Senior Software Engineer, Platform Reliability

## Responsibilities - Design and build core platform systems – load shedding, circuit breakers, rate limiting – that protect Asana at scale. - Own critical platform concerns like ingress and egress, shaping how traffic flows through our systems. - Define stable interfaces and libraries that other platform teams build on. - Lead end-to-end projects, from scoping and design through to rollout, working across multiple platform teams. - Partner with other infrastructure teams to embed reliability into Asana's architecture – not as an afterthought, but as a core design constraint. - Debug hard problems across the stack. When something breaks in a way that matters, you'll be the person who figures out why and makes sure it doesn't happen again. - Share knowledge through code reviews, design discussions, and mentorship. ## Requirements - Strong software engineering background – you're comfortable writing production code and designing systems. We use Go, Python, Scala, and TypeScript, but we care more about engineering fundamentals than specific language experience. - 7+ years of experience building and operating backend systems at scale. - Familiarity with distributed systems patterns – you've thought about things like backpressure, graceful degradation, and capacity planning. - Experience with major cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, or Azure), Terraform, and monitoring tooling like Datadog or similar. - Experience defining and working within explicit reliability and performance targets for production systems. - Clear communicator and strong collaborator – you're comfortable navigating trade-offs with other platform and infrastructure teams. - Demonstrates curiosity about AI tools and emerging technologies, with a willingness to learn and leverage them to enhance productivity, collaboration, or decision-making ## Nice to Have - None explicitly mentioned. ## Benefits - Generous, transparent and fair compensation system (base salary and generous Restricted Stock Unit for Asana Inc.) - Contract of Employment (with 50% tax deductible costs for author’s rights usage for Engineers) - Health insurance with dental and travel coverage (Lux Med) - Lunch catering on the days that you work from the office - Career growth budget - Home office setup budget - Gym/Fitness card - Fertility healthcare and family-forming support with Carrot - Mental health support in Modern Health - Group life insurance - Holiday allowance - MacBooks with all necessary accessories This role is based in our Warsaw 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 your recruiter can share more about the in-office requirements. We offer a Contract of Employment (UoP) for our employees in Poland. At Asana, we're committed to building teams that include a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills, as this is critical to helping us achieve our mission. If you're interested in this role and don't meet every listed requirement, we still encourage you to apply. Important: This is a software engineering role. If your background is primarily scripting, dashboards, or operational playbooks, this likely isn't a fit.