Staff Software Engineer, Query and Access Control

We're looking for a staff software engineer to work on how data is queried and who is allowed to see it. Every read in Asana

passes through this layer: it resolves what a user is asking for and enforces, on every object, whether that user is permitted to

see it. You will help us keep those guarantees correct and fast as our largest customers grow their domains, their permission

structures get more intricate, and AI agents become a significant new class of caller.

The Query and Access Control team

owns the query execution path over the Work Graph and the permissioning model that governs it. As a staff engineer on the team,

you will take on our hardest technical problems and drive the work that spans several teams, bringing depth to the design

decisions that shape this layer for years. We work closely with other teams in the core infrastructure area to build and retain

customer trust in Asana as the platform for their critical workflows.

This role is based in our Reykjavik 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 and implement a query layer over the Work Graph that stays correct and performant as

customer domains and permission structures grow

• Evolve our access control model so that permission checks remain sound,

auditable, and fast on every read path

• Define how new classes of caller, including AI agents acting on a user's behalf,

are authorized, without weakening the guarantees customers depend on

• Drive large, multi-quarter projects that cut across

team boundaries, from design and implementation through deployment and iteration

• Build alignment on the design with

engineers and leaders in other teams before the code is written, and keep that alignment as the work lands

• Share what you

know through design review, code review, and mentorship

• Partner with infrastructure teams across Asana to define how user

data in the Work Graph is accessed

• Support framework and product engineers to build new product functionality at scale,

quickly

About you

• 8+ years of engineering experience building and operating reliable

backend services at scale, with 3+ years driving large-scale projects

• You have driven large technical initiatives

spanning multiple teams, and perhaps organizations, from early design to adoption

• You go deep on hard problems and can

carry a design from first principles through to production

• You enjoy sharing what you know with other engineers and

helping them build production-quality infrastructure

• You are skilled at communicating technical concepts and constraints

to cross-functional partners in product

• You bring care and rigor to systems where correctness is not negotiable, and can

reason about the blast radius of a change before it ships

Desirable

• You have

experience with authorization systems, permission models, or multi-tenant data isolation at scale

• You have worked on

query engines, query planning, caching layers, or graph-shaped data access

• You are familiar with infrastructure-as-code

and container orchestration technologies like Terraform and Kubernetes

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.

What

we’ll offer

Our comprehensive compensation package plays a big part in how we recognize you for the impact you

have on our path to achieving our mission. We believe that compensation should be reflective of the value you create relative to

the market value of your role. To ensure pay is fair and not impacted by biases, we're committed to looking at market value which

is why we check ourselves and conduct a yearly pay equity audit.

For this role, the estimated base salary range is between

1 600 000 - 1 800 000 ISK monthly. The actual base salary will vary based on various factors, including market and individual

qualifications objectively assessed during the interview process. The listed range above is a guideline, and the base salary range

for this role may be modified.

In addition to base salary, your compensation package may include additional components such

as equity, sales incentive pay (for most sales roles), and benefits. If you're interviewing for this role, speak with your Talent

Acquisition Partner to learn more about the total compensation and benefits for this role.

We strive to provide equitable

and competitive benefits packages that support our employees worldwide and include:

• 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

These are just some

of the benefits we offer, and benefits may vary based on role, country, and local regulations. If you're interviewing for this

role, speak with your Talent Acquisition Partner to learn more about the total compensation and benefits for this role.

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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