Support Engineer (WordPress / Technical Support) at WP Umbrella

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Support Engineer (WordPress / Technical Support) at WP Umbrella. We’re hiring a . Support Engineer. to strengthen our customer support coverage as WP Umbrella scales. This is a hands-on, technical, customer-facing role focused on solving real problems, not just closing tickets.. You will be entrusted with the most important mission we have: making our users happy.. You’ll work independently after onboarding, handle live conversations, troubleshoot WordPress and hosting issues, and own customer issues from first response to resolution or escalation.. We’re a small and growing startup, which means your impact will be real and visible. You’ll report directly to our Head of Support and work closely with Product and Engineering.. Working Hours. Typical working hours are 09:00–17:00 ET. , Monday to Friday, working closely with our EU-based team through documented hand-offs and async communication. As a distributed team, we occasionally align across time zones. This includes . one scheduled weekly team meeting held at 09:00 or 8:00 MET.. Your Mission. Handle customer requests via chat and tickets with clarity, empathy, and professionalism . Acknowledge issues quickly, set expectations, and keep customers informed until resolution . Diagnose and resolve WordPress, hosting, DNS, email, and plugin-related issues . Identify root causes and escalate complex cases to Engineering with clear context . Prioritize trust, transparency, and follow-up over speed alone . Identify bugs and edge cases, and participate in QA during releases . Assist new customers with migrations, setup, and onboarding from competitors . Maintain and improve the knowledge base and internal documentation. What Success Looks Like. First response within . 5 minutes. . Ongoing responses within . 15 minutes. . . CSAT above 95%. . Strong quality reviews on randomly selected tickets . Your Hard & Soft Skills. Must-Have. 3+ years experience in customer or technical support . Strong knowledge of: . WordPress (debugging, plugins, error logs) . Hosting environments . DNS fundamentals . FTP / SFTP, SSH, WP-CLI . Email delivery & bounce issues . Comfortable handling multiple live conversations . Excellent written and spoken English. Autonomous, reliable, and organized in a remote environment . Nice to Have. Experience working with WordPress agencies . Interest in using AI tools to improve support workflows . French or German is a plus. What Is WP Umbrella?. WP Umbrella is . the infrastructure for your WordPress care business. .. We help freelancers and agencies manage and protect all their WordPress sites from one simple, reliable dashboard—without juggling tools or worrying about silent failures.. WP Umbrella is built for professionals who sell maintenance plans and need stability, clear client reporting, and long-term trust in their tools.. Our Values & Working Principles. Kindness, goodwill, collaboration, and ownership. are at the core of how we work.. We care about the quality of your work, not about how many hours you sit at your desk. We encourage balance, autonomy, and long-term sustainability.. Our human philosophy can be summed up in Toltec’s words of wisdom.. WP Umbrella in Numbers. 🧑‍🔧 7-person team . 🚀 Plugin installed on 60,000+ websites . 🥰 5,000+ paying customers . ⌛ Founded in July 2021 . 💵 Bootstrapped and healthy company. Company Location: Colombia.