Staff Software Engineer, Asana
Tech Lead, Web App Performance
$248-316k
More information about location
3 days a week in office
Organizing work in one connected space
Job no longer available
Organizing work in one connected space
1001+ employees
Job no longer available
$248-316k
More information about location
3 days a week in office
1001+ employees
Company mission
To enable the world's teams to work together effortlessly.
Role
Who you are
- 6+ years of experience in software engineering, with at least 3+ years of experience leading initiatives and project
- Experience setting direction for and leading large initiatives (spanning across multiple teams, and perhaps organizations)
- Experience working on and leading projects that are full-stack in nature, touching both front-end web application code and their supporting back-end counterparts
- Excellent cross-functional stakeholder management and ability to influence other teams to achieve effective business outcomes
- Excellent communication, collaboration, and delegation skills to articulate ideas with technical and non-technical audiences and stakeholders
- Passionate about mentoring engineers at all skill levels; able to identify technical growth opportunities and deliver thoughtful, candid feedback
What the job involves
- We are looking for a Staff Software Engineer to take on a key technical leadership role for a team focused on making Asana Web Application fast for our customers
- Some of the teams’ current projects include code splitting (to improve our page load performance), service worker (for instant application startup), data caching and prefetching optimizations, and building to monitoring frameworks for tighter SLA around product features
- You’ll lead long term front-end infrastructure vision, strategy, and influence infra and product teams to deliver enterprise grade Web App
- You’ll lead, design and execute on next-gen technical initiatives to make Asana dramatically faster for years to come
- You’ll roll up your sleeves and directly tackle gnarly, highly impactful and visible performance investigations that could span the entire tech stack
- You’ll be one of the company’s experts on frontend infrastructure, and partner with Area leads on longer-term technical architecture & roadmap
- You’ll have a direct impact on the happiness and efficiency of our customers, both internal co-workers and external end users
Our take
Asana is a web and mobile application designed to help teams organize, track, and manage their work. Acting as a unified hub, it empowers teams to effortlessly generate projects, delegate responsibilities, set deadlines, and foster direct task-related communication, transcending the inefficiencies of traditional email-based coordination.
Despite facing competition from established players like SmartSheet in its market, Asana has navigated its path, bolstered by a successful Initial Public Offering in 2020 and a track record of startup triumphs. This strategic prowess has propelled Asana to amass a robust clientele exceeding 100,000 organizations, boasting notable entities such as Uber and Air France among its ranks.
Since its inception, Asana has undergone exponential growth, with its reach extending to offices sprawled across four continents worldwide. This expansion not only underscores its global footprint but also signifies its commitment to fostering diverse talent pools and catering to a broad spectrum of clients.
Steph
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
7% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 8 rounds)
Jun 2020
$200m
CONVERTIBLE
Nov 2018
$50m
SERIES E
Total funding: $414.4m
Company benefits
- Benefits - From comprehensive health benefits including mental health programs and coaching to our in-house culinary program and supportive parental leave policies, our benefits are intentionally designed to ensure that you are energized, focused, and thriving
- Growth - We know that growth isn’t always linear, so we’ll support you in achieving your personal and professional goals. You’ll have the opportunity to take on big responsibilities that impact our success as a company and challenge you in new and fulfilling ways
- Development - We believe in providing everyone with coaching and mentorship. You’ll have access to Conscious Leadership training, success guides, free executive coaching, and our manager training and enablement program
Company HQ
Yerba Buena, San Francisco, CA
Leadership
Dustin Moskovitz
(Co-Founder & CEO)A Harvard economics graduate, Dustin co-founded Facebook in 2004 before branching off in 2008 to found Asana. They are also the co-founder of Open Philanthropy Project and Good Ventures.
Justin Rosenstein
(Co-Founder)Previously Engineering Manager at Facebook and a Product Manager at Google. Currently Co-Founder of One Project.
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