Room to grow: This is a new team, and you'll help shape what Platform Reliability Engineering looks like at Asana – whether that means leading projects, mentoring others, or defining our technical direction.
In this role, success means shipping systems that other teams rely on by default – because they make the platform safer, not because they're mandatory.
We're especially interested in people who think like backend engineers but obsess over failure modes, capacity planning, and building systems that degrade gracefully under pressure.
This role is based in our Warsaw 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 your recruiter can share more about the in-office requirements.
We offer a Contract of Employment (UoP) for our employees in Poland.
What you'll achieve
Design and build core platform systems – load shedding, circuit breakers, rate limiting – that protect Asana at scale.
Own critical platform concerns like ingress and egress, shaping how traffic flows through our systems.
Define stable interfaces and libraries that other platform teams build on.
Lead end-to-end projects, from scoping and design through to rollout, working across multiple platform teams.
Partner with other infrastructure teams to embed reliability into Asana's architecture – not as an afterthought, but as a core design constraint.
Debug hard problems across the stack. When something breaks in a way that matters, you'll be the person who figures out why and makes sure it doesn't happen again.
Share knowledge through code reviews, design discussions, and mentorship.
About you
Strong software engineering background – you're comfortable writing production code and designing systems. We use Go, Python, Scala, and TypeScript, but we care more about engineering fundamentals than specific language experience.
5+ years of experience building and operating backend systems at scale.
Familiarity with distributed systems patterns – you've thought about things like backpressure, graceful degradation, and capacity planning.
Experience with major cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, or Azure), Terraform, and monitoring tooling like Datadog or similar.
Experience defining and working within explicit reliability and performance targets for production systems.
Clear communicator and strong collaborator – you're comfortable navigating trade-offs with other platform and infrastructure teams.
Demonstrates curiosity about AI tools and emerging technologies, with a willingness to learn and leverage them to enhance productivity, collaboration, or decision-making
At Asana, we're committed to building teams that include a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills, as this is critical to helping us achieve our mission. If you're interested in this role and don't meet every listed requirement, we still encourage you to apply.
Important: This is a software engineering role. If your background is primarily scripting, dashboards, or operational playbooks, this likely isn't a fit.
What we offer
Generous, transparent and fair compensation system (base salary and generous Restricted Stock Unit for Asana Inc.)
Contract of Employment (with 50% tax deductible costs for author’s rights usage for Engineers)
Health insurance with dental and travel coverage (Lux Med)
Lunch catering on the days that you work from the office
Career growth budget
Home office setup budget
Gym/Fitness card
Fertility healthcare and family-forming support with Carrot
Mental health support in Modern Health
Group life insurance
Holiday allowance
MacBooks with all necessary accessories
For this role, the estimated base salary range is between 31,000 - 36,000 PLN gross monthly on the contract of employment (UoP). The actual base salary will vary based on various factors and individual qualifications objectively assessed during the interview process. The listed range above is a guideline, and the base compensation range for this role may be modified.
Our total compensation consists of base salary and equity (RSUs).
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About us
Asana is a leading platform for human + AI collaboration. Millions of teams around the world rely on Asana to achieve their most important goals, faster. Asana has been named to Fortune's Best Workplaces for 7+ years and recognized by Fast Company, Forbes, and Gartner for excellence in workplace culture and innovation. We offer an exceptional office-centric culture while adopting the best elements of hybrid models to ensure that every one of our global team members can work together effortlessly. With 13+ offices all over the world, we are always looking for individuals who care about building technology that drives positive change in the world and a culture where everyone feels that they belong.
We believe in supporting people to do their best work and thrive. Our goal is to ensure that Asana upholds an environment where all people feel that they are respected and valued, whether they are applying for an open position or working at the company. We provide equal employment opportunities to all applicants without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by law.
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