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We’re looking for a curious, rigorous, problem‑hungry platform engineer to carry the ball as we bring Ashby to the big leagues. Ashby builds software that lets talent teams build an efficient, delightful, respectful hiring process.
About the Role
Hi 👋 I’m Colin, Head of EMEA Engineering. I’ve spent a number of years leading engineering teams in startups, and that has always included being close to infrastructure teams — no matter what name they’ve worn (SRE, infrastructure, platform, etc). Our infrastructure is in a good place for now, but Ashby continues to grow rapidly, putting strain on our existing infrastructure. We’re always looking to give our customers more powerful hiring software, and building new product features often requires new pieces of infrastructure.
Responsibilities
* Optimize our homegrown ultra‑dynamic recruiting DSL‑to‑SQL compiler and create tools to help developers do so.
* Create automated guardrails for the security and privacy of our customer data.
* Help our developers ship features fast through canary deploys, gradual rollouts and feature flags, while keeping complexity manageable and reducing downtime.
* Work with the business and the engineering team to define SLOs and implement the corresponding SLIs.
* Ensure all communication with external services supports retries and circuit‑breakers.
* Implement the infrastructure to support an event‑driven architecture and data warehouse.
Qualifications
* Deep experience building and scaling platform and SRE teams at a fast‑growing company.
* Strong ownership and an ability to ship end‑to‑end infrastructure projects.
* Proficiency with infrastructure‑as‑code, cloud provider capabilities (AWS) and a strong background in secure, reliable infrastructure.
* Excellent communication, a collaborative mindset, and a passion for building high‑quality systems.
Seniority level
* Mid‑Senior level
Employment type
* Full‑time
Job function
* Engineering and Information Technology
Industries
* Software Development
Location
Cologne, North Rhine‑Westphalia, Germany
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