Is WP Engine a good company to work for?

WP Engine has an overall rating of 3.4 out of 5, based on over 573 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has decreased by 15% over the last 12 months. 51% of employees would recommend working at WP Engine to a friend and 40% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about WP Engine have been left by employees working as Sales Development Representative (SDR) , Software Engineer and Account Executive .

Does WP Engine pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, WP Engine employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.1 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at WP Engine. This rating has decreased by 15% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at WP Engine?

51% of WP Engine employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated WP Engine 3.9 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.5 for culture and values and 3.2 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at WP Engine?

Account Manager (29) , Sales (18) , Software Engineer (18) , Technical Support (18) , Account Executive (17) , Senior Software Engineer (16) , Technical Support Specialist (14) , Technical Support Engineer (13) , Sales Development Representative (SDR) (12) , Sales Manager (9) , Marketing (8) , Agency Account Manager (7) , Director (7) , Manager (7) , Senior Staff Software Engineer (7)

What are the pros of working at WP Engine according to real employee reviews?

"People are great and work very hard." ((in 73 reviews)); "Benefits are good" ((in 46 reviews)); "Great enablement tools and leadership." ((in 33 reviews)); "good management" ((in 28 reviews)); "Great work/life balance and we're now remote first." ((in 22 reviews))

What are the cons of working at WP Engine according to real employee reviews?

"Extremely low salary, can be mentally draining" ((in 9 reviews)); "Managers constantly push efficiency and say we aren’t working hard enough as we have less and less people every day doing more and more work." ((in 9 reviews)); "No bonus" ((in 5 reviews)); "There is also clear favoritism at play with more tenured reps in a variety of ways." ((in 4 reviews)); "This can mean working really hard sometimes, but it is a rewarding experience and you do get recognition for the work." ((in 3 reviews))

What are employees saying about WP Engine layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about WP Engine layoffs and their outlook for job security at WP Engine in 2026.

What are the top reviewed WP Engine locations?

Austin , Omaha , San Antonio , Denver , Houston , Chicago , Virginia Beach , Dallas , Sugar Land , Minneapolis , Nashville

WP Engine reviews

Welcome to the WP Engine Social Club - Marketing WP Engine Employee Review

2.0

Sep 7, 2017

Marketing

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- Free parking - Catered lunches - Stocked snack closet - Transparency with how the company is doing - Unlimited PTO - Flexible office hours - Free account with WP Engine

Cons

-Took individual stand-up desks away because they didn't look "aesthetically pleasing" -Many people are more into socializing than doing actual work. This makes it a difficult work environment to excel in, yet alone concentrate -Marketing team is essentially a social club, unless you know how to schmooze and suck up to upper management, don't expect to be noticed or excel in your career for hard work. You could get away with doing the bare minimum or work very hard, it'll be noticed the exact same. It's all about how you can talk yourself up, despite how well you execute -There are many cliques within the Marketing team itself -Many people say the culture is their favorite thing about the company, but really the culture is about drinking and socializing outside of work - hard to maintain a work/life balance if you're into that -Marketing is the most "un-lean" department in the company. They've already spent hundreds of thousands of dollars on paid advertising this year alone, yet have minimally invested in members to actually produce the content that’s being promoted

WP Engine Response

8y

Thanks for your feedback. We’re sorry to hear that you feel this way about your time at WP Engine. We take everyone’s experience here very seriously and we are committed to making our organization a workplace of choice. Let us be the first to say that we’re not perfect but we aspire to be. We work hard to create a culture that is transparent, open and empowers employees to grow and do the right thing. From a marketing perspective we’re very proud of the results our team has achieved just within the last year: launching our first ever brand campaign, ranking first among competitors for unaided brand awareness, unveiling a new publication, Velocitize, for digital marketers; doubling sales opportunities and doubling our share of voice. We’ve also invested in and hired for our content and marketing teams, and we’re just getting started. Thank you again for sharing your thoughts and highlighting opportunities for improvement. We’ll use this feedback to keep improving.

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5.0

Jan 20, 2026

Technical support specialist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Lots of support from management. I always felt like I was heard. Plenty of support from my teammates. The CEO is an amazing person.

Cons

Customers only reach out because there are issues with their sites; causing them to be upset most of the time. Tough job if you are not used to remote work.

WP Engine Response

5mo

We appreciate you taking the time to share such a thoughtful review. While we're glad you had an overall positive experience in regards to feeling supported by your manager, teammates, and feel Heather, our CEO is an amazing person. We agree! We are sorry to hear you didn't feel like there were opportunities for promotions. We know you no longer work here at WP Engine, but if you have any other thoughts you'd like to share so that we can learn more about what could've gone better, you're welcome to reach out to anybody on our Employee Experience Team to do so. Thank you again and we wish you the best in future endeavors.

1.0

Jul 17, 2026

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Remote. Great people. Decent benefits. Nice work/life balance.

Cons

Subpar pay. Lack of career growth and stability. Upper management and leadership are heavily disconnected from the core product. They want to "AI" their core platform just because everybody else is doing it but they have no clear direction / solution that makes sense. They sign contracts for services that they don't vet fully and cause headaches for tech support. They mask "reorgs" with surprise layoffs.

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WP Engine Response

1d

We appreciate your candid feedback, and the time you took to leave a review. We're glad to hear you had a positive experience with colleagues, our remote-first culture, work-life balance, and benefits. Those are all important parts of the employee experience, and we're pleased they stood out. We're also appreciate your view on where you feel we fell short. Feedback about compensation, career growth, leadership connection, and organizational change are meaningful, even when they're difficult to hear. While we can't comment on specific business decisions, we appreciate your perspective. Thank you again for telling us about your experience at WP Engine.

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