Senior Software Engineer, Asana
Infrastructure Security
$202-258k
More information about location
3 days a week in office
Organising work in one connected space
Be an early applicant
Organising work in one connected space
1001+ employees
Be an early applicant
$202-258k
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
- 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
- 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
- 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 organise, 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
- 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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