Senior Software Engineer, Platform Reliability

Asana is building a new Platform Reliability Engineering team focused on foundational systems that protect the platform's stability and performance. The role involves working with backend systems at scale, collaborating with infrastructure teams in Warsaw and Reykjavik, and shaping the technical direction of platform reliability.

• Strong software engineering background with comfort in writing production code and system design.
• 5+ years of experience building and operating backend systems at scale.
• Familiarity with distributed systems patterns including backpressure, graceful degradation, and capacity planning.
• Experience with major cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, or Azure), Terraform, and monitoring tools like Datadog.
• Experience defining and working within explicit reliability and performance targets for production systems.
• Clear communication and strong collaboration skills.
• Curiosity about AI tools and emerging technologies with willingness to learn and leverage them.
• This is a software engineering role, not focused on scripting, dashboards, or operational playbooks.

• Design and build core platform systems such as load shedding, circuit breakers, and rate limiting to protect Asana at scale.
• Own critical platform concerns like ingress and egress, managing traffic flow through systems.
• Define stable interfaces and libraries for other platform teams.
• Lead end-to-end projects from scoping and design through rollout across multiple platform teams.
• Partner with infrastructure teams to embed reliability as a core design constraint.
• Debug complex issues across the stack and ensure they do not recur.
• Share knowledge through code reviews, design discussions, and mentorship.

This role is based in the Warsaw office with a hybrid schedule: in-office days are Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday; work from home is possible on Wednesdays; Fridays depend on the type of work. Employment contract (UoP) is offered for employees in Poland.