Principal Platform Engineer - AI-Driven Work Graph Leader

Asana, Inc.; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 366,000 - 380,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Mental health benefits

Wellness & fitness benefits

Career coaching & support

Inclusive family building benefits

Long-term savings/retirement plans

Job summary

Asana, Inc. is seeking a Principal Software Engineer to lead Platform engineering in New York.

You will own the architecture that powers Asana's products and customer experiences, driving large-scale initiatives across the Work Graph, APIs, and shared components. This hybrid role based in New York emphasizes leadership, mentorship, and strategic impact, partnering with R&D, Security, and Legal to align technical decisions with business outcomes.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience building production software at scale.
• Proven ability to set technical direction across large organizations.
• Experience leading platform design and architecture decisions.

Responsibilities

• Set technical direction across Asana's platform, including the Work Graph, APIs, and shared experiences.
• Partner with R&D, Security, and Legal to drive long-term initiatives across the platform.
• Mentor and grow senior engineers, and represent the platform externally through talks and writing.

Skills

Platform leadership

Distributed systems

AI governance

Cross-functional collaboration

Mentoring staff

Technical communication

Job description

Asana, Inc. is seeking a Principal Software Engineer to lead Platform engineering in New York.

You will own the architecture that powers Asana's products and customer experiences, driving large-scale initiatives across the Work Graph, APIs, and shared components. This hybrid role based in New York emphasizes leadership, mentorship, and strategic impact, partnering with R&D, Security, and Legal to align technical decisions with business outcomes.