Ashby is a well-funded, YC-backed, all-in-one recruiting platform powering hiring at innovative companies. They are actively hiring senior product engineers and demonstrate significant traction by being used for many job postings on the 'Who is Hiring' thread. Their stack includes TypeScript, React, GraphQL, Node.js, Postgres, and Redis.
What they want, where you stand, and the exact résumé edits to qualify.
Biggest lever: Emphasize full-stack ownership and product development from concept to production, as this is a core value for Ashby.
A starter prompt for Claude Code, what you'll need, and how to reach them.
You are a senior full-stack software engineer specializing in modern web development. Your task is to develop a minimal viable product (MVP) for a niche recruiting platform. The MVP will focus on managing job postings and candidate applications for a single company, enabling basic applicant tracking. Use Next.js 16 App Router for the frontend, React 19, Tailwind v4 for styling, and Node.js with GraphQL for the backend API. Data will be stored in Neon Postgres. The application should allow a recruiter to create a job posting with a title, description, and status (open/closed), and for candidates to apply by submitting their name, email, and a resume attachment (store S3 link or similar). The recruiter should be able to view all applications for a job posting and update an applicant's status (e.g., 'New', 'Reviewed', 'Interviewing', 'Rejected'). Implement robust authentication using Clerk for both recruiters and applicants. For the MVP, ensure the core data models (Job, Candidate, Application) are defined in a Prisma schema and migrations are handled. Provide clear setup instructions for both frontend and backend, including schema creation and initial data seeding. Include a Vercel deployment configuration.
Ashby | YC 19 | REMOTE | Hiring Senior/Staff Product Engineers (Americas) | $153k–$275k Ashby is the all-in-one recruiting platform powering hiring at the world's most innovative companies. If you cmd+f "Ashby" you'll see that we're powering many of the job postings in this thread! We’re looking to continue to scale our Product Engineering team * 80%+ of our engineering team is Senior–Staff+ level. * We give an unusual amount of ownership to build features end-to-end from spec writing to production. Many of our most loved features were built entirely by a single engineer! * Building fast is getting easier, building the right thing still isn't. Customer empathy, sound judgment, and taste matter more than ever. That's what we judge candidates on, not where they've worked in the past. * 100% remote async culture with an even distribution of engineers across North America and Europe. * Full transparency on engineering levels + comp: https://www.ashbyhq.com/blog/engineering/leveling-and-compen... Stack: TypeScript (frontend & backend), React, GraphQL API, Node.js, Postgres, Redis. Full list of open roles: https://www.ashbyhq.com/careers?utm_source=HNwhoshiring
Build a small, public-facing web app (e.g., a simple CRUD app or a mini-SaaS feature) that utilizes GraphQL for its API and incorporates Redis for caching or session management. Aim for a 2-week build to demonstrate practical application.
Standard Next.js deployment
Familiar with relational databases and Prisma
New authentication provider, requires learning Clerk's API and React components - ~half a day
Learn it: Auth quickstart (Clerk) ↗
Get set up: Create an auth app (Clerk/Auth0) → copy the publishable + secret keys → add the middleware.
Need to set up a bucket and understand pre-signed URLs for secure uploads - ~a few hours
Learn it: AWS docs ↗
Get set up: Create an AWS account → an IAM user with least-privilege keys → configure the AWS CLI.
This is a hiring post. The contact channel is to apply for a job via https://www.ashbyhq.com/careers?utm_source=HNwhoshiring
“This is a job application for Ashby, not a project to sell. The outreach is submitting a resume and cover letter, highlighting relevant experience with their stack and demonstrating an understanding of their product philosophy (e.g., building end-to-end, customer empathy).”
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