Tech firm WP Engine to further expand Limerick base with several new vacancies

Opened in 2016, WP Engine's office has grown from a team of 10 to more than 150

WP Engine Ireland team celebrates (Photo: Business Wire)

WordPress Technology company WP Engine has announced 20 new job vacancies as the firm looks to further expand its Limerick office. 

Founded in London in 2014, the firm offers solutions and apps for website management system, WordPress. The firm opened its Limerick office just two years later, before expanding into Poland via Kraków in 2019. 

Since its inception, the firm has increased its customer growth from 3,000 to more than 18,000 across Europe.

Following the launch of its Limerick office, WP Engine's Irish base has grown from a team of 10 to more than 150 since 2016. Originally focused on technical WordPress support and product engineering, the team now encompasses almost all functions of the business in Limerick and across Ireland.

"Our office in Limerick is essential to our European strategy that seeks to build expertise across Europe in specialized products like Atlas that enable decoupled WordPress, and eCommerce," said Limerick site lead and Senior Director of Product at WP Engine, Haidee McMahon.

"We’re delighted by the superb emerging talent that we can employ to support Ireland’s growth in the tech industry and more specifically WP Engine’s growth on a global scale."

Lead Recruiter for Europe at WP Engine, Darren O'Dwyer said Ireland boasted an "exceptional engineering prowess, especially within the realm of e-commerce."

“We really are doubling down and building a team in Ireland, that is given a world-class working environment to thrive, and is focused on providing the best quality operations possible”.

Vacancies at WP Engine Ireland include software engineering, pricing analysts, technical support roles and more, with all positions embracing both hybrid and remote working.