Staff Software Engineer — Product Engineering (Americas)

Company: Ashby (YC W19)

Job Category: Software Engineering / Full-Stack

Contract Type: Full-Time | Permanent

Location: 100% Remote — North America & Europe

Salary: Senior: $153,000 – $220,000 | Staff: $190,000 – $275,000 per year

Posted: May 4, 2026 (Active)

About the Company: Ashby is the all-in-one recruiting platform powering hiring at the world's most innovative companies, with notable customers like Notion, Linear, Shopify, and Snowflake. They have tens of millions in ARR, growing over 100% year over year, very low churn, and many years of runway.

Job Description: As a Product Engineer at Ashby, you will take ownership over a large portion of one of their products and own projects end-to-end, wearing hats traditionally worn by product and design. You'll research competitors, write product specs, make wireframes, and implement solutions. Engineers have built features like automated interview scheduling and generalized declarative filter architectures that compile to SQL.

Ashby grew their engineering team from 30 to 60 last year with plans to double again in 2026. Over 80% of their engineering team is made up of Senior-Staff+ level Product Engineers, with engineers given an unusual amount of ownership to build features end-to-end.

Skills Required: Stack: TypeScript (frontend & backend), React, GraphQL API, Node.js, Postgres, Redis. Strong fundamentals in debugging and abstractions. Love of typed languages. 5+ years of experience. Ability to write product specs and wireframes.

Requirements:

• 5+ years of product/full-stack engineering experience
• Strong TypeScript or equivalent typed language background
• Ability to own features end-to-end without daily standups or sprint planning
• Remote-friendly async communication skills

Benefits: Competitive salary and equity. 10-year exercise window for stock options. Unlimited PTO. A minimum of 12 weeks of fully paid parental leave. Generous equipment, software, and office furniture budget. $100/month education budget. For US employees, top-tier health insurance for you and your dependents with all premiums covered by Ashby.

Application Link: https://www.ashbyhq.com/careers Closing Date: Open until filled