Ashby

Staff Platform Engineer, Americas

Ashby4 months ago
Location

Remote - US

Workplace

Remote

Type

Full Time

Salary

USD 190,000 – 275,000

Level

Staff

Role

Platform Engineer

Posted

Nov 13, 2025

Full TimeRemoteStaff

The role

Summary

Ashby is seeking a Staff Platform Engineer to join their high-growth infrastructure team, responsible for building scalable, secure, and efficient platform solutions that support the company's talent acquisition software. The ideal candidate will be a versatile, problem-solving engineer who can develop robust infrastructure, optimize system performance, and enable seamless product development across their cloud-based environment.

What you'll do

Infrastructure Optimization: Develop and maintain scalable, secure infrastructure that supports Ashby's rapid growth and product development
Security Implementation: Create automated guardrails for protecting customer data and ensuring privacy
Deployment Strategies: Design and implement advanced deployment techniques including canary releases, gradual rollouts, and feature flags
Performance Engineering: Optimize system performance, including database queries and infrastructure efficiency
Monitoring and Reliability: Define and implement Service Level Objectives (SLOs) and Service Level Indicators (SLIs)

What we look for

Technical

Infrastructure ExpertiseProven experience building infrastructure at a scaling startup or technology company
Cloud SkillsDeep understanding of cloud infrastructure, particularly AWS
AutomationStrong skills in infrastructure automation and tooling

Education

Computer ScienceBachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related technical field preferred

Experience

Platform EngineeringMinimum 5+ years of experience in platform, infrastructure, or site reliability engineering roles
Scaling ExperienceTrack record of managing infrastructure for products handling millions of data points

Skills

Required skills

Infrastructure DevelopmentAbility to design, build, and maintain scalable cloud infrastructure
System ReliabilityExperience with creating robust, performant systems with minimal downtime
Cloud ArchitectureExpertise in AWS cloud infrastructure and services
SQLStrong proficiency in SQL and database optimization
CodingHands-on software engineering skills with ability to write and review production code

Nice to have

KubernetesExperience with container orchestration and deployment
Monitoring ToolsFamiliarity with Datadog, Sentry, and other observability platforms
Event-Driven ArchitectureUnderstanding of designing and implementing event-driven systems

Compensation & benefits

Salary

USD 190,000 – 275,000 (annual)

Stock options

Available

Benefits

Competitive Compensation

Salary range of $190K-$275K with equity compensation

Stock Options

10-year exercise window with no pressure to purchase

Unlimited PTO

Flexible time off policy with encouragement to take time away

Parental Leave

Minimum 12 weeks of fully paid parental leave

Health Insurance

100% premium coverage for employee and dependents

Professional Development

$100 monthly education budget with additional support for conferences

Interview process

  1. 1
    Initial Screen — 30-minute introduction call with Hiring Manager to discuss background and role fit
  2. 2
    Technical Pairing — 1-hour live technical screen involving pair programming in the actual codebase
  3. 3
    In-Depth Interviews — Three non-coding interviews focusing on technical design, incident debugging, and infrastructure challenges (3.25 hours total)
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Ashby

Ashby

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Ashby offers an all-in-one recruiting platform designed to streamline and optimize the hiring process for modern teams. The company provides a comprehensive suite of tools, including an applicant tracking system, advanced scheduling automation, recruitment analytics, and candidate relationship management. Ashby's mission is to empower businesses to attract, engage, and hire top talent more efficiently through integrated and powerful technology. It operates within the human resources technology market, serving companies looking to enhance their talent acquisition strategies. The platform helps organizations manage every stage of their recruitment pipeline from sourcing to offer.

San Francisco, USAFounded 2020ashbyhq.com

Tech Stack

Languages
TypeScriptNode.js
Frameworks
ReactApollo GraphQL
Databases
PostgreSQLRedis
Tools
AWSDatadogSentry
Other
KubernetesCI/CD
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