Staff Product Engineer

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States.

📋 Description

• Become a member of Ghost's product team, focused on developing and maintaining its comprehensive open-source publishing platform.

• Translate broad project briefs into defined technical solutions, assess architectural trade-offs, and steer projects from their initial stages to completion.

• Offer technical guidance and help establish engineering best practices.

• Deliver large-scale, production-ready projects.

• Share expertise and conduct thorough code reviews.

• Collaborate with teammates to solve complex challenges.

• Enhance documentation and mentor fellow engineers.

• Engage in on-call rotations.

• Operate asynchronously using Slack and Linear, with meetings conducted via Google Meet.

• Work alongside a globally distributed team to influence product development.

⛳️ Requirements

• Extensive experience in senior JavaScript engineering.

• Proven history of delivering large-scale, production-ready projects.

• Ability to work effectively as part of a team.

• Skilled in defining technical solutions, evaluating architectural trade-offs, and autonomously leading projects from inception to completion.

• Proficiency in Node.js and/or React.

• Solid understanding of MySQL.

• Good knowledge of contemporary CI/CD practices.

• Familiarity with Knex, Express, and Handlebars is a plus.

• Experience in startups, SaaS, open source, distributed applications, or remote work is advantageous.

• Strong written communication skills and self-motivation.

• Eagerness to share knowledge, conduct code reviews, mentor engineers, communicate openly, and provide and accept feedback.

• Willingness to participate in on-call rotations.

🏝️ Benefits

• Competitive salary based on the role, skills, experience, and location.

• Flexibility to work from anywhere.

• A brand new MacBook Pro.

• Budget allocated for office setup and the latest AI tools.

• Support for co-working spaces.

• Personal development budget for attending conferences, courses, and purchasing books.

• Opportunities for worldwide team trips.

• 4-day work weeks; office closed on Fridays.

• Generous paid vacation policy.

• Two-week company shutdown during the Christmas period.

• Comprehensive and fully paid parental leave.

• Annual salary reviews aligned with market rates.