Staff Security Engineer, Asana
Product Security
$202-316k
Your compensation package may include additional components such as equity
Work management platform
Job no longer available
Work management platform
1001+ employees
Job no longer available
$202-316k
Your compensation package may include additional components such as equity
1001+ employees
Company mission
To help humanity thrive by enabling the world's teams to work together effortlessly.
Role
Who you are
- 6+ years of experience, with at least 3 years related to product security
- You stay on top of industry trends, particularly LLM security
- You are effective at influencing product stakeholder in ways that advance our security posture
- You scale your impact through coaching and mentoring others
- You approach product security as an engineering challenge
- You believe in and foster a culture of "getting to yes" and reject gatekeeper mentality
- You are a role model for the organization in balancing security risk and business needs
- You have experience building and promoting new security programs in a large organization
- You are passionate about shipping best in class security solutions with the product
- Excited to be a part of an inclusive culture where everyone brings their whole selves to work
- Experience using Scala, Typescript and React are nice to have
What the job involves
- As a member of the Product Security team, you will focus on designing secure software that is free from critical security bugs
- You will build relationships with the Product Management organization and collaborate with technical leads and engineering groups across Asana’s Product Engineering pillars, ensuring our solutions are built securely without undue friction
- Advance engagements with our Product organization aimed at preventing vulnerabilities
- Your contributions to Product Security will make a noticeable difference to our customers
- Large features at Asana are built securely because of your help and input
- Work to mature the Product organization through security guidance, education and training
- Your thought leadership expands our recognition as the most secure work management platform
- You inspire roadmap items with a wide variety of stakeholders at the crossroads of Product, Privacy, Security and other non-functional areas
- Provide meaningful feedback and input to advance our security strategy
- Identify inefficiencies in and around the team and work to resolve them
- Design and develop clean, beautiful code and
- As a member of the Product Security team, you will focus on designing secure software that is free from critical security bugs. You will enable millions of users to work together with confidence that their data is protected using best in class security practices
- Your contributions will range across our Product Security programs, but you will spend the majority of your time driving our secure development lifecycle program
- This program aims to enable secure development of new product features through direct contributions and mentorship of motivated engineers and cross-functional stakeholders
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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