Staff Platform Engineer - EU
Ashby · Remote · Remote - European Union · Spain · Italy · Germany · Switzerland · Denmark · Norway · Croatia · Ireland · Stockholm · Romania · Austria · Barcelona · Netherlands · Portugal · France · Berlin · Sweden · Hungary · Estonia ·
COMPENSATION
€154k – €188k
Listed on the employer's job board (Ashby)
- Staff level role
- Fully remote (EU)
- TypeScript + Node.js
- AWS + Kubernetes
- Async-first culture
Join Ashby's infrastructure team to create a reliable, scalable platform that supports rapid product growth. You will own projects end-to-end, focusing on code-as-infrastructure, security guardrails, and developer tooling.
The team values minimal process and high ownership, allowing engineers to make key technical decisions. You will work with a small, talented group to ensure the platform remains secure and efficient for customers like Notion and Shopify.
What you'll do
- Optimize the recruiting DSL-to-SQL compiler and related developer tools
- Create automated security and privacy guardrails for customer data
- Enable fast feature shipping via canary deploys and feature flags
- Define SLOs and implement corresponding SLIs with business teams
- Ensure external service communication supports retries and circuit-breakers
- Build infrastructure for event-driven architecture and data warehousing
What you'll need
- Experience building infrastructure at a growth-stage startup
- Strong coding skills with willingness to review and submit changes
- Proficiency in SQL for data modeling and performance optimization
- Ability to manage projects independently without dedicated managers
- Comfortable evaluating risk and making autonomous technical decisions
- Preference for written communication over live meetings for best practices
Nice to have
- Experience with TypeScript, Node.js, and React
- Familiarity with AWS, Datadog, and Sentry
- Background in database optimization and Kubernetes debugging
- Interest in AI-powered tooling for engineering workflows
Stack
- TypeScript
- Node.js
- React
- Apollo GraphQL
- Postgres
- Redis
- AWS
- Datadog
- Sentry
How you'll work
- Fully remote position for candidates in EU time zones
- Asynchronous culture with less than 2 hours of meetings per week
- Follow-the-sun on-call rotation shared by all engineers
- In-person meetups twice a year for team and company bonding
- Flexible daily schedule with focus on output over hours
What you get
- Competitive salary and equity with 10-year exercise window
- Unlimited PTO with encouragement to take substantial leave
- Minimum 12 weeks fully paid parental leave
- Generous budget for equipment, software, and office furniture
- $100 monthly education budget and $250 monthly tool budget
- Fully covered health insurance for employees and dependents
Hiring process
- Optional 30-minute screening call with a recruiter
- 15-30 minute introduction call with the Hiring Manager
- 1-hour technical screen involving pair programming in codebase
- Three non-coding interviews on design, debugging, and infrastructure
- Written guidance provided for each interview stage
- No leetcode or whiteboard exercises used in assessment