Ashby

Staff Platform Engineer, EU

Ashby4 months ago
Location

Remote - Europe

Workplace

Remote

Type

Full Time

Salary

EUR 141,000 – 226,000

Level

Staff

Role

Platform Engineer

Posted

Nov 14, 2025

Full TimeRemoteStaff

The role

Summary

Ashby is seeking a Staff Platform Engineer to join their EMEA Engineering team, focusing on building and scaling robust infrastructure for their talent acquisition software platform. The ideal candidate will be a versatile, problem-solving engineer who can develop scalable infrastructure, optimize system performance, and contribute to the company's innovative approach to engineering with minimal oversight and maximum impact.

What you'll do

Infrastructure Optimization: Optimize and scale existing infrastructure, developing systems that can handle rapid growth and complex data processing for Ashby's talent acquisition platform
Security and Reliability Engineering: Create automated guardrails for customer data security, implement SLOs and SLIs, and ensure robust system reliability
Platform Development: Build and maintain infrastructure-as-code, develop tools to support developer productivity, and implement event-driven architecture
Performance Optimization: Enhance system performance through database optimization, compiler improvements, and implementing advanced deployment strategies like canary releases and feature flags
Cross-Team Collaboration: Work closely with product and engineering teams to define and implement infrastructure solutions, provide technical guidance, and contribute to overall system architecture

What we look for

Technical

Infrastructure as CodeStrong experience with infrastructure automation and configuration management
Cloud InfrastructureExtensive knowledge of cloud-based infrastructure, particularly AWS
Monitoring and ObservabilityProficiency with monitoring tools like Datadog and Sentry

Education

Computer ScienceBachelor's or equivalent experience in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related technical field

Experience

Scaling ExperienceProven track record of building infrastructure for high-growth companies, handling millions of data points
Platform EngineeringDemonstrated experience in platform engineering or site reliability engineering at a mid to late-stage startup

Skills

Required skills

SQLStrong SQL skills for data modeling and performance optimization
Infrastructure AutomationAbility to automate provisioning, monitoring, and release processes
CodingProficient in writing production-quality code and comfortable with end-to-end project ownership

Nice to have

KubernetesExperience with Kubernetes and container orchestration
TypeScriptFamiliarity with TypeScript and Node.js ecosystem

Compensation & benefits

Salary

EUR 141,000 – 226,000 (annual)

Stock options

Available

Benefits

Equity

Competitive stock options with a 10-year exercise window

Paid Time Off

Unlimited PTO with encouragement to take time off

Parental Leave

Minimum 12 weeks of fully paid parental leave

Equipment Budget

Generous budget for hardware, software, and office furniture

Professional Development

$100/month education budget with additional support for conferences

Health Insurance

Comprehensive health insurance fully covered by the company

Interview process

  1. 1
    Initial Screening — Introduction call with Hiring Manager (15-30 minutes)
  2. 2
    Technical Screen — Pair programming session in the actual codebase (1 hour)
  3. 3
    Technical Interviews — Three non-coding interviews focusing on technical design, debugging, and infrastructure (3 hours 15 minutes)
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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
Infrastructure as Code
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