✦ Luna Orbit — Software Engineering

Staff Software Engineer, API

at Asana

📍 San Francisco Onsite Posted March 19, 2026
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Position Details

Type Not Specified
Experience lead
Exp. Years 6+ years
Education Not specified
Category Software Engineering

About this role

This role involves leading the API engineering team at Asana, focusing on building a developer platform, API security, and rearchitecting core API frameworks to improve usability and security.

Key Responsibilities

  • Set technical strategy for API platform
  • Oversee API security and core features
  • Mentor engineering team
  • Collaborate with product and design teams
  • Rearchitect API frameworks

Technical Overview

The technical environment includes Scala, Javascript, Typescript, API frameworks, and security models, with a focus on data flow and API design for developer experience.

Ideal Candidate

The ideal candidate is a senior software engineer with extensive experience in API development, security, and large codebase management. They possess leadership skills to guide engineering teams and a strong technical vision for developer platforms.

Must-Have Skills

6+ years of experience working in large codebases2+ years leading engineering teams1+ years building public-facing API products or Developer PlatformsExcellent communicationcollaborationand delegation skills

Required Skills

APIScalaJavascriptTypescriptAPI designsecurity modelAPI frameworksdata flowdeveloper platformengineering leadership

Hard Skills

ScalaJavascriptTypescriptAPI designSecurity modelAPI frameworksData flowDeveloper Platform

Soft Skills

communicationcollaborationdelegationleadershipmentoringtechnical vision

Industry & Role

Industry SaaS
Job Function Lead API development and platform architecture
Role Subtype Software Architect

Keywords for Your Resume

Staff Software EngineerAPIAPI designdeveloper platformScalaJavascriptTypescriptsecurity modelAPI frameworksdata flowengineering leadershipsoftware engineeringlarge codebasesAPI securitydeveloper experienceleadership

Deal Breakers

Less than 2 years leading engineering teams, Lack of experience with API design or developer platforms, Inability to communicate technical vision

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