A public bug bounty signals that Automattic treats outside security researchers as collaborators, not threats. Coordinated disclosure happens through the channel below.
[13] CAREER GROWTH
Where Automattic takes you next.
Good learning environment for building production systems at scale.
[14] INTERVIEW PREP
Going through their loop?
We collect real questions reported by candidates plus likely questions inferred from Automattic's open roles. Skim the process, prep the questions, save the timing for actually applying.
[15] HOW TO APPLY
Your resume lands in Greenhouse.
Automattic uses Greenhouse as their applicant tracking system. When you apply, your resume drops directly into their Greenhouse pipeline where recruiters review candidates in arrival order.
Scoutify watches Automattic's career page continuously. New openings show up here within minutes of posting. Early applicants get more attention because most recruiters review applications in the order they arrive.
One-tap coverage: Greenhouse is one of the portals Scoutify's auto-apply fills end to end. On an Auto-Apply plan, your saved profile and resume are submitted to Automattic the moment a matching role goes live.
ATS identified from the application URLs on Automattic's recent postings
[17] SIMILAR COMPANIES
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[18] FAQ
Questions people ask about Automattic.
Not covered here? Email support@scoutify.com.
Automattic does sponsor H1B visas for international candidates. If you are looking to work in the United States, this is an important consideration as it allows you to work legally in the country. Be sure to indicate your need for visa sponsorship when applying for a position.
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