Today, it’s been precisely 6 months since I joined Automattic as JavaScript wrangler. All you’ve heard about how awesome this company is in fact an understatement!
It is out of this world!
I have started a blog dedicated to helping you get hired remotely. I have transfered this post there Click here to read -> .
PS: Working in Silicon Valley company was my Bucketlist #26
Great post! Can you add Twitter button to make sharing experience easier? 😀
Thanks so much for sharing this! 🙂 What you posted in the beginning sounds a lot like me. I read EVERYTHING before sending in my application. Now I’m in the “waiting to hear back” phase. 😀
P.S. I loved The Martian too. Have you read the book? It’s pretty phenomenal as well! I loved how deep they dug into the details.
Thank you, Artur! I’m in the read-everything-I-can-find-about-Automattic stage now so I very much appreciated this overview. The link list was particularly helpful!
I love that you went after what you wanted with everything you had. Well done.
Hey,
I’m a Cyber Security major. I’ve probably got about 3 years left in my degree but I love WordPress and kind of have set a goal to work at Automattic.
I’m really passionate about open source/free software. I plan to get the Certified Secure Web Application Engineer cert, and to contribute to open source projects.
There’s so much to learn about web dev, but it is incredibly fulfilling.
I still see that y’all are hiring. I ran across your post because I was trying to see the salary ranges for happiness engineers. I came to find that it differs. Thanks for sharing your experience, and the read more list!
Hi, I am a professional software developer from Lagos, Nigeria and have really been thinking about applying for the position of a Javascript Engineer. I love and have worked on Open Source Projects, and trust me, I am very competent with React/Redux.
I have spent the past few weeks getting every knowledge possible about the company and I must say I’ve been impressed so far. to be honest, though, I am still pessimistic about applying as I do not think any African is an employee.
Thanks for sharing your experience, really really helpful.
Efosa, as a matter of fact on of Automatticians is from Lagos ( lives in Ireland now ) and we have a fair bit of folk living in Africa.
Even excluding Cape Town – we have people in Zimbabwe for example 🙂
I have wanted to apply to work as a Happiness Engineer at Automattic for years. I finally took the plunge and applied. Working to help WordPress users would be like a dream com true for me. Thank you so much for providing a wealth of knowledge about applying…wish me luck!