Tech Lead, API

Asana • San Francisco, CA

179d • $248,000 - $316,000

About The Position

Asana’s API gives external developers the power and flexibility to extend Asana's functionality in creative ways that Asana doesn't yet provide. In turn, this rich ecosystem of apps, integrations, and scripts helps us ensure that Asana can support every customer use case out there – no matter how big or small the team, and no matter which tools or workflows they use. The API team at Asana builds the Developer Platform that makes this possible; we own the gateway that facilitates data flow in and out of Asana. We’re looking for an experienced Technical Lead to help us make our Developer Platform come to life, driving execution and technical vision for the team. Your scope will range from assisting product teams in exposing new functionality via the API, to overseeing foundational changes to our API’s core features and security model, to rearchitecting the underlying API frameworks for simplicity and ease-of-use, to mentoring and growing the engineers and developer advocates on the team. If you care deeply about building effective developer experiences and high-performing engineering teams, then we’d love to hear from you! This role is based in our San Francisco 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.

Requirements

• 6+ years of experience working in large codebases.
• 2+ years leading engineering teams.
• 1+ years building public-facing API products or Developer Platforms.
• Excellent communication, collaboration, and delegation skills.
• Quick learner and comfortable transitioning between different contexts and codebases.
• Deep project management experience including high-level timeline planning, risk mitigation, and stakeholder management.
• Passionate about mentoring engineers at all skill levels.
• Excited to be a part of an inclusive culture fostering psychological safety.

Nice To Haves

• Demonstrate curiosity about AI tools and emerging technologies.

Responsibilities

• Set the technical strategy for the API platform within Asana and advocate for engineering-driven investments.
• Drive the team to continually and holistically better itself, enabling the engineers around you to deliver at a high velocity while helping them grow their skills.
• Be a key collaborator with other groups in Engineering and a technical counterpart to the API team’s Engineering Manager.
• Partner with Product Management, Design, Data Science, and User Research to deeply understand developer needs.
• Own and shape the guidelines for what good API design looks like.
• Develop across the entire stack to improve developers’ experiences by writing clean, beautiful code.

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.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees