WP Engine | Company Profile, Culture & Jobs

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Founded in 2010

Austin, Texas, USA

1.1K employees (101 in marketing)

wpengine.com

71% recommend to a friend

61% positive business outlook

People

Marketing leadership

Amori Langstaff

VP Marketing Technology & Operations

At the company for 3 years 8 months

John Hessinger

Vice President, Revenue & Growth Marketing

At the company for 10 years 9 months

Regina Y.

Head of Brand

At the company for 3 years 7 months

Lindsey Haas

Sr. Director, Marketing (Segment, Lifecycle, & Product Marketing)

At the company for 5 years 10 months

Headcount trend

Company growth over the last 12 months

Funding

Total funding

$290.7M

Last raise

$250M

Private Equity, 8 years ago

Funding history

Jan 2018

Private Equity Round WP Engine · $250M

Mar 2015

Series C WP Engine · $23M

Apr 2014

Venture Round WP Engine · $32K

Jan 2014

Series B WP Engine · $15M

Sep 2012

Series B WP Engine · $1.7M

Audience

Monthly website visitors

2.4M

Month over month-14.6%

Quarter over quarter-15.7%

Top sourceDirect (63.3%)

Ad budget per month$0.0

Average search rank38.6

Traffic source mix

Direct

63.3%

Search

20.6%

News

Automattic accuses WP Engine of misleading practices

Oct 27, 2025 • Techzine Global

Automattic accuses rival WordPress outfit WP Engine of ‘false advertising, and deceptive business practices’

Oct 27, 2025 • theregister.com

Automattic Undercutting WP Engine Over WordPress Trademarks

Oct 26, 2025 • findarticles.com

Links

wpengine.com

Crunchbase

X (Twitter)

Glassdoor

WP Engine insights

Company and marketing-team signals from saved company data and employee profiles. Use this before you apply, interview, or negotiate.

Founded

2010

Headquarters

Austin, Texas

Employees

1001-5000

5.6% growth last 12mo

Marketing team

101

9% of company

56 saved employee profiles are linked to this company.

Company stability and risk

Shows a quick risk view from growth, funding age, and news.

Main result

Low risk

Late-stage · Growing 5.6% last 12 months · More mature · Last funding 3+ years ago

Trend

2021-06-28 -> 2025-12-01

Headcount (12 months)

+5.6%

Last funding round

100 months ago

Negative news (120 days)

0

Risk score2/7

Website traffic

Shows traffic size, change, and traffic sources.

Monthly website visitors

2.4M

Month over month-14.6%

Quarter over quarter-15.7%

Top sourceDirect (63.3%)

Traffic source mix

Direct

63.3%

Search

20.6%

Referral

Competitors and search

Shows competitors and key search metrics in one view.

Main result

2 competitor sites

Search traffic: 86 organic clicks / 0 paid clicks

Organic competitors

0

Paid competitors

5

Keyword change

-1

Ad budget per month

$0.0

Average search rank

38.6

Paid competitors5

G2 quick view

Shows G2 rating and review trend.

Main result

9.1 / 5

273 reviews saved

Reviews month over month

—

Reviews quarter over quarter

+0.4%

Reviews year over year

—

LinkedIn followers

Shows follower count and growth.

LinkedIn followers

Follower count and growth

Marketing team size

Shows saved marketing team size.

101

9% of the company • 56 saved marketing people

First hire or larger team

Shows if this looks like one hire or a bigger team.

Looks like larger team

Based on saved marketing team size: 101.

Glassdoor ratings

Shows saved Glassdoor ratings.

Glassdoor ratings

Overall rating

4 / 5

Work-life balance

4.1 / 5

Culture

4.2 / 5

Diversity & inclusion

4.2 / 5

Recommend to a friend

71%

Positive business outlook

61%

Funding

Shows saved funding data.

Total funding

$290.7M

Last raise

Private Equity

8 years ago

Funding details

Amount raised

$290.7M

Last round

Private Equity

Last fundraise

8 years ago

News

Shows saved company news.

Automattic accuses WP Engine of misleading practices

Oct 27, 2025 • Techzine Global

Automattic accuses rival WordPress outfit WP Engine of ‘false advertising, and deceptive business practices’

Oct 27, 2025 • theregister.com

Automattic Undercutting WP Engine Over WordPress Trademarks

Oct 26, 2025 • findarticles.com

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Headcount +5.6% year over year

Nov 2011

Series A WP Engine · $1M

Referral

14.8%

Paid referral

0.7%

Social

0.5%

LinkedIn followers

Follower count and growth

Total followers

41.3K

12-mo growth

+14.1%

Monthly growth

+0.8%

Salaries

Typical salary range

$176,000 – $264,000

/ yr

Median base

$132,000

Median total

$135,625

Median experience

9 years

Submissions

4

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WP Engine insights

Company and marketing-team signals from saved company data and employee profiles. Use this before you apply, interview, or negotiate.

Founded

2010

Headquarters

Austin, Texas

Employees

1001-5000

5.6% growth last 12mo

Marketing team

101

9% of company

56 saved employee profiles are linked to this company.

Company stability and risk

Shows a quick risk view from growth, funding age, and news.

Main result

Low risk

Late-stage · Growing 5.6% last 12 months · More mature · Last funding 3+ years ago

Trend

2021-06-28 -> 2025-12-01

Headcount (12 months)

+5.6%

Last funding round

100 months ago

Negative news (120 days)

0

Risk score2/7

Website traffic

Shows traffic size, change, and traffic sources.

Monthly website visitors

2.4M

Month over month-14.6%

Quarter over quarter-15.7%

Top sourceDirect (63.3%)

Traffic source mix

Direct

63.3%

Search

20.6%

Referral

Competitors and search

Shows competitors and key search metrics in one view.

Main result

2 competitor sites

Search traffic: 86 organic clicks / 0 paid clicks

Organic competitors

0

Paid competitors

5

Keyword change

-1

Ad budget per month

$0.0

Average search rank

38.6

Paid competitors5

G2 quick view

Shows G2 rating and review trend.

Main result

9.1 / 5

273 reviews saved

Reviews month over month

—

Reviews quarter over quarter

+0.4%

Reviews year over year

—

LinkedIn followers

Shows follower count and growth.

LinkedIn followers

Follower count and growth

Marketing team size

Shows saved marketing team size.

101

9% of the company • 56 saved marketing people

First hire or larger team

Shows if this looks like one hire or a bigger team.

Looks like larger team

Based on saved marketing team size: 101.

Glassdoor ratings

Shows saved Glassdoor ratings.

Glassdoor ratings

Overall rating

4 / 5

Work-life balance

4.1 / 5

Culture

4.2 / 5

Diversity & inclusion

4.2 / 5

Recommend to a friend

71%

Positive business outlook

61%

Funding

Shows saved funding data.

Total funding

$290.7M

Last raise

Private Equity

8 years ago

Funding details

Amount raised

$290.7M

Last round

Private Equity

Last fundraise

8 years ago

News

Shows saved company news.

Automattic accuses WP Engine of misleading practices

Oct 27, 2025 • Techzine Global

Automattic accuses rival WordPress outfit WP Engine of ‘false advertising, and deceptive business practices’

Oct 27, 2025 • theregister.com

Automattic Undercutting WP Engine Over WordPress Trademarks

Oct 26, 2025 • findarticles.com

14.8%

Paid referral

0.7%

Social

0.5%

Total followers

41.3K

12-mo growth

+14.1%

Monthly growth

+0.8%