Senior Software Engineer, Platform Reliability

Asana is hiring a Senior Platform Reliability Engineer to build foundational systems that enhance platform stability and performance. The role involves working on core platform systems such as load shedding, rate limiting, and circuit breakers to ensure Asana's infrastructure reliability. The position is hybrid, based in the Warsaw office, collaborating with infrastructure teams in Warsaw and Reykjavik.

• Strong software engineering background with comfort in writing production code and system design.
• 7+ 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 with infrastructure teams.
• Curiosity about AI tools and emerging technologies with willingness to learn and apply them.

Nice to have:

• Experience with Go, Python, Scala, and TypeScript is valued but engineering fundamentals are prioritized.

• Design and build core platform systems like load shedding, rate limiting, and circuit breakers that protect Asana at scale.
• Own critical platform concerns such as 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 to rollout, collaborating across multiple platform teams.
• Partner with infrastructure teams to embed reliability into Asana's architecture as a core design constraint.
• Debug complex problems across the technology stack and prevent recurrence.
• Share knowledge through code reviews, design discussions, and mentorship.

This role requires working mostly from the Warsaw office with a hybrid schedule: standard in-office days are Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday; optional work from home on Wednesdays; Friday remote work depends on the type of work and recruiter guidance.