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Enterprise SaaS
Automattic is hiring. 7 roles are open right now.
Browse the openings below to see requirements, locations, and pay where available. Scoutify can fill in and send your application to the ones that match your search.
HQSan Francisco
Founded2005
Employees940
Posted (90d)5
[01] HIRING NOW
See Automattic's current openings.
We update these listings as we find new roles and learn that others have closed.
Open roles
7
Posted (90d)
5
Posted range
—
Roles with the most current openings
Legal
2 roles
Sales
2 roles
Business Development
1 role
Channel / Partner Sales
1 role
Customer Success
1 role
[02] OPEN ROLES
Apply to Automattic now.
Live roles pulled from Automattic's career page. Open one to see the full description, location, and pay, then let Scoutify apply for you, or apply on Automattic's site yourself.
Work mode
7 open roles
[03] 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
[04] 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).
[05] WHERE THEY'RE HIRING
Where Automattic is hiring.
The current listings include remote roles, although they may still require you to live in a particular place.
Remote: 7 positions
[06] 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 4 notable companies on public record. Acquisitions tell you about a company's appetite, scale, and direction.
Source: Wikidata
[07] KEY FACTS
Founded
2005
Employees
940
Data: Wikidata (CC0) · Q2872634
[08] 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.
nerdvana.co3 months agoOpen Source For You3 months agoVariety3 months agoIMDb3 months agoGetLatka4 months ago
Source: Google News. Last 12 months.
[09] FROM THE POSTINGS
What the job postings tell us.
These details come from the linked postings. Benefits and working arrangements can differ by role and location.
Pressable offers WordPress hosting as part of the Automattic family.
Source postingSources reviewed 2026-10-19.
[10] COMPANY DETAILS
More about Automattic.
- Listed employee range
- 1,001 to 5,000
OpenJobData catalog · Observed 2026-09-25
- Listed industry
- Computer software
OpenJobData catalog · Observed 2026-09-25
- Listed country
- United States
OpenJobData catalog · Observed 2026-09-25
[11] ABOUT
What Automattic does.
Automattic is a distributed company behind WordPress.com, WooCommerce, Beeper, Tumblr, Simplenote, Jetpack, Longreads, Day One, and Pocket Casts. Its mission is to democratize publishing, commerce, and messaging.
Founded
2005
HQ
San Francisco
Founder
Matt Mullenweg
Employees
940
Source: Wikidata · QID Q2872634
[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] INTERVIEW PREP
Going through their loop?
Review the skills in Automattic's job descriptions, practice relevant exercises, and explore any available candidate-reported questions.
[14] HOW TO APPLY
Your resume lands in Greenhouse.
Automattic uses Greenhouse for applications. Follow the job link to complete the employer’s form and review its requirements.
Scoutify checks Automattic's career page for new listings.
Applying to Automattic? Sniper applies to new Automattic roles minutes after they post, filling in the Greenhouse application with your resume and profile when a role passes your filters. Sniper sends one application per posting, and the employer's confirmation email for most applications lands in Scoutify Mail.
ATS identified from the application URLs on Automattic's recent postings
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[17] FAQ
Questions people ask about Automattic.
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