Asana

SaaS

SeniorSoftwareEngineer,WebAppPerformance

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

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The Brief

“Senior Software Engineer, Web App Performance at Asana. Skills: Web application performance, Feature scalability, Frontend infrastructure. Lead technical initiatives. Improve web application performance”

What You'll Achieve.

Significantly improve Asana's web application performance; Enhance Asana's infrastructure; Optimize customer experiences; Elevate our technical excellence

Industry & Context.

SaaS
Problems you'll solve

Tackle complex technical challenges; Solving scalability challenges; Approach ambiguous problems; Structured methodology

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

6+ years of experience in full-time professional software development, 3+ years of experience in modern frontend web technologies, Experience leading challenging technical projects, Excellent communication skills, Ability to approach ambiguous problems with curiosity and a structured methodology, Demonstrated sound judgment in balancing speed of development with code quality and maintainability

Nice to Have

focus on frontend infrastructure (data fetching, routing, build systems), Curiosity about AI tools and emerging technologies, Experience or willingness to mentor other engineers on technical issues

What You'll Do.

Lead technical initiatives

Improve web application performance

Investigate scalability issues

Resolve scalability issues

Work across shared tech stack

Enhance Asana's infrastructure

Optimize customer experiences

Elevate technical excellence

Empower other engineers

Serve as subject matter expert

Drive technical projects

Navigate complex code

Implement necessary changes

Communicate effectively

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Collaborate with infrastructure teams; Collaborate with product; Collaborate with stakeholders; Work together effortlessly

Communication Scope

Communicate effectively with technical and non-technical audiences

Process & Methodology

Drive technical projects

Full Job Description

We are dedicated to ensuring Asana's web application remains fast, efficient, and scalable for all customers, regardless of size. As a Senior Software Engineer on our Performance & Scalability team in Vancouver, you will play a critical role in both improving web application performance and ensuring feature scalability for our largest customers. You will tackle complex technical challenges, lead key frontend infrastructure initiatives, and mentor other engineers across our shared tech stack. By collaborating with infrastructure teams and utilizing cutting-edge web technologies, you will enhance Asana's infrastructure, optimize customer experiences, and elevate our technical excellence. 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 Lead, design, and execute technical initiatives to significantly improve Asana's web application performance. Investigate and resolve high-impact scalability issues within Asana’s product and frameworks. Work across the entire shared tech stack, including frontend infrastructure, data loading, and asynchronous executions. Collaborate with Infrastructure teams to enhance visibility into scalability and performance problems. Empower other engineers to identify and address root causes of performance and scalability issues. Serve as a subject matter expert on frontend infrastructure, performance optimization, and feature scaling, providing mentorship and guidance. Drive technical projects, navigating complex code and systems and implementing necessary changes. Communicate effectively with technical and non-technical audiences, translating technical investments to b

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