Staff Product Engineer - Canada

Ashby; Edmonton; On-site; CAD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Unlimited paid time off

Comprehensive health insurance

Education budget

Job summary

Ashby is looking for a versatile product engineer to oversee product development from research to implementation. You will collaborate with product managers and designers to create scalable, reusable components that cater to thousands of users.

The ideal candidate is proactive, embodies strong collaboration skills, and is comfortable tackling technical ambiguities while mentoring team members. Benefits include competitive salary, unlimited paid time off, and comprehensive health insurance.

Qualifications

• Versatile product engineer unafraid to tackle any part of the technology stack.
• Experience with product and technical ambiguity is essential.
• Ability to balance speed and quality in a high-velocity environment.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end product development for large features from research to integration.
• Collaborate with product managers and designers to translate needs into solutions.
• Build reusable, high-quality components for scalability.

Skills

Project ownership

Collaboration

Technical problem solving

Mentoring

Automation

Tools

TypeScript

React

Node.js

Postgres

Redis

Job description

Overview

We are seeking a versatile product engineer who can build reusable components across the stack and advocate for the time and space needed to do so. As a product engineer at Ashby, you will ship features end‑to‑end at a high pace and own large portions of our products from research through implementation.

Responsibilities

• Own end‑to‑end product development for large features, including research, specification, wireframing, coding, and integration.
• Collaborate closely with product managers and designers to translate customer needs into technical solutions.
• Build reusable, high‑quality components and architecture that scale to tens of thousands of daily users.
• Mentor teammates on best practices, while focusing on delivering your own projects.
• Participate in code reviews, pair programming, and continuous improvement of our engineering process.

Qualifications

• Not afraid to tackle any part of the technology stack.
• Experienced with projects that involve product and technical ambiguity.
• Capable of balancing speed and quality in a high‑velocity environment.
• Ambitious and open to feedback, leveraging the freedom to learn and grow.
• Excellent collaborator and communicator, able to vet decisions with stakeholders.
• Proactive in creating leverage through automation and abstraction.
• Does not require company‑driven process; comfortable with minimal formal planning.
• Willing to work on detailed customer issues and investigative tasks.
• Demonstrated ownership of projects with minimal supervision.
• Experienced at leading and mentoring senior engineers, anticipating limited mentorship opportunities for junior staff.

Benefits

• Competitive salary and equity.
• 10‑year exercise window for stock options with no pressure to exercise after departure.
• Unlimited paid time off, encouraging regular break-taking.
• Minimum 12 weeks fully paid parental leave, with longer leave where required by region.
• Generous equipment, software, and office furniture budget.
• $100 per month education budget, with approval for larger items.
• Comprehensive health insurance for U.S. employees and high‑quality supplemental insurance for international employees.

Tech Stack

TypeScript (frontend & backend), React, GraphQL API, Node.js, Postgres, Redis. Prior experience is not required; a love of typed languages is helpful.

Interview Process

• Introduction call with hiring manager (15‑30 min).
• Technical screen involving pair programming on our codebase (1 hr).
• Three non‑coding interviews focused on product thinking, technical design, and infrastructure (3 hr 15 min, may be split across days).

No LeetCode, whiteboard, or traditional coding tests. Feedback will be provided if an offer is not extended.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Ashby provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, genetics, sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression. We are committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce and welcome people from all backgrounds, experiences, perspectives, and abilities.

Ashby is committed to a fair and transparent hiring process and confirms that this advertisement is for an active vacancy within our organization.