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Principal Platform Engineer – Americas

Ashby

1 week ago
$205K - $335K
Monthly

Company Name: Ashby
Location: Remote – North to South America (Specifically mentions Colombia, New York, Toronto, Vancouver, San Francisco)
Job Type: Full-time
Salary Range: USA: $200K – $260K yearly (plus Equity) CAN (Canada): CA$205K – CA$335K yearly (plus Equity)
Industry: B2B SaaS (Software as a Service) / Recruiting Technology / Platform Engineering / Site Reliability Engineering

Job Overview

Ashby is a leading B2B SaaS company that’s revolutionizing Recruiting Technology, empowering businesses across the globe to optimize their hiring processes. We’re seeking a highly curious, rigorous, and problem-hungry Principal Platform Engineer (also listed as Platform Engineer and Site Reliability Engineer) to join our fully remote team, spanning from North to South America. This full-time, Principal-Level role offers a unique opportunity to build the “paved road” for our engineering teams and directly impact the core developer and user experience.

As a Principal Platform Engineer, you’ll be a “Swiss army knife” for hard problems, diving deep into infrastructure updates, security enforcements, database optimization, and Kubernetes debugging. You’ll leverage your extensive experience with AWS cloud infrastructure, TypeScript, Node.js, and Postgres to create automated guardrails for security and privacy, and help developers ship features fast through advanced deployment strategies. If you’re passionate about robust design, thoughtful automation, and are eager to work with others who share a high bar for quality and impact, Ashby invites you to join our groundbreaking team.

Duties and Responsibilities

  • Act as a curious, rigorous, problem-hungry platform engineer who codes to solve complex challenges.
  • Build a “paved road” for engineering teams, enabling faster, safer, and more efficient development.
  • Apply experience from a slightly later stage than Ashby is currently at, involving millions of data points, and demonstrating how infrastructure truly impacts customer experience.
  • Lead efforts in automating provisioning, monitoring, and release processes to enhance operational efficiency.
  • Act as a “Swiss army knife” for hard problems, capable of tackling infrastructure updates, security enforcements, database optimization, Kubernetes debugging, and digging through Typescript traces.
  • Be comfortable evaluating risk and making principled decisions to mitigate it.
  • Don’t take shortcuts and consistently advocate for the future user, edge cases, and robust design.
  • Care deeply about the work and the team, and actively seek to collaborate with others who share that ethos.
  • Take ownership of projects end-to-end and have a significant impact on core parts of the Ashby developer and user experience.
  • Possess extensive experience with TypeScript (frontend & backend), Node.js, React, Apollo GraphQL, Postgres, and Redis.
  • Demonstrate familiarity with Datadog and Sentry for monitoring and error tracking.
  • Leverage expertise with AWS cloud infrastructure to build and maintain scalable systems.
  • Optimize complex compilers (e.g., DSL-to-SQL) for performance.
  • Create automated guardrails for security and privacy, embedding security into the development lifecycle.
  • Help developers ship features fast through advanced techniques like canary deploys, gradual rollouts, and feature flags.
  • Define SLOs (Service Level Objectives) and implement SLIs (Service Level Indicators) to ensure system reliability.
  • Ensure communication with external services supports retries and circuit-breakers for resilience.
  • Implement robust infrastructure for event-driven architecture and data warehouses.
  • Exercise strong judgment in deciding the “best paved road” for Ashby, balancing innovation with stability.
  • Be comfortable diving into complex data reports and advising on performant data models.
  • Consistently review and submit code changes, contributing actively to the codebase.
  • Demonstrate strong written communication skills for fostering an asynchronous culture and sharing best practices.
  • Deliver projects independently, seeking help when needed, and cutting scope when worthwhile to maintain focus and efficiency.

Qualifications

  • Experience Level: Principal-Level (indicated by “Principal Platform Engineer” title and the depth/breadth of required experience, including owning projects end-to-end and influencing core parts of the system.)
  • Education Requirement: Relevant experience or a Bachelor’s degree in a related field is typically preferred.
  • Required Skills:
    • Curious, rigorous, problem-hungry platform engineer who codes.
    • Ability to build a “paved road” for engineering teams.
    • Experience at a slightly later stage than Ashby is currently at, involving millions of data points, and seeing how infrastructure impacts customer experience.
    • Experience automating provisioning, monitoring, and release processes.
    • Ability to act as a “Swiss army knife” for hard problems: infrastructure updates, security enforcements, database optimization, Kubernetes debugging, and digging through Typescript traces.
    • Comfortable evaluating risk.
    • Doesn’t take shortcuts and advocates for the future user, edge cases, and robust design.
    • Cares about the work and the team, and wants to work with others who share that ethos.
    • Ability to take ownership of projects end-to-end and have an impact on core parts of the Ashby developer and user experience.
    • Experience with TypeScript (frontend & backend), Node.js, React, Apollo GraphQL, Postgres, Redis.
    • Familiarity with Datadog and Sentry.
    • Experience with AWS cloud infrastructure.
    • Ability to optimize complex compilers (e.g., DSL-to-SQL).
    • Creating automated guardrails for security and privacy.
    • Helping developers ship features fast through canary deploys, gradual rollouts, and feature flags.
    • Defining SLOs and implementing SLIs.
    • Ensuring communication with external services supports retries and circuit-breakers.
    • Implementing infrastructure for event-driven architecture and data warehouses.
    • Strong judgment in deciding the “best paved road” for Ashby.
    • Comfortable diving into complex data reports and advising on performant data models.
    • Ability to review and submit code changes regularly.
    • Strong written communication for asynchronous culture and sharing best practices.
    • Ability to deliver projects independently, seeking help when needed, and cutting scope when worthwhile.

Salary and Benefits

Ashby offers a highly competitive annual salary for this Full-time Principal Platform Engineer – Americas position. The salary ranges vary by region:USA: $200K – $260K yearly (plus Equity)CAN (Canada): CA$205K – CA$335K yearly (plus Equity)

We believe in investing in our employees and offer a comprehensive benefits package designed to support your overall well-being and professional growth. While specific benefits vary by region, they typically include robust health insurance options, generous paid time off, and opportunities for continuous learning and career development in a high-growth SaaS environment, complemented by company equity.

Working Conditions

This is a Full-time, Remote position, spanning across North to South America. You’ll work from your home office, utilizing various development, cloud management, and collaboration tools. The role demands exceptional technical proficiency, strong problem-solving skills, and the ability to operate autonomously while contributing to a globally distributed team. You’ll be expected to own projects end-to-end, advocate for robust design, and continuously seek ways to improve the developer and user experience. Some flexibility in work hours may be required to accommodate team meetings across diverse time zones.

Why Work with Us

At Ashby, we’re building the future of Recruiting Technology, and we’re looking for visionary Principal Platform Engineers to join us on this exciting journey. We’re a rapidly growing B2B SaaS company with a culture that values rigor, curiosity, and a deep commitment to solving hard problems.

As a Principal Platform Engineer, you’ll have the unique opportunity to define and build the foundational infrastructure that empowers our entire engineering team and enhances our customer experience. You’ll work in a highly autonomous remote environment where your technical depth, strategic thinking, and “Swiss army knife” problem-solving approach will be celebrated. If you’re ready to make a significant impact on core systems, drive innovation in Platform Engineering and Site Reliability Engineering, and thrive in a fast-paced, mission-driven culture, Ashby offers an unparalleled opportunity for your career.

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