Engineering Manager, Core Performance
Asana
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Posted:
August 2, 2023
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Hybrid
About the position
The job overview for this role is to lead the Core Performance team at Asana in making their web application fast and efficient. The team focuses on performance improvements and investigations, as well as empowering other teams within Asana to optimize their products and systems. The role involves leveraging cutting-edge web performance technologies and methodologies, managing a team of engineers, and collaborating with various stakeholders to identify and execute opportunities for enhancing Asana's speed and performance. This position offers the opportunity to have a significant impact on the organization while tackling technical, product, and organizational challenges.
Responsibilities
- Lead the charge in making Asana's web product fast and improving the speed of Asana's product teams
- Manage and grow a team of 3-5 engineers working on frameworks, processes, and culture
- Support and coach engineers in their technical and professional development
- Partner with product managers, Asana product, frameworks, and infrastructure teams to identify and execute opportunities for improving Asana's speed
- Contribute to organizational health initiatives outside of the team, on both engineering team and Asana-wide levels
Requirements
- 2+ years of engineering management experience
- 6+ years of experience working in software engineering
- 1+ years of experience as a Technical Lead
- Experience managing technical initiatives aimed towards web performance or developer productivity
- Ability to drive large initiatives spanning across multiple teams
- Strong collaboration and cross-functional skills
- Focus on maximizing impact for yourself and your team
- Ability to evaluate and frame complex technical decisions
- Oriented around the multi-year consequences of your decisions
Benefits
- Mental health, wellness & fitness benefits
- Career coaching & support
- Inclusive family building benefits
- Long-term savings or retirement plans
- In-office culinary options to cater to your dietary preferences