Senior Software Engineer
GHOST
Requirements
- BA/BS Degree in Computer Science or related technical discipline, or related practical experience
- 5+ years as a software engineer, with a minimum of 2 years at a high-growth startup
- Experience building and scaling systems in lean, resource-constrained environments
- Hands‑on experience with modern AI development workflows (Claude Code, Cursor, Copilot) and deploying LLM‑based features or agentic systems in production
- Strong business judgment, ownership mindset, and comfort operating in ambiguity
- Strong product intuition with ability to evaluate opportunity costs and make pragmatic decisions
- Our current stack includes: React with Next.js on the frontend, Node.js with NestJS on the backend, PostgreSQL database, NATS for messaging, and AWS infrastructure
What the job involves
- Ghost is looking for a Senior Software Engineer who loves solving complex problems
- You will play a critical role in shaping Ghost’s platform, and engineering culture during a pivotal stage of growth
- You will deliver outcomes by understanding the business needs and producing quality code to scale our existing business
- You will collaborate and communicate effectively with cross‑functional stakeholders, engineering and product to meet milestones to build and ship systems to serve our customers
- Partner closely with Product, Operations, Revenue, and Leadership to translate business needs into scalable technical solutions
- Drive prioritization and delivery in a fast‑paced startup environment, balancing speed with long‑term sustainability
- Facilitate vendor relationships and influence engineering budget, making strategic decisions about tooling, infrastructure, and third‑party services to maximize ROI
- Lead continued adoption of AI‑augmented development workflows (e.g., Claude Code, Cursor) and have experience deploying LLM‑based features or subagent orchestration systems in production environments
- Make pragmatic build vs. buy decisions to move fast while maximizing impact with limited resources
- Produce high‑quality code, perform code reviews, help with architecture and design, and introduce technical best practices (testing, monitoring, etc.)
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