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What your neurodivergent colleagues wish you knew
In 2023, we asked members of Automattic’s neurodiversity ERG, ‘Neurodiverseomattic’, the question “What’s one thing you wish neurotypical people understood about your neurodivergence?” Here were their answers!
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From Support to Data Science and Analytics: My Journey at Automattic
“Is it possible to transform a role in customer support into a data science career?” This question, which once seemed like a distant dream, became my career blueprint at Automattic. This post describes the journey to a data wrangler in a tale of continuous evolution, learning, and adaptation.
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Hack Project: Creating a tool to translate customer feedback into product insights
Explore Automattic’s hack project in our latest post, where we developed a tool for analyzing Tumblr user feedback. Learn about our challenges with AI, creating insightful dashboards, and the impactful outcomes. Our collaborative effort not only enhanced product development but also earned us the top spot in our Hack Week Awards!
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Hack Project: Tackling FOMO on the P2 Land
Automattic, a fully distributed company, utilizes a unique internal blogging network known as P2 for team communication. Due to the vast volume of posts and comments, employees often struggle with the fear of missing out (FOMO) on important content. To address this, a team of data and machine learning experts initiated a hack project that…
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Optimizing Meetup Connections
Explore the journey of how Automattic leverages the power of optimization and genetic algorithms to transform our meetups into more engaging and meaningful experiences. Our post delves into the creation of Dinnermattic, a hack project designed to foster stronger relationships among our globally distributed team.
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Synchronizing Data with Apache Superset: Our Internal Solution
At Automattic, our deep appreciation for open source software is evident through our active contributions, with a primary focus on WordPress. Recently, we integrated Apache Superset, to help support our intricate data visualization needs. One notable achievement includes the automation of dataset creation, a solution that not only resolved an issue but also enhanced our…
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The New Face of Jetpack Stats
Jetpack Stats is one of Automattic’s most popular offerings, providing analytics for over 14 million users. Read and find out what we’ve done to modernize Jetpack Stats this year!
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Quest for Efficient AI: An Evaluation of the Vector Database Landscape
Earlier this year, due to soaring interest and multiple product initiatives, we went on a quest to evaluate and deploy an internally hosted vector database. We’re in the midst of the AI revolution, and many new AI‑inspired product initiatives rely on vector embeddings. Embeddings are generated by AI models, and take the form of high dimensional…
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Visualizing Diversity at Automattic
Diversity is essential to Automattic’s culture. As a company with employees from over 100 countries, we believe that embracing different perspectives and backgrounds is key to being creative and productive. Through our different perspectives, we create a happy and safe environment for employees and users. For this reason (and also because it’s right), we strive…
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Tips for a healthy work-life balance for people starting at a remote company
Maintaining a proper work-life balance is tough enough for folks who work in an office. It’s even more challenging when you work from home. But distributed work veteran Raúl Antón Cuadrado has tools, tips, and techniques to keep your work organized, humming, and in healthy balance with your life.
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