The article stated you would be working in the area you wish to work in, so if you are a developer you will most likely be working on WordPress or something rel

The article stated you would be working in the area you wish to work in, so if you are a developer you will most likely be working on WordPress or something relating to it (I may be wrong, just a presumption). Considering that Wordpress is open source and any candidate applying at Automattic as a developer will most likely be familiar or know of it, the chance of having a developer not being familiar with it in one way or another are slim, even more so if it's someone actually wanting the job. If I was looking to be hired by a company working with open source, I would most definitely do my homework up fornt and familiarize my self with their "flagship product" as it were.