Asana

SaaS

SeniorSoftwareEngineer,ConsumptionBasedBilling&Licensing

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

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The Brief

“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.

SaaS
Problems you'll solve

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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