Platform Engineer, Americas

Base pay range

$/yr - $/yr

We’re looking for a curious, rigorous, problem-hungry platform engineer (who codes!) to carry the ball as we bring Ashby to the big leagues. Ashby builds software that lets talent teams build an efficient, delightful, respectful hiring process. Our growth is best-in-class, with tens of millions in ARR, >100% YoY growth, and over 2,500 customers.

I’m Colin, Head of EMEA Engineering. We value code‑as‑infrastructure and expect you to own projects end‑to‑end with minimal oversight. Your responsibilities will include:

• Optimizing our homegrown DSL‑to‑SQL compiler and building developer tools.
• Creating automated guardrails for security and privacy of customer data.
• Implementing fast feature releases through canary deploys, gradual rollouts, and feature flags.
• Defining SLOs and implementing corresponding SLIs in collaboration with engineering and product.
• Ensuring external service communication supports retries and circuit‑breakers.
• Building infrastructure for an event‑driven architecture and data warehouse.

• Obsessive problem‑solving and a love for monitoring and data‑driven decisions.
• Strong stand against shortcuts – you speak up for future users and edge cases.
• Team‑centric mindset; you’ll collaborate on interview panels and influence culture.
• Experience with large, production‑grade infrastructure, including provisioning, monitoring, and release pipelines.
• Versatility across infrastructure, security, database, Kubernetes, and Type Script.

• Avoids reliance on managers for technical decisions.
• Enjoys SQL and data‑centric problem solving.
• Writes and reviews code as part of daily work.
• Communicates asynchronously through code and documentation.
• Can self‑manage delivery without constant prompting.

Type Script, Node.js, React, Apollo Graph

QL, Postgres, Redis, AWS, Datadog, Sentry. Prior experience is not required.

Three rounds: introduction call, technical screen with live pair‑programming, and non‑coding interviews focusing on design, debugging, and infrastructure. Optional recruiter screen may precede the first call.

Day one you’ll push your first product change. Your manager conducts 30‑, 60‑, and 90‑day reviews. Peer pairing, training sessions, and cultural onboarding are part of the experience.

• Competitive salary and equity.
• 10‑year exercise window for stock options.
• Unlimited PTO.
• Minimum 12 weeks fully paid parental leave.
• Generous equipment and office furniture budget.
• $100/month education budget.
• Top‑tier health insurance in the US; high‑quality supplemental insurance elsewhere.

Ashby provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, genetics, sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression. We are committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce and welcome people from all backgrounds, experiences, perspectives, and abilities.