Ashby is seeking a curious and problem-driven Principal Platform Engineer to enhance their software for talent teams, ensuring an efficient and respectful hiring process.
The company has notable clients such as Notion, Linear, Shopify, and Snowflake, and boasts impressive growth metrics with over 2500 customers and a year-over-year growth exceeding 100%.
The role is open to candidates leaning towards either Platform Engineer or Site Reliability Engineer, as the team encompasses both functions.
The Principal Platform Engineer will be responsible for building a reliable and secure platform that can scale with the company’s growth, handling personal and confidential data.
Responsibilities include optimizing a homegrown recruiting DSL-to-SQL compiler, creating automated security guardrails, facilitating fast feature shipping, defining SLOs with the engineering team, ensuring reliable communication with external services, and implementing infrastructure for an event-driven architecture.
The ideal candidate will be someone who can balance reliability with flexibility, is comfortable evaluating risks, and has experience building infrastructure at a later stage than Ashby.
Requirements:
Candidates should have a strong problem-solving mindset and a passion for tackling complex issues.
A commitment to quality and thoroughness is essential, as the role involves advocating for future users and edge cases.
Applicants must have experience building infrastructure capable of handling millions of data points and automating processes from provisioning to monitoring.
Proficiency in SQL and coding is required, as the role involves reviewing and submitting code changes regularly.
Candidates should be comfortable with asynchronous communication and have a track record of delivering projects independently without constant oversight.
Familiarity with the technology stack, including TypeScript, Node.js, React, Apollo GraphQL, Postgres, and Redis, is preferred but not mandatory.
Benefits:
The position offers a competitive salary and equity, with a 10-year exercise window for stock options to provide financial flexibility.
Employees enjoy unlimited PTO, with a recommendation of four weeks per year to encourage work-life balance.
The company provides twelve weeks of fully paid family leave for employees in the US, with plans to expand this benefit internationally.
A generous budget for equipment, software, and office furniture is available to ensure a productive work environment.
An education budget of $100 per month is provided, with additional funding for conferences subject to manager approval.
Top-notch health insurance is offered for employees and their dependents, with all premiums covered by the company.
