WP Engine, the world’s most trusted WordPress expertise firm, is happy to announce the opening of its new Henry Road workplace based mostly in Limerick, Eire. The transfer displays WP Engine’s large worldwide momentum and funding in Eire, the place it was not too long ago acknowledged as a Nice Place to Work for the fourth yr in a row.
The rising workforce in Limerick is driving a few of the most enjoyable tech innovation and improvement shaping the way forward for the net. With the disclosing of its new workplace area, WP Engine continues its development and dedication to being a expertise chief in Limerick.
The Internet Flows By means of Limerick
The brand new workplace highlights WP Engine’s dedication to the nice metropolis of Limerick, a spot the place native companies and the worldwide tech sector are thriving. In Limerick, we’ve been constructing a neighborhood workforce spanning all main enterprise and expertise features, driving innovation and product improvement in partnership with WP Engine’s total world workforce.
This 120-strong workforce in Limerick is accountable for serving to main manufacturers and small companies win on WordPress, the open supply ecosystem underpinning the net. An unimaginable 43% of all web sites right this moment are at present powered by WordPress, which implies the net does really movement via Limerick!
WP Engine Eire has doubled its prospects from over 3,000 three years in the past to now greater than 8,000. And we’re solely getting began! WP Engine’s sensible workforce in Limerick is at present hiring for a variety of improvement roles together with Lead Software program Engineers, Senior DevOps Engineer, and Product Designers.
“We’re so happy with right this moment’s Limerick workplace opening and this chance to rejoice the successes of the proficient workforce right here,” stated Paul Ryan, Senior Director and Website Lead at WP Engine. “They’re placing Limerick and Eire at giant on the map for the worldwide tech business, bringing in new funding, job development, and shaping the way forward for the net.”
An Workplace Match for the Way forward for Work
WP Engine constructed the brand new Limerick workplace across the wants of the workforce that can work there. To help our working tradition, we created a number of worker breakouts and lounge areas, together with the availability of complimentary meals and drinks.
We even have a lounge that acts as a multi-purpose area, with high and low tables, a functioning breakfast bar, and sofas. These collaborative areas imply staff can get what they need out of the workplace, and are in a position to cater to the methods they work greatest via entry to totally different areas and environments all beneath one roof.
A logo of openness and innovation, we eliminated the opaque therapy on the glass home windows, which even have minimal branding, permitting the skin public to look inside and get a way of what it’s prefer to work at WP Engine. It additionally means our staff can proceed to really feel built-in into the broader Limerick group.
Versatile working is the way forward for work. We imagine that to take advantage of out of the working day, staff have to be inspired to work in no matter approach fits them greatest. We’re proud to encourage versatile work and we wish folks to stroll previous our workplace, look inside, and acknowledge that we’re dedicated to constructing one of the best experiences for our staff right here in Eire. It’s no coincidence that WP Engine Eire this yr was acknowledged as a Nice Place to Work for the fourth time.
“We’re hopeful that the success of our sensible workforce in Limerick conjures up the broader world tech sector to comply with our lead and construct a greater future of labor for its staff,” stated Heather Brunner, Chairwoman and CEO at WP Engine. “We’re additionally grateful to business and authorities leaders in Eire who proceed to nurture native tech expertise, and have warmly welcomed us as invaluable companions at each step of our journey in Limerick.”
Tánaiste & Minister for Enterprise Commerce & Employment Leo Varadkar provided his well-wishes on the Henry Road opening, saying, “Congratulations to WP Engine on this actually welcome information, opening a brand new workplace in Limerick Metropolis.”
“These new jobs are a improbable addition to what’s a vibrant and rising expertise sector within the space. I’m notably happy to see versatile working being provided, it’s an enormous precedence for presidency. WP Engine is on a powerful trajectory, with vital development in each prospects and workers since establishing in Eire in 2016. I want the workforce each continued success with this new chapter.”
Echoing Varadkar, Mary Buckley, Govt Director, IDA Eire stated, “Since WP Engine first landed in Limerick in 2016, it has grown from energy to energy and is a welcome addition to the area’s established Know-how cluster. Profitable jobs and funding for regional areas stays central to IDA Eire’s mission. I want all at WP Engine continued success.”
About WP Engine:
WP Engine, the WordPress expertise firm, gives essentially the most relied upon and trusted manufacturers and developer-centric WordPress merchandise for corporations and companies of all sizes, together with managed WordPress internet hosting, enterprise WordPress, headless WordPress, Flywheel, Native, and Genesis. WP Engine’s tech innovation and award-winning WordPress specialists assist to energy greater than 1.5 million websites throughout 150 nations.
