Senior Software Engineer, Infrastructure Security

Decisive Point; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 202,000 - 230,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Mental health, wellness & fitness

Career coaching & support

Inclusive family building benefits

Long-term savings or retirement plans

In-office culinary options

Job summary

Asana, a leading platform for human + AI collaboration, is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to join the Security Development team in San Francisco. The role focuses on building durable, secure-by-default platforms and preventing systemic security risks at scale.

You will help empower engineering teams to move fast and safely. The role emphasizes building platforms, libraries, and core infrastructure with strong security controls, AWS experience, and a proactive mindset.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of professional software development in large codebases.
• Background in building platforms, libraries, or core infrastructure.
• Strong focus on security engineering with preventative controls.
• Solid programming fundamentals and CS knowledge.
• Experience with cloud infrastructure, especially AWS.
• Excellent communication for cross-team collaboration.
• Curiosity about AI tools and emerging technologies.

Responsibilities

• Design and maintain secure-by-default frameworks and platforms to prevent vulnerabilities.
• Engineer and improve core security services, including access control and secrets management.
• Develop and own the remediation platform, building tools to address risks.
• Partner with product and infrastructure teams to implement foundational security controls for cloud networking and compute.
• Advise on securing projects at all phases of design, development, launch, and incidents.
• Influence engineering initiatives through design reviews and security trade-offs.

Skills

Security engineering

Platform development

AWS experience

Programming fundamentals

Tools

AWS

Job description

Overview

We are dedicated to ensuring proactive elimination of entire classes of security risk by engineering the core libraries, platforms and frameworks that provide secure guardrails for all Asanas.

We are looking for a Senior Software Engineer to join our new Security Development team. This team is focused on building durable, secure-by-default solutions to protect Asana's infrastructure and product. Instead of acting as gatekeepers, we build guardrails that empower engineering teams to move quickly and safely. You will be responsible for engineering preventative controls at scale, focusing on building platforms and frameworks that eradicate systemic risks.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain secure-by-default frameworks, libraries, and platforms to eliminate entire classes of vulnerabilities.


• Engineer and improve core security services, including our access control frameworks, secrets management infrastructure, and AWS permissions systems.


• Develop and own the platform for vulnerability remediation, creating tooling that empowers engineering teams to address risks efficiently.


• Partner with product and infrastructure teams to architect and implement foundational security controls for Asana including cloud networking, and compute infrastructure.


• Partner with product teams to effectively offer recommendations for how to secure projects at all phases of implementation (design, development, launch, and/or incidents)


• Influence engineering initiatives through design reviews, communicating security principles, and helping teams make sound security trade-offs.

About you

• 4+ years of experience in full-time professional software development, working with large codebases.


• Proven software engineering experience, with a background in building platforms, libraries, or core infrastructure.


• Strong interest or direct experience in security engineering, with a focus on building preventative controls.


• Expertise in programming and computer science fundamentals.


• Experience with cloud infrastructure and services, particularly AWS.


• Excellent communication skills for collaborating effectively with engineering teams across the organization.


• A proactive mindset geared towards identifying and eliminating systemic risks, not just individual bugs.


• Demonstrates curiosity about AI tools and emerging technologies, with a willingness to learn and leverage them to enhance productivity, collaboration, or decision-making.

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 $202,000-$230,000. 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 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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