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Senior Software Engineer, Security Development

Asana
Hybrid - San Francisco, 3 days/week (Mon, Tue, Thu)Updated 6d ago
Base salary
$202k–$230k
Published base salary range
Location
Hybrid - San Francisco, 3 days/week (Mon, Tue, Thu)
Remote eligibility
Employment
Full-time
Senior
Role family
Security
B2B SaaS
Role skills
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About the job

Company

Asana is a leading platform for human + AI collaboration, used by millions of teams worldwide. The company has been recognized for workplace culture and innovation.

Role

Join the new Security Development team to build durable, secure-by-default solutions that protect Asana's infrastructure and product. Instead of acting as gatekeepers, the team builds guardrails that empower engineering teams to move quickly and safely.

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 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, including cloud networking and compute infrastructure.
  • Influence engineering initiatives through design reviews and communicating security principles.

Qualifications

  • 4+ years of experience in full-time professional software development, working with large codebases.
  • Proven experience building platforms, libraries, or core infrastructure.
  • Strong interest or direct experience in security engineering, focusing on preventative controls.
  • Expertise in programming and computer science fundamentals.
  • Experience with cloud infrastructure and services, particularly AWS.
  • Excellent communication skills and a proactive mindset for eliminating systemic risks.

Compensation

Estimated base salary range: $202,000 - $230,000. Actual base salary varies based on market and individual qualifications. Additional components may include equity and benefits.

Benefits

Benefits include mental health, wellness & fitness benefits, career coaching & support, inclusive family building benefits, long-term savings or retirement plans, and in-office culinary options.

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