Asana · 2 weeks ago
Staff Engineer, API
San Francisco, CA
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$248K/yr - $316K/yr
6+ years expAsana is a leading platform for human + AI collaboration, and they are seeking an experienced Technical Lead for their API team. The role involves setting the technical strategy for the API platform, collaborating across teams, and mentoring engineers while driving the execution of the Developer Platform.
CollaborationEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSoftwareTask Management
Responsibilities
Set the technical strategy for the API platform within Asana and advocate for engineering-driven investments, with a vision for keeping our systems flexible and maintainable to meet customer needs now and in the future
Drive the team to continually and holistically better itself, enabling the engineers around you to deliver at a high velocity while helping them grow their skills in the process
Be a key collaborator with other groups in Engineering and a technical counterpart to the API team’s Engineering Manager, serving as a public face for API engineering and representing our interests across team boundaries
Partner with Product Management, Design, Data Science, and User Research to deeply understand developer needs, and then propose elegant solutions to meet them
Own and shape the guidelines for what good API design looks like, partnering with product engineering teams to help them implement those best practices in a self-serve manner
Develop across the entire stack to make developers’ experiences better by writing clean, beautiful code and leaving things better than you found them: this includes writing Scala, Javascript, and Typescript
Qualification
Required
6+ years of experience working in large codebases
2+ years leading engineering teams
1+ years building public-facing API products or Developer Platforms
Excellent communication, collaboration, and delegation skills
Quick learner and comfortable transitioning between different contexts and codebases, enabling you to jump in and rapidly unblock teammates facing thorny obstacles
Deep project management experience including high-level timeline planning, risk mitigation, stakeholder management, and coordinating the work of others
Passionate about mentoring engineers at all skill levels; able to identify technical growth opportunities and deliver thoughtful, candid feedback
Excited to be a part of an inclusive culture where everyone brings the aspects of themselves to the workplace that they need to thrive, fostering an environment of psychological safety within your team
Demonstrate curiosity about AI tools and emerging technologies, with a willingness to learn and leverage them to enhance productivity, collaboration, or decision-making
Benefits
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
Company
Asana
Asana is a software company that specializes in the fields of work management, productivity, team goals, and project execution.
1001-5000 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$453.2MKey Investors
Silicon Valley BankManhattan Venture Partners (MVP)Generation Investment Management
2020-09-30IPO
2020-08-15Undisclosed
2020-06-08Debt Financing· $200M
Leadership Team
Dan Rogers
Chief Executive Officer
Dustin Moskovitz
CEO & Co-Founder
Recent News
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