Engineering Manager, Ghost
$180-220k
+ Equity
More information about location
Inventory distribution optimization
Job no longer available
Inventory distribution optimization
201-500 employees
Job no longer available
$180-220k
+ Equity
More information about location
201-500 employees
Company mission
To transform how inventory is bought and sold.
Role
Who you are
- We’re looking for a Engineering manager who loves solving complex problems
- Proven track record of leading engineering teams to deliver scalable, high-quality software on time at a startup
- Experience with Agile methodologies, CI/CD, and modern development tools and practices
- Strong interpersonal and relationship-building skills, focusing on promoting a positive, inclusive team environment
- Data-driven outcomes validate their work
- Genuine passion and interest in the problems we are solving
- Ability to make decisions and find alignment with the team
What the job involves
- You will help us build our platform from the ground up to serve our growing customer ecosystem
- Reporting to the VP of Engineering, you’ll be tasked with being a leader who will drive design and shipping systems to serve the right items to the right buyers at the right time
- Team Building and Leadership: Recruit, mentor, and lead a high-caliber engineering team, fostering a culture of collaboration, innovation, and continuous improvement
- Ensure an environment where engineers feel supported, challenged, and motivated to excel
- Leading Delivery: Oversee the planning, execution, and delivery of engineering projects, ensuring timely releases, high quality, and efficient use of resources
- Maintain a balance between building sustainable, maintainable systems and shipping things quickly
- Technical Excellence: Maintain a strong understanding of the technology stack and architecture, ensuring engineering decisions are well-informed and contribute to a robust and scalable engineering ecosystem
- You’re not the go-to technical expert, but you understand our technology choices
- Stakeholder Collaboration: Work closely with product, design, and other stakeholders to ensure alignment and deliver products that meet business and user needs
- Facilitate effective communication between engineering and other teams within the organization
Our take
Excess inventory is one of the biggest pain points for modern retailers. Ghost solves this problem by making it easier for retailers to buy and sell excess inventory discreetly and sustainably.
With retailers wasting around $500 billion a year on excess inventory, demand for solutions like Ghost's is sky-high. The company has also made good on this demand, emerging from stealth mode in 2022 and about $66 million in funding to date. Ghost, which functions in much the same way as eBay, has benefited hugely from its founder's prior experience in the apparel industry.
Ghost's clear focus on sustainability and discretion has broad market appeal, especially for large-scale retailers looking to reduce waste and improve their public image. If Ghost can continue to attract such clients, it could scale at an impressive pace in the coming years.
Freddie
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Company
Funding (last 2 of 4 rounds)
Oct 2024
$40m
SERIES C
Jul 2023
$30m
SERIES B
Total funding: $88m
Company HQ
Beverly Grove, Los Angeles, CA
Leadership
Josh Kaplan
(Co-Founder & Co-CEO)Previously worked as Senior Director of UEG Ventures, and was VP of Digital at Buck Mason.
Dee Murthy
(Co-Founder)They are also the Co-Founder of Young & Reckless and Five Four Group.
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