Senior Software Engineer, Asana
Infrastructure Security
$202-230k
2-3 days a week in office
Work management platform
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Work management platform
1001+ employees
Be an early applicant
$202-230k
2-3 days a week in office
1001+ employees
Company mission
To help humanity thrive by enabling the world's teams to work together effortlessly.
Role
Who you are
- 4+ years of experience in full-time professional software development, working with large codebases
- Proven software engineering experience, with a background in building platforms, libraries, or core infrastructure
- Strong interest or direct experience in security engineering, with a focus on building preventative controls
- Expertise in programming and computer science fundamentals
- Experience with cloud infrastructure and services, particularly AWS
- Excellent communication skills for collaborating effectively with engineering teams across the organization
- A proactive mindset geared towards identifying and eliminating systemic risks, not just individual bugs
- Demonstrates curiosity about AI tools and emerging technologies, with a willingness to learn and leverage them to enhance productivity, collaboration, or decision-making
What the job involves
- We are dedicated to ensuring proactive elimination of entire classes of security risk by engineering the core libraries, platforms and frameworks that provide secure guardrails for all Asanas
- We are looking for a Senior Software Engineer to join our new Security Development team
- This team is focused on building durable, secure-by-default solutions to protect Asana's infrastructure and product
- Instead of acting as gatekeepers, we build guardrails that empower engineering teams to move quickly and safely
- You will be responsible for engineering preventative controls at scale, focusing on building platforms and frameworks that eradicate systemic risks
- This role is based in our San Francisco office with an office-centric hybrid schedule
- The standard in-office 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 you're interviewing for this role, your recruiter will share more about the in-office requirements
- Design, build, and maintain secure-by-default frameworks, libraries, and platforms to eliminate entire classes of vulnerabilities
- Engineer and improve core security services, including our access control frameworks, secrets management infrastructure, and AWS permissions systems
- Develop and own the platform for vulnerability remediation, creating tooling that empowers engineering teams to address risks efficiently
- Partner with product and infrastructure teams to architect and implement foundational security controls for Asana including cloud networking, and compute infrastructure
- Partner with product teams to effectively offer recommendations for how to secure projects at all phases of implementation (design, development, launch, and/or incidents)
- Influence engineering initiatives through design reviews, communicating security principles, and helping teams make sound security trade-offs
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.
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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
- Development: 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.
- Career growth: Your growth at Asana centers on ownership, access, and choice. All employees can tap into resources that support their growth and their team’s growth in the way that works best for their unique needs.
Company HQ
Yerba Buena, San Francisco, CA
Leadership
Dan Rogers
(CEO)Prior to joining Asana in 2025, Dan was the CEO of LaunchDarkly, a President at Rubrik, and the CMO at ServiceNow and Symantec.
Aziz Megji
(CFO)Aziz joined Asana in 2024 as the Head of Strategic Finance & IR, moving into the role of CFO in 2026. Previously, they worked at RingCentral as an SVP of Finance, at NVIDIA as a Senior Director of Corporate Development and at Hewlett Packard Enterprise as a VP of Corporate Development.
Arnab Bose
(CPO)Prior to joining Asana in 2025, Arnab spent 6 years at Okta, joining as an SVP of Product Management before moving into the role of CPO. They were also an Advisor at Codified and a VP of Product Management at Quip.
Prachi Gore
(CMO)Prior to joining Asana in 2025, Prachi spent nearly 6 years at Checkr as a VP then Senior VP of Marketing. They also spent nearly 4 years at Smart Recruiters as a VP of Demand Generation then Marketing.
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