WP Engine Software Developer reviews

2.7

19% would recommend to a friend

(16 total reviews)
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Heather Brunner

13% approve of CEO

8% positive business outlook

Software Developer employees have rated WP Engine with 2.7 out of 5 stars, based on 16 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Software Developer professionals have an average working experience there. WP Engine is rated 30% below average by Software Developer professionals compared to other employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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16 reviews
1.0
Jul 17, 2026
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.
1.0
Jul 7, 2026

Leadership decline, low morale

Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Remote work Work-life balance Good front line managers and employees

Cons

Continuous layoffs that are poorly handled. Morale across what's left of the many departments impacted is at all-time lows. Leadership is out of ideas aside from AI, raising prices and cutting jobs. They make poor investments that harm the business, and devalue the once stellar support, which used to be WP Engine's main selling point. Product is stale, poorly priced and packaged. Leadership no longer cares about its people and isn't interested in communicating transparently.

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WP Engine Response
1w
Thank you for sharing your experience with us. We're pleased to hear that you value our remote-first work model, work-life balance, and the support of your manager and colleagues. We're sorry to hear that recent organizational changes have negatively impacted your experience. We recognize that organizational changes can have a significant impact on employees and teams, and we understand the importance of clear, thoughtful communication during those times. We remain committed to listening to employee feedback, staying transparent, sharing information as soon as possible, and creating an environment where employees feel supported, informed, and valued. Thank you again for taking the time to share your perspective. We encourage you to speak with your Employee Experience Business Partner or anyone on the EE team to help us learn more about your concerns.
5.0
Jul 17, 2025

Great work life balance

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

they have good work life balance

Cons

they pay very little for the engineers

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WP Engine Response
12mo
Hello and thanks so much for taking the time to share your feedback! We're glad to hear our emphasis on work/life balance and flexibility with our virtual-first work model are being felt! In regards to pay, WP Engine's compensation philosophy is to pay competitive to market based on cost of talent data using high tech salaries surveys for benchmarking. We review our salary ranges on an annual basis and then conduct an annual salary planning review for market adjustment increases. If you ever have more feedback to share, positive or constructive, we encourage you to reach out to your EE Business Partner or any member of our Employee Experience Team. Thanks again for sharing and we're glad to have you here!
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