Remote working is more established and less poorly managed than many other companies. The people are generally fun, interesting people.
No psychological safety or career growth, both thanks to extremely unclear expectations that are weaponized if they decide they want to get rid of you. Extended family will message you out of the blue to ask why your CEO is having a public meltdown. Leadership is generally bad and HR is completely baffling.
Does anyone work for Automattic? I am going through trial stage. I just want to understand their salary levels for someone in India.
1) What's the comp like for a senior software engineer at Automattic? Wouldn't want to go through the whole process for half of what I currently make, I'd rather stay miserable but well paid. I've read the reviews on blind and it seems that most people don't enjoy the management much, but afaik tha...Read more
Dude says they have a lot of ex-Google ex-Twitter engineers and I should def check out the comp ranges with HR. Turns out to be $130-190k. Very funny. TC:550K YoE:10
I heard that you have an internal anonymous forum, set up to avoid folks airing dirty laundry on Blind. Do you use it? Do you trust that it's anonymous?
What comp can I expect at Automattic? Software eng, 3 years of experience. I’d also like to know what the company culture is like. The Glassdoor reviews seem positive but most of them were written in 2018. Can anyone provide current information?
What should someone expect from a trial at Automattic? What kind of design challenges are briefed for a senior design role?
I am really, really interested in Automattic but I blew the interview :( how long should I wait before trying again?
Recruiter reached out a few weeks ago about an opportunity to work at Automattic. I found a bit about the interview process but was wondering if anyone could provide more details about the company culture specifically or what a systems wrangler actually does at Automattic (the description online tha...Read more
Hi all, I got moved forward to the initial interview (via slack) for Automattic. I read enough about them to understand their rest of the interview process (‘auditions’ etc), but I’m not sure what the initial screening will be like. Are there any automatticians here that can provide guidance? #au...Read more
There’s a BIE role I want to apply at Automattic. Can anyone spare one of them referrals? Thanks YOE 5 TC 140 #automattic #referral
I’m curious about Automattic, please share your experience working and interviewing. Any info helps! Specifically interested what designers have to say. 🙏🏼
Hi, I applied for Support Engineer, WP VIP but got rejected after a chat interview maybe because I could not list WordPress resources or shared my learning process incorrectly. I also applied for Happiness Engineer but got rejected after WordPress tasks for which I gave 10/10 right answers with pr...Read more
I came across a post about several design roles @ Automattic. I am very interested in a direct referral to this awesome company. Here is their job opp: https://automattic.com/work-with-us/job/design-interest-form/ Your help is always appreciated. #design #interviews #ui/ux
Hi, What's the comp of happiness engineers in low income countries? Any low income asian country will suffice; Anything specific to India would be great! I've searched around and only found comp for USA. I heard that their pay is very low for people outside USA, UK and other high income countries. ...Read more
Hi, had anyone did the slack interview for automattic ? I’m applying for senior software engineer. What do u have to expect in the slack interview? Thanks in advance. TC:🥜 #engineering #software #swe
Looking for a referral Senior engineer 5 year experience #hiring #jobopening #recruiting
I've been working for Automattic for a couple of years now, but I'm curious how it ranks among the companies in the tech industry. What do you think? Would you personally want to work for Automattic as an engineer? What's your opinion on folks who work here? Edit: Automattic owns WordPress.com and...Read more
I’m curious what events the Event Wranglers at Automattic plan. I’m an event planner myself, and it’s a dream job for me. Is it just company gatherings at fabulous places throughout the world?
Has anyone left Automattic and had to contact them to get the COBRA notice? They're supposed to mail them within weeks of leaving but I never got mine and had to reach out. Pretty surprising, but with A8C I guess not really a surprise. #cobra