Storage Infrastructure Engineering Manager

We are looking for an Engineering Manager who is passionate about helping their team members contribute more and develop not just as engineers, but also as human beings. You will focus on developing your team through compassionate leadership and nurturing a growth mindset. You are as enthusiastic about building your team through mentoring, coaching, and hiring as you are about the challenging technical problems that your team will solve. The Storage Infrastructure team builds and manages the foundational cloud storage layer for all of Asana’s user data. The team is responsible for the reliability and integrity of user data that powers Asana’s application and other key systems like search, AI features, and analytics. The team’s charter includes the reliability infrastructure for our relational storage/databases, search systems, and processes to facilitate the scaling of data read/write patterns and frameworks to manage and support user data privacy, security, and enterprise readiness. Each day, we combine industry best practices and innovation to support Asana and solve the unique problems within the storage space. In this role, you will lead and mentor a world-class team of engineers on building software systems to manage Asana’s online storage/data infrastructure, managing the high availability and reliability of our storage technologies, and defining the future vision and strategy of Asana’s online data architecture.  

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 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

• Drive the vision and strategy of Asana’s online data architecture, and its execution
• Manage the storage infrastructure team with three engineers and its future growth
• Partner with cross-functional stakeholders to guide the team’s roadmap and prioritization, and alignment with the vision of core infrastructure and Asana
• Contribute directly towards Asana’s high availability and reliability; guide the team in relevant decision-making and trade-offs across velocity, performance, and infrastructure cost
• Help the team identify and proactively mitigate single points of failure and risks; guide the design and evolution of scalability solutions to support Asana’s customer needs and future growth
• Lead or contribute to organizational health initiatives outside of your team

About you

• Prior experience building and operating infrastructure (preferably involving storage/data) and distributed systems at scale; (preferred) familiarity with cloud infrastructure, especially AWS
• 1-4 years leading engineering teams as a manager or TLM, guiding team planning/execution as well as career and impact growth for your reports
• Blend of intelligence, charisma, integrity, and technical skills to gain the trust of your team
• Experience collaborating with other engineering teams, PMs, and cross-functional partners on alignment and project execution, preferably also with teams in other timezones
• Focus on maximizing impact, for yourself and your team
• Ability to provide valuable input to any technical or product discussion
• Oriented around the multi-year consequences of your decisions

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 34,833 - 44,333 PLN gross on the Contract of Employment. 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.

About us

Asana helps teams orchestrate their work, from small projects to strategic initiatives. Millions of teams around the world rely on Asana to achieve their most important goals, faster. Asana has been named a Top 10 Best Workplace for 5 years in a row, is Fortune's #1 Best Workplace in the Bay Area, and one of Glassdoor’s and Inc.’s Best Places to Work. After spending more than a year physically distanced, Team Asana is safely and mindfully returning to in-person collaboration, incorporating flexibility that adds hybrid elements to our office-centric culture. With 11+ 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, and building a diverse, equitable, and inclusive company is core to our mission. Our goal is to ensure that Asana upholds an inclusive environment where all people feel that they are equally 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. We also comply with the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance and similar laws in other locations.

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