Asana

SaaS

SeniorSoftwareEngineer,APIs

CA$176–200k Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Remote Friendly
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HIGH DEMAND

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The Brief

“Senior Software Engineer, APIs at Asana. Skills: API design, Scala, Typescript. Shape API design guidelines. Own API gateways”

What You'll Achieve.

Make developer platform come to life for AI; Enable data flow into and out of Asana; Translate developer needs into scalable solutions; Continuously improve experience for developers and AI agents; Leave systems better than found

Industry & Context.

SaaS

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

6+ years of experience working within large, complex codebases, 1 or more years of experience building public-facing API products or developer platforms, Excellent communication and collaboration skills for partnering effectively with cross-functional teams, Ability to learn quickly and comfortably transition between different areas of a large codebase

Nice to Have

Curiosity about AI tools and emerging technologies

What You'll Do.

Shape API design guidelines

Design secure interfaces

Enable new API features

Improve developer experience

Contribute to full stack

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Partner with other product teams; Collaborate with Product Management, Design, Data Science, and User Research; Partner with cross-functional stakeholders; Collaborate within a high-performing engineering environment

Communication Scope

Excellent communication skills

Full Job Description

At Asana, we believe AI represents the future of work, and APIs are at the heart of how AI connects with the tools where work happens. As a Software Engineer on our API and Developer Platform team in Vancouver, you will help make our developer platform come to life for AI, owning the gateways that enable data flow into and out of Asana. You’ll use your engineering experience to design intuitive and secure interfaces, partner with other product teams to enable new API features, and improve the holistic experience for external developers and AI agents. By joining our team, you will contribute directly to an agentic future for the enterprise and collaborate within a high-performing engineering environment. This role is based in our Vancouver office with an office-centric hybrid schedule. The standard in-office days are Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday. Most Asanas have the option to work from home on Wednesdays. Working from home on Fridays depends on the type of work you do and the teams with which you partner. If you're interviewing for this role, your recruiter will share more about the in-office requirements. What you’ll achieve Shape and own the guidelines for what constitutes excellent API design, partnering with internal engineering teams to enable them to implement best practices in a self-service manner. Collaborate with Product Management, Design, Data Science, and User Research to gain a deep understanding of developer needs and translate them into elegant, scalable platform solutions. Contribute across the full stack using Scala and Typescript to continuously improve the experience for external developers and AI agents. Drive code quality and maintainability by developing clean, beautiful code and proactively leaving systems better than they were found. Partner with cross-functional stakeholders to influence the roadmap for our Model Context Protocol (MCP) server. About you 6+ years of experience working within large, complex codebases. 1 or more years of expe

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