Pressable

Technical Support Engineer

Work from home

Remote role where the employee must remain based in a particular country.

United States only

Employer listed it 13 days ago · Added yesterday

First listed 13 days ago and still open.

Salary

$40,000

Location

United States only

Timezone

Not stated

Contract

Full-time

Experience

Mid

Remote flexibility

Work from home

This is a remote role, but the employee must be based in United States. It is work from home rather than work from anywhere.

What the employer says

Source listing states candidate location: "Remote, Pressable"
Job description states: "US-based"

What Nomaders makes of it

Payroll and tax are likely handled in that country only

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About the role

Pressable (“WordPress hosting that means business”) seeks an experienced, motivated, and empathetic professional with the expertise to help us meet or exceed our high standards in Customer Technical Support.

Pressable is seeking an experienced WordPress & Hosting expert with advanced WordPress performance and troubleshooting skills to join our Customer Support Team. Here at Pressable, we take pride in offering the best WordPress hosting on the planet. Our platform is rock-solid, our pricing is fair, and our team is fiercely dedicated to our customers' success and happiness.

With our exciting growth, we’re looking for experts who can investigate highly technical WordPress and Hosting related questions and issues. All while providing the fast, friendly, and helpful support experience that our customers love.

This is a technical role designed for a self-driven problem solver and lifelong learner who thrives in complex troubleshooting environments. You will report to Customer Support leadership and work closely with cross-functional partners across Pressable and Automattic to ensure a high-quality experience across all customer interactions.

Responsibilities

Interacting with existing and potential customers by responding to WordPress and platform-related inquiries through live chats and email-based tickets.

Deeply diving into WordPress and platform-related questions and issues for high-touch enterprise clients and agencies.

Performing advanced troubleshooting for WordPress and platform-related issues.

Executing advanced troubleshooting for WordPress performance issues and bottlenecks, such as slow queries, caching issues, and excessive admin-ajax usage.

Leveraging monitoring tools such as Grafana to investigate performance trends and propose optimizations and changes to improve site performance.

Investigating WordPress security issues, identifying indicators of compromise, and pinpointing potential entry points or causes using tools like Grafana.

Identifying security threats and escalating them accordingly.

Communicating and working collaboratively with other teams and disciplines within Pressable and Automattic.

Teaching others and sharing knowledge across the team while continuously adapting to new technologies.

Requirements:

Expert-level knowledge of WordPress, its inner workings, common and advanced issues, community, and proper use cases.

Advanced foundation in investigating WordPress performance issues, with an understanding of performance bottlenecks such as slow queries, caching issues, and excessive admin-ajax usage.

Experience leveraging monitoring and diagnostic tools such as Grafana to investigate performance and security issues.

Solid understanding of WordPress security issues, including the ability to identify indicators of compromise, investigate entry points, and escalate threats.

Strong understanding of core web technologies, including HTTP request methods, status codes, cookies, headers, CSP, HSTS, and CORS, with a focus on their application to WordPress, security, and caching.

Ability to leverage browser developer tools effectively.

Proficiency in common web technologies (HTML, JavaScript, CSS, Git) with a specific, proven ability to troubleshoot and solve technical issues directly within PHP code.

An eagerness to learn, adaptability, and the ability to teach others.

Self-driven work ethic who loves taking initiative and seeing tasks through to completion.

Requirements

·Expert-level knowledge of WordPress, its inner workings, common and advanced issues, community, and proper use cases.
·Advanced foundation in investigating WordPress performance issues, with an understanding of performance bottlenecks such as slow queries, caching issues, and excessive admin-ajax usage.
·Experience leveraging monitoring and diagnostic tools such as Grafana to investigate performance and security issues.
·Solid understanding of WordPress security issues, including the ability to identify indicators of compromise, investigate entry points, and escalate threats.
·Strong understanding of core web technologies, including HTTP request methods, status codes, cookies, headers, CSP, HSTS, and CORS, with a focus on their application to WordPress, security, and caching.

Benefits

·Health Benefits for US-based staff (99% Paid Employee Medical, Dental, and Vision).
·Matching 401(k) for US-based staff.
·Life and Disability Insurance for US-based staff (100% Paid Life & LTD).
·Work from home with a home office setup and coworking allowances.
·Open vacation policy (no set number of days per year).

How to apply

1Check the flexibility label above, work from home, matches where you plan to live and work.
2Tailor your CV to the role at Pressable, mentioning your remote working experience.
3Apply directly on the employer's careers page using the button below. Nomaders never handles your application.

Found 1d ago. Last checked 23 Sept. Always confirm the details on the original posting, salary and location can change after publication.

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