Job Description

Were looking for a staff software engineer to lead a team scaling the distributed systems running Asanas inhouse web framework, LunaServer. You will help us ensure high availability and performance as we support higher throughput from ever larger customers. The LunaServer Infrastructure team owns and supports the production services that run Asanas business logic and asynchronous task queue. As the Tech Lead of the team, you will help us anticipate scaling challenges and plan work for the team to solve those problems. We work closely with other teams in the backend infrastructure group to build and retain customer trust in Asana as the platform for their critical workflows.

This role is based in our SanFrancisco office with an officecentric hybrid schedule. The standard inoffice days are Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday. Most Asanas have the option to work from home on Wednesdays. Working from home on Fridays depends on the type of work you do and the teams with which you partner. If youre interviewing for this role, your recruiter will share more about the inoffice requirements.

What youll achieve:

• Work with other engineering leaders to set an ambitious and compelling roadmap for a team of 57 backend engineers
• Design and implement reliable, performant, and scalable distributed systems backing Asanas webservers and Developer API
• Improve and evolve how we schedule, run, and manage our asynchronous task queue
• Lead large projects with other backend engineers through all stages of development, from design and implementation to deployment and iteration
• Mentor other engineers on the team on topics such as project leadership and system design principles
• Collaborate closely with other infrastructure teams at Asana to define how user data in the Work Graph is accessed
• Support framework and product engineers to build new product functionality at scale, quickly
• Ensure high customer trust by participating in an oncall rotation for our teams services

About you:

• 6+ years of engineering experience building and operating reliable backend services, with 3+ years of experience leading projects and initiatives
• You have experience setting direction for and leading large initiatives (spanning across multiple teams, and perhaps organizations)
• You have a passion for mentoring other engineers to help them create and maintain productionquality infrastructure
• You are skilled at communicating technical concepts and constraints to crossfunctional partners in product and sales
• You demonstrate curiosity about AI tools and emerging technologies, with a willingness to learn and leverage them to enhance productivity, collaboration, or decisionmaking
• You have experience managing Node.js services in production
• You are familiar with infrastructureascode and container orchestration technologies like Terraform and Kubernetes

At Asana, were committed to building teams that include a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills, as this is critical to helping us achieve our mission. If youre interested in this role and dont meet every listed requirement, we still encourage you to apply.

What well offer

Our comprehensive compensation package plays a big part in how we recognize you for the impact you have on our path to achieving our mission. We believe that compensation should be reflective of the value you create relative to the market value of your role. To ensure pay is fair and not impacted by biases, were committed to looking at market value which is why we check ourselves and conduct a yearly pay equity audit.

For this role, the estimated base salary range is between $248,000 $316,000. The actual base salary will vary based on various factors, including market and individual qualifications objectively assessed during the interview process. The listed range above is a guideline, and the base salary range for this role may be modified.

In addition to base salary, your compensation package may include additional components such as equity, sales incentive pay (for most sales roles), and benefits. If youre interviewing for this role, speak with your Talent Acquisition Partner to learn more about the total compensation and benefits for this role.

We strive to provide equitable and competitive benefits packages that support our employees worldwide and include:

• Mental health, wellness & fitness benefits
• Career coaching & support
• Inclusive family building benefits
• Longterm savings or retirement plans
• Inoffice culinary options to cater to your dietary preferences

These are just some of the benefits we offer, and benefits may vary based on role, country, and local regulations. If youre interviewing for this role, speak with your Talent Acquisition Partner to learn more about the total compensation and benefits for this role.

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About us

Asana is a leading platform for human + AI collaboration. Millions of teams around the world rely on Asana to achieve their most important goals, faster. Asana has been named to Fortunes Best Workplaces for 7+ years and recognized by Fast Company, Forbes, and Gartner for excellence in workplace culture and innovation. We offer an exceptional officecentric culture while adopting the best elements of hybrid models to ensure that every one of our global team members can work together effortlessly. With 13+ offices all over the world, we are always looking for individuals who care about building technology that drives positive change in the world and a culture where everyone feels that they belong.

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