Senior Software Engineer, Security Development
Asana- Base salary
- $202k–$230k Published base salary range
- Location
- Hybrid - San Francisco, 3 days/week (Mon, Tue, Thu) Remote eligibility
- Employment
- Full-time Senior
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.
Application
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