Asana is looking for a Principal Security Engineer to provide technical leadership and execution across our complex, global, high-growth SaaS environment. This senior individual contributor role reports to the Head of Security and is accountable for defining security architecture, setting technical direction, and driving cross-company alignment.
What You'll Do
- Define and deliver the Security Engineering technical strategy and multi-year roadmap aligned with Asana’s product, platform, and business priorities.
- Raise the technical bar across security engineering through design and risk reviews, hands-on mentorship, and clear standards.
- Partner with senior leaders across Engineering, Product, and Infrastructure to improve Asana’s overall security posture.
- Develop security policies, processes, and procedures that scale with a growing, global engineering organization.
- Help grow the security engineering team through recruiting and interviewing.
- Stay ahead of the threat landscape and support teams building new features and technologies to ensure they are secure by design.
What We're Looking For
- 10+ years in a security-related engineering role.
- 3+ years in a staff or principal-level role.
- Experience as a technical lead across multiple teams, influencing direction beyond direct ownership.
- Strong software engineering background, with the ability to engage deeply in system design, security architecture, and complex technical trade-offs.
- Deep understanding of application and platform risks, identity and access controls, and modern attack patterns.
- Significant, hands-on experience securing cloud environments at scale, especially AWS.
- Excel at evaluating security trade-offs, making pragmatic, risk-informed decisions, and communicating those decisions clearly to technical and non-technical stakeholders.
Nice to Have
- Demonstrated curiosity about AI tools and emerging technologies, with a willingness to learn and leverage them to enhance productivity, collaboration, or decision-making.
Technical Stack
- AWS
Team & Environment
This role reports to the Head of Security.
Benefits & Compensation
- Compensation range: $336,000 - $395,000 + equity.
- 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 dietary preferences.
Work Mode
This is a hybrid role based in San Francisco.
Asana is committed to building teams that include a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills.
