Senior Software Engineer

Ghost•Los Angeles, CA

3h•$180,000 - $220,000

About The Position

We're 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.

Requirements

BA/BS Degree in Computer Science or related technical discipline, or related practical experience
7+ years as a software engineer 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

Responsibilities

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.).