Description
We're looking for an experienced backend engineer with a passion for learning and working on systems. You will work with a world-class team of engineers on deploying and operating existing systems, and building new ones for challenges unique to our problem space.
You will have a unique opportunity to design, develop, and operate services and frameworks that power Asana.
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.
What you'll achieve
- Design, build, and iterate on frameworks that influence all aspects of the Asana product.
- Partner with other frameworks and product engineering teams to identify opportunities to enable teams to develop faster at Asana, and help the company achieve our goals faster.
- Analyze complex systems to uncover issues, root causes, and areas of improvement.
- Champion code quality and best practices, setting a standard through example and frameworks.
- Develop new APIs that balance usability with the capability to support Asana's feature-rich web application.
- Write clean, beautiful code, striving to leave it in a better state than you found it.
- Experience growth through opportunities to stretch and learn, enhancing your development.
- Collaborate with a world-class engineering team to build new functionality through intuitive building blocks.
About you
- 3+ years of backend experience working in large, well-maintained codebases writing and shipping production code.
- Ability to learn quickly and transition seamlessly between different areas of a complex codebase.
- Sound autonomous judgment when balancing moving quickly with producing quality, long-term maintainable code.
- Focus on establishing and spreading high-quality software engineering patterns.
- Familiarity with React/GraphQL ecosystem, TypeScript (preferred).
- Seeking an empowering environment where you and your teammates support each other's growth and development.
- Demonstrated curiosity about AI tools and emerging technologies, with a willingness to learn and leverage them to enhance productivity, collaboration, or decision-making.
What we'll offer
- Estimated monthly base salary range: 1,000,000 ISK - 1,200,000 ISK.
- Comprehensive compensation package.
- Mental health, wellness & fitness benefits.
- Career coaching & support.
- Inclusive family building benefits.
- Long-term savings or retirement plans.
- In-office culinary options.