Tech Lead, Platform Reliability Engineering

Warsaw, PolandHybrid

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Responsibilities

Design and build core platform systems – load shedding, circuit breakers, rate limiting – that protect Asana at scale.
Own critical platform concerns like ingress and egress, shaping how traffic flows through our systems.
Define stable interfaces and libraries that other platform teams build on.
Lead end-to-end projects, from scoping and design through to rollout, working across multiple platform teams.
Raise the bar for technical quality through code reviews, design discussions, and technical mentorship.

You'll guide ICs through technical design and project leadership, and partner with teams across the company.
Our tech stack includes: AWS, Kubernetes (EKS), MySQL (RDS), OpenSearch, DynamoDB, Redis, Terraform, Datadog, TypeScript, Scala, Go, and Python. (Yeah, we know this sounds like buzzword bingo – but we want this post to actually show up in your searches.)
Most Asanas have the option to work from home on Wednesdays.
We use Go, Python, Scala, and TypeScript, but we care more about engineering fundamentals than specific language experience. 8+ years of
Experience leading technical projects and influencing direction across teams.
Familiarity with distributed systems patterns – you've thought about things like backpressure, graceful degradation, and capacity planning. •
Experience with major cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, or Azure), Terraform, and monitoring tooling like Datadog or similar. •
Experience defining and working within explicit reliability and performance targets for production systems.
Demonstrates curiosity about AI tools and emerging technologies, with a willingness to learn and leverage them to enhance productivity, collaboration, or decision-making
MacBooks with all necessary accessories

Generous, transparent and fair compensation system (base salary and generous Restricted Stock Unit for Asana Inc.)
Contract of Employment ( with 50% tax deductible costs for author’s rights usage for Engineers)
Health insurance with dental and travel coverage (Lux Med)
Home office setup budget Gym/Fitness card
Fertility healthcare and family-forming support with Carrot
Group life insurance Holiday allowance
For this role, the estimated base salary range is between 29000 - 42000 PLN gross monthly on the contract of employment (UoP). The actual base salary will vary based on various factors and individual
qualifications objectively assessed during the interview process. The listed range above is a guideline, and the base compensation range for this role may be modified.
Our total compensation consists of base salary and equity (RSUs). #LI-Hybrid #LI-KM2 About us

We're looking for a Tech Lead to own technical direction for Asana's Platform Reliability Engineering team.
This role is for someone who thrives as a technical leader without needing to take on people management.
At Asana, Tech Leads own technical execution, architecture, and long-term engineering strategy.
You'll lead complex projects, make key technical decisions, and set the standard for engineering quality.
Your team will build core platform systems like load shedding, rate limiting, circuit breakers, and traffic controls that protect Asana under real-world load.
This is hands-on work – you'll spend significant time designing and building systems alongside the team, while partnering with other platform teams to make reliability something that's built in, not bolted on.
We're especially interested in people who think like backend engineers but obsess over failure modes, capacity planning, and building systems that degrade gracefully under pressure.
This role is based in our Warsaw office with an office-centric hybrid schedule.
The standard in-office days are Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday.
Working from home on Fridays depends on the type of work you do, and your recruiter can share more about the in-office requirements.