Asana
SaaS
SeniorSoftwareEngineer,ConsumptionBasedBilling&Licensing
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“Senior Software Engineer, Consumption Based Billing & Licensing at Asana. Skills: backend distributed systems, APIs, data modeling, billing. Design backend systems. build backend systems”
What You'll Achieve.
build systems that decide what customers can access; what they’ve purchased; what they’ve used; ensure customers receive the right features; providing admins with clear management tools; build powerful, easy-to-use building blocks; empower other Asana engineers; craft exceptional user experiences; impact Asana's revenue; scalability; ensure a seamless admin experience; turn ambiguous business needs into reliable, shipped solutions; improves operational health; raising the bar for the team
Industry & Context.
solve hard technical challenges; usage tracking; billing accuracy; ambiguous architectural problems; translate them into clear, actionable technical plans; debugging and operational instincts
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
experience building production-grade software, focus on backend distributed systems, APIs, complex data modeling, Proven ability to take ambiguous architectural problems, translate them into clear, actionable technical plans, Experience owning large-scale projects, multiple stakeholders, complex technical dependencies, debugging and operational instincts, revenue-critical or customer-facing systems, collaborative communicator, working across functions, enterprise platform challenges, curiosity about AI tools, emerging technologies, willingness to learn and leverage them, enhance productivity, collaboration, decision-making, Interest in monetization, licensing, billing, enterprise platform systems
Nice to Have
Experience with billing, payments, entitlements, SaaS monetization, Familiarity with usage-based or consumption-based pricing models, Experience building admin tools, customer-facing operational dashboards, Background in platform, backend, distributed systems work, Experience improving reliability, correctness, migration safety
What You'll Do.
Design backend systems
build backend systems
operate backend systems
power licensing infrastructure
consumption-based billing infrastructure
Own complex features end-to-end
Architect critical systems
improve critical systems
automated license assignment
ensure seamless admin experience
Drive technical excellence
improves operational health
thoughtful code reviews
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Partner closely with Product; Design; Data; Finance; other engineering teams; turn ambiguous business needs; reliable, shipped solutions; collaborative communicator; working across functions; solve enterprise platform challenges
Communication Scope
collaborative communicator; working across functions
Process & Methodology
Experience owning large-scale projects, multiple stakeholders, complex technical dependencies
Full Job Description
We’re looking for a Senior Software Engineer to join our Consumption Based Billing & Licensing (CBBL) team to build the systems that decide what customers can access, what they’ve purchased, and what they’ve used. The CBBL team owns the infrastructure behind licensing, entitlements, and usage-based billing for Asana’s newest products, ensuring customers receive the right features while providing admins with clear management tools. As part of the wider Frameworks organization, you will build powerful, easy-to-use building blocks that empower other Asana engineers to craft exceptional user experiences through core infrastructure APIs. You will solve hard technical challenges around usage tracking and billing accuracy that directly impact Asana's revenue and scalability. 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 Design, build, and operate the high-leverage backend systems that power Asana's licensing and consumption-based billing infrastructure. Own complex features end-to-end, from initial problem framing and technical design through launch and global iteration. Architect and improve critical systems for access control, usage tracking, and automated license assignment to ensure a seamless admin experience. Partner closely with Product, Design, Data, Finance, and other engineering teams to turn ambiguous business needs into reliable, shipped solutions. Drive technical excellence across the codebase through strategic refactors, robust testing, and instrumentation that improves operational health. Magnify your impact by raising the bar for the team through thoughtful code reviews, design
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