24 days ago
Reykjavík, IcelandStaff+
Responsibilities
- Design and implement a correct and performant query layer over the Work Graph.
- Evolve access-control and permission models to remain sound, auditable, and fast across read paths.
- Define authorization for new caller types, including AI agents acting on users’ behalf.
- Drive large, multi-quarter technical projects across team boundaries from design through deployment and iteration.
- Build alignment with engineers and leaders through design reviews and technical collaboration.
- Mentor engineers through design review, code review, and knowledge sharing.
- Partner with infrastructure teams to define how Work Graph data is accessed.
- Support framework and product engineers in building scalable product functionality.
Requirements
- 8+ years of engineering experience building and operating reliable backend services at scale.
- 3+ years driving large-scale projects.
- Experience driving large technical initiatives spanning multiple teams or organizations from design through adoption.
- Ability to take difficult technical designs from first principles through production.
- Strong communication skills for explaining technical concepts and constraints to cross-functional product partners.
- Experience reasoning rigorously about correctness, system impact, and change blast radius.
Benefits
- Mental health, wellness, and fitness benefits.
- Career coaching and support.
- Inclusive family-building benefits.
- Long-term savings or retirement plans.
- In-office culinary options supporting dietary preferences.
- Office-centric hybrid work in Reykjavik, with standard in-office days Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday; Wednesday work from home is generally available and Friday arrangements depend on the role and team.
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About Asana
Asana builds a work management platform that helps teams plan, track, and coordinate projects and goals, with AI-assisted features and integrations. It sells subscription-based SaaS used across functions from marketing to engineering. Founded in 2008 and headquartered in San Francisco, Asana is publicly traded on the NYSE and used by more than 170,000 organizations, including Accenture and Amazon.