Sr. Manager, Software Engineering – Managed WordPress Infrastructure

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At GoDaddy the future of work looks different for each team. Some teams work in the office full-time, others have a hybrid arrangement (they work remotely some days and in the office some days) and some work entirely remotely.

This is a remote position, so you’ll be working remotely from your home. You may occasionally visit a GoDaddy office to meet with your team for events or meetings.

This position is not eligible to be performed in Alaska, Mississippi, North Dakota, or the Virgin Islands.

Join our team...

GoDaddy’s Managed WordPress platform empowers website designers, developers, and entrepreneurs to grow and succeed in their online endeavors. We are seeking an experienced leader to support our software development team. You’ll be joining us at an exciting time, with a next-generation architecture under active development. By leveraging modern technologies and scalable, secure design principles, we aim to deliver the premier managed platform for WordPress. Collaborating with other engineering and product leaders, you’ll be part of an innovative organization focused on enhancing the customer journey.

As a member of the Partners organization, your ideas will extend beyond your immediate responsibilities, allowing you to influence and collaborate with other leaders to drive successful outcomes for the business overall. You’ll celebrate successes and navigate challenges while supporting company-wide initiatives.

Join us during a period of rapid growth in AI and Machine Learning. Use these technologies to improve internal operations and develop new features for our customers. Your ideas and expertise will significantly shape the future of WordPress at GoDaddy.

What you'll get to do...

• Lead a motivated, success-driven engineering manager ready to lead the development of our next-generation WordPress hosting platform.
• Experiment with different approaches and technologies.
• Delivers feature epics to production in sync with team sprint rhythm, tracks and improves team velocity, and provides reliable delivery estimates.
• Translating complex business objectives into simple, scalable solutions.
• Embracing a One System mindset and driving platform unification.
• Utilizing data and analytics to enhance products and customer experience.
• Accountable for code quality, scalability, and testability.
• Influencing decisions and outcomes during interactions with leaders, executives, and customers.
• Engaging in Tech Talks, open-source contributions, hackathons, and other activities to recognize and celebrate accomplishments. Exemplifying inclusive leadership behaviors and managing diverse talent.

Your experience should include...

• 4+ years of experience managing a development team.
• 8+ years of experience in software development.
• Expertise in designing highly scalable software solutions.
• Proficiency with any of these languages: PHP, Python, Golang, TypeScript, Rust, Lua.
• Proficiency with AWS and OpenStack technologies.
• Experience with automating various processes, from build tools to monitoring.
• Deep knowledge of agile development methodology.

You might also have…

• Hosting industry experience, for WordPress or otherwise.
• Experience integrating software with Ceph, Cilium, Nomad, SELinux, NGINX Unit, and Traefik.
• Knowledge of software security best practices.

We've got your back...  We offer a range of total rewards that may include paid time off, retirement savings (e.g., 401k, pension schemes), bonus/incentive eligibility, equity grants, participation in our employee stock purchase plan, competitive health benefits, and other family-friendly benefits including parental leave. GoDaddy’s benefits vary based on individual role and location and can be reviewed in more detail during the interview process.

We also embrace our diverse culture and offer a range of Employee Resource Groups (Culture). Have a side hustle? No problem. We love entrepreneurs! Most importantly, come as you are and make your own way. 

About us...  GoDaddy is empowering everyday entrepreneurs around the world by providing the help and tools to succeed online, making opportunity more inclusive for all. GoDaddy is the place people come to name their idea, build a professional website, attract customers, sell their products and services, and manage their work. Our mission is to give our customers the tools, insights, and people to transform their ideas and personal initiative into success. To learn more about the company, visit About Us. 

At GoDaddy, we know diverse teams build better products—period. Our people and culture reflect and celebrate that sense of diversity and inclusion in ideas, experiences and perspectives. But we also know that’s not enough to build true equity and belonging in our communities. That’s why we prioritize integrating diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging principles into the core of how we work every day—focusing not only on our employee experience, but also our customer experience and operations. It’s the best way to serve our mission of empowering entrepreneurs everywhere, and making opportunity more inclusive for all. To read more about these commitments, as well as our representation and pay equity data, check out our Diversity and Pay Parity annual report which can be found on our Diversity Careers page.

GoDaddy is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. GoDaddy will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with local and federal requirements. Refer to our full EEO policy.

Our recruiting team is available to assist you in completing your application. If they could be helpful, please reach out to [email protected]. 

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