Senior Software Engineer, Web App Performance & Scalability

We are dedicated to ensuring Asana's web application remains fast, efficient, and scalable for all customers, regardless of size. Our team works on improving application performance and resolving high-impact scalability issues. We collaborate with other engineering teams, utilizing cutting-edge web technologies and methodologies to enhance Asana’s infrastructure and customer experience.

This role is based in our Vancouver office with an office-centric hybrid schedule. Along with most Asanas, you’ll work from this office in person on Mondays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays. Most Asanas have the option to work from home on Wednesdays and Fridays. If you're interviewing for this role, your Talent Acquisition Partner will share more about the in-office requirements. 

As a Senior Software Engineer, you will play a critical role in both improving web application performance and ensuring feature scalability for Asana’s largest customers. You will tackle complex technical challenges, lead key initiatives, and mentor other engineers. This role requires a blend of deep technical expertise, problem-solving skills, and effective communication.

What you’ll achieve:

• Lead, design, and execute technical initiatives to significantly improve Asana's web application performance.
• Investigate and resolve high-impact scalability issues within Asana’s product and frameworks.
• Work across the entire shared tech stack, including frontend infrastructure, data loading, and asynchronous executions.
• Collaborate with Infrastructure teams to enhance visibility into scalability and performance problems.
• Empower other engineers to identify and address root causes of performance and scalability issues.
• Serve as a subject matter expert on frontend infrastructure, performance optimization, and feature scaling, providing mentorship and guidance.
• Drive technical projects, navigating complex code and systems and implementing necessary changes.
• Communicate effectively with technical and non-technical audiences, translating technical investments to business impact.

About you:

• 5+ years of experience in full-time professional software development, working with large codebases.
• 3+ years of experience in modern frontend web technologies, with a focus on frontend infrastructure (data fetching, routing, build systems).
• Experience leading challenging technical projects and driving changes in complex systems.
• Excellent communication skills for collaboration and stakeholder engagement.
• Passion for web performance optimization and solving scalability challenges.
• Ability to approach ambiguous problems with curiosity and a structured methodology.
• Demonstrated sound judgment in balancing speed of development with code quality and maintainability.
• Demonstrates curiosity about AI tools and emerging technologies, with a willingness to learn and leverage them to enhance productivity, collaboration, or decision-making.
• Experience or willingness to mentor other engineers on technical issues.

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.

What we’ll offer:

Our comprehensive compensation package plays a big part in how we recognize you for the impact you have on our path to achieving our mission. We believe that compensation should be reflective of the value you create relative to the market value of your role. To ensure pay is fair and not impacted by biases, we're committed to looking at market value which is why we check ourselves and conduct a yearly pay equity audit.

For this role, the estimated base salary range is between $176,000 CAD - $224,000 CAD. The actual base salary will vary based on various factors, including market and individual qualifications objectively assessed during the interview process. The listed range above is a guideline, and the base salary range for this role may be modified.

In addition to base salary, your compensation package may include additional components such as equity, sales incentive pay (for most sales roles), and benefits. If you're interviewing for this role, speak with your Talent Acquisition Partner to learn more about the total compensation and benefits for this role.

We strive to provide equitable and competitive benefits packages that support our employees worldwide and include:

• Mental health, wellness & fitness benefits
• Career coaching & support
• Inclusive family building benefits
• Long-term savings or retirement plans
• In-office culinary options to cater to your dietary preferences 

These are just some of the benefits we offer, and benefits may vary based on role, country, and local regulations. If you're interviewing for this role, speak with your Talent Acquisition Partner to learn more about the total compensation and benefits for this role.

About Us:

Asana helps teams orchestrate their work, from small projects to strategic initiatives. Millions of teams around the world rely on Asana to achieve their most important goals, faster. Asana has been named a Top 10 Best Workplace for 5 years in a row, is Fortune's #1 Best Workplace in the Bay Area, and one of Glassdoor’s and Inc.’s Best Places to Work. After spending more than a year physically distanced, Team Asana is safely and mindfully returning to in-person collaboration, incorporating flexibility that adds hybrid elements to our office-centric culture. With 11+ offices all over the world, we are always looking for individuals who care about building technology that drives positive change in the world and a culture where everyone feels that they belong. 

We believe in supporting people to do their best work and thrive, and building a diverse, equitable, and inclusive company is core to our mission. Our goal is to ensure that Asana upholds an inclusive environment where all people feel that they are equally respected and valued, whether they are applying for an open position or working at the company. We provide equal employment opportunities to all applicants without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by law. We also comply with the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance and similar laws in other locations.

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About us

Asana is a leading platform for human + AI collaboration. Millions of teams around the world rely on Asana to achieve their most important goals, faster. Asana has been named to Fortune's Best Workplaces for 7+ years and recognized by Fast Company, Forbes, and Gartner for excellence in workplace culture and innovation. We offer an exceptional office-centric culture while adopting the best elements of hybrid models to ensure that every one of our global team members can work together effortlessly. With 13+ offices all over the world, we are always looking for individuals who care about building technology that drives positive change in the world and a culture where everyone feels that they belong.

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