Platform & Infrastructure Leader — Reliability & Growth

Ashby, Inc.; New York (NY); Remote; USD 260,000 - 320,000; Full time

Job summary

Ashby, Inc. is seeking a senior Engineering Leader to own Platform & Infrastructure, focusing on performance and reliability while building out a high-impact team. You will work directly with leadership to align engineering, product, and support for scalable growth.

You will drive a long-term vision, hire managers, and ensure Product Engineering can move fast without sacrificing quality. This role reports to the CTO and spans Americas to Europe, with global collaboration in a remote setup.

Qualifications

• Led a company through high-growth periods and made high-quality decisions under pressure.
• Designed interview loops and led hiring strategy and processes.
• Collaborated with Product Engineering, Product, Sales, and Support across the company.
• Knowledgeable about platform and infrastructure technologies, networking, and hardware.
• Excellent written communication to convey concepts to diverse audiences.

Responsibilities

• Define a long-term vision and 6-month roadmap for Platform & Infrastructure.
• Grow the Platform & Infrastructure team, including hiring managers.
• Foster fast, reliable collaboration with Product Engineering; prevent performance regressions.
• Improve monitoring and incident management processes; simplify uptime measurements.
• Manage vendor relationships for hosting and observability (AWS, Datadog, etc.).
• Mentor and potentially hire a manager within the first 6 months; oversee DevEx alignment if applicable.

Skills

Leadership experience

Hiring processes

Platform infrastructure

Kubernetes knowledge

Networking knowledge

Communication skills

Cloud infrastructure

Tools

AWS

ClickHouse

Datadog

Braintrust

Job description

Ashby, Inc. is seeking a senior Engineering Leader to own Platform & Infrastructure, focusing on performance and reliability while building out a high-impact team. You will work directly with leadership to align engineering, product, and support for scalable growth.

You will drive a long-term vision, hire managers, and ensure Product Engineering can move fast without sacrificing quality. This role reports to the CTO and spans Americas to Europe, with global collaboration in a remote setup.