Description:

Ashby is seeking a curious and rigorous platform engineer who is passionate about coding to help elevate the company to new heights.
The company provides software that enables talent teams to create an efficient, delightful, and respectful hiring process.
Ashby has notable customers including Notion, Linear, Shopify, and Snowflake, and boasts impressive growth metrics with tens of millions in ARR and over 2500 customers.
The role is open for candidates leaning towards either Platform Engineer or Site Reliability Engineer, as the team encompasses both functions.
The infrastructure is currently stable but needs to evolve to support rapid growth and new product features.
The position involves scaling problems, adding new capabilities, and ensuring the infrastructure supports a seamless experience for users.
Responsibilities include optimizing a homegrown recruiting DSL-to-SQL compiler, creating automated security guardrails, facilitating fast feature shipping, defining SLOs, and implementing infrastructure for an event-driven architecture.
The ideal candidate will build systems that are reliable yet flexible, balancing risk evaluation with operational needs.

Requirements:

Candidates should have a strong problem-solving mindset and a relentless pursuit of understanding complex issues.
A commitment to quality and thoroughness in work, advocating for future users and edge cases is essential.
Experience in building infrastructure at a later stage than Ashby is preferred, with knowledge of handling large data sets and automating processes.
Candidates should be versatile, willing to tackle various challenges including infrastructure updates, security enforcement, and debugging.
A strong coding background is required, as the role involves reviewing and submitting code changes regularly.
Candidates must be comfortable with asynchronous communication and have a proactive approach to project management.

Competitive salary and equity options are offered.
A 10-year exercise window for stock options, allowing flexibility in purchasing.
Unlimited paid time off (PTO) is encouraged to promote work-life balance.
A minimum of 12 weeks of fully paid parental leave is provided, with longer durations for international employees as per regional requirements.
A generous budget for equipment, software, and office furniture to ensure productivity and comfort.
An education budget of $100 per month, with additional funding for conferences upon manager approval.
Comprehensive health insurance for employees and their dependents, with 100% of premiums covered in the US and high-quality supplemental insurance in other countries.

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