Infrastructure Engineer, Ghost
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Online publishing platform
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Online publishing platform
21-100 employees
Job no longer available
More information about location
21-100 employees
Company mission
To create the best open source tools for independent journalists and writers across the world, and have a real impact on the future of online media.
Role
Who you are
- Strong experience with database administration as a core skill
- Experience and confidence in managing, deploying and maintaining complex projects across several different environments
- Experience specifically relating to web hosting at scale, containerisation and continuous delivery
- Strong communication, especially when identifying and responding to infrastructure failures
- Managing infrastructure requirements and optimisations based on app performance and user load scenarios
- Distributed systems, database clustering and replication management
- Platform monitoring and observability
- Backup and DR planning, plus common security issues and mitigation strategies
What the job involves
- You'll be responsible for building and maintaining the tech we use at all levels in our stack: storage, databases and containerised applications all the way through to request routing, CDN integration and email deliverability
- You'll also be involved in collaborations with other areas of the business - for example integrating Ghost(Pro) with billing and support systems
- All our infrastructure is managed and deployed through config management and supported by a lot of custom code - so being comfortable with git and software development (Node/Python) is important
- Our infrastructure comprises more than 100 servers across two datacenters, running Ubuntu and managed with Saltstack, sitting behind a fairly deep CDN integration
- Most common tech across our instances includes MySQL8, Varnish, OpenResty/Nginx, LXC, Gluster, and a lot of Node.js
Application process
- Our hiring process and timeline can vary from role to role, but typically you can expect:
- Step 1: We'll review your application against the needs of team
- Step 2: A video call with a member of the operations team so we can get to know each other a little better. It's an informal call, there's nothing to prepare
- Step 3: A second video call, usually with the hiring manager and another member of the team. This call has a more technical focus and gives you the opportunity to find out what might be like to be a member of the Ghost team
- Step 4: A paid trial project - typically 20-30 hours of work. This provides a great opportunity to understand what it's like to work with each other, prior to pursuing a full time offer
- Step 5: A final interview to review the trial project
- Step 6: An offer 🎉
Our take
The creator economy is booming, and with this comes a spate of tools and platforms for monetizing content - one of which is Ghost. Its content management system (CMS) is designed for bloggers and writers to publish their work, cultivate audiences, and transform their content into a business.
A popular choice for publishing despite clear competition from more commonly-known sites such as WordPress, Ghost stands out for its focus on subscriptions - these are easy to set up even for non-technical creators, and capable of generating consistent income for platform users. In addition, Ghost is SEO-friendly, which means content on the platform is more likely to rank higher on search engine results, and thus reach a wider audience.
Since founding in 2013, Ghost has had steady success and become increasingly recognized by content writers and readers alike. It has continued to introduce new features and improvements, and can be expected to keep doing so into the future, beginning with the release of Ghost 6.0, the platform's latest iteration. As more and more creators look to monetize their work, the company is positioned well to capitalize on this, and to maintain a strong position in the expanding market.
Kirsty
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Company
Funding (last 2 of 3 rounds)
Jun 2020
$7m
SERIES A
Oct 2019
$5m
EARLY VC
Total funding: $12.4m
Company benefits
- 🌍 Work from anywhere: From a home office, or travel continuously if that's your thing. Everything we do is online. As long as you have wifi, you're all set.
- 💻 Hardware included: A new (and regularly refreshed) laptop for work + a $500 office workspace setup budget.
- 🏢 Co-working covered: If you prefer to work from a co-working space, we'll help pay for it.
- 📚 Continue your personal development: There's a budget for attending conferences, taking courses, and purchasing books.
- ✈️ Team retreats: The last few trips have taken us to Dubai, Thailand, Austria & Egypt.
- 📅 Last Friday of the month off: We close the office on the last Friday of each month. Enjoy your 3 day weekend!
- 🏝 Unlimited paid vacation: We close the office for 2 weeks each December, and encourage everyone to take regular time off from work to relax.
- 👶 Paid parental leave: When the time comes to welcome a new member of the family, we offer generous and fully paid parental leave.
- 📈 Regular pay reviews: Everyone receives an annual pay review, with compensation updates based on performance.
- 🧘♀️ Meeting-free focus: Most people at Ghost only have 1 or 2 zoom calls a week. We like to keep calendars empty & leave plenty of space for focusing on creative work.
Company HQ
Chinatown, Singapore
Leadership
John O'Nolan
(CEO)Former Deputy Head of Design at WordPress, with experience as a freelance Interactive Designer.
Hannah Wolfe
(CTO)Was Senior Developer at moo.com, and previously an Interactive Developer at Engine Creative .
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