What are the responsibilities and job description for the Data Engineer position at Asana?
As part of the Enterprise Data & Intelligence (EDI) team, you will play a key role in enabling company-wide, data-informed decision-making. Our business and product teams rely on our data platforms and products to analyze and optimize adoption, growth, and revenue.
This role blends deep technical expertise with strategic collaboration. As a senior individual contributor, you will lead by example — guiding technical decisions, coaching teammates, and partnering with stakeholders across Finance, GTM, and Marketing to deliver robust, scalable data solutions. You will also influence the architecture and evolution of our data platform to ensure its reliability, performance, and usability.
This role is based in our San Francisco with an office-centric hybrid schedule. Along with most Asanas, you’ll work from this office in person on Mondays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays. Most Asanas have the option to work from home on Wednesdays and Fridays. If you're interviewing for this role, your Talent Acquisition Partner will share more about the in-office requirements.
What You’ll Achieve:
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 $207,000-279,000. 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:
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.
This role blends deep technical expertise with strategic collaboration. As a senior individual contributor, you will lead by example — guiding technical decisions, coaching teammates, and partnering with stakeholders across Finance, GTM, and Marketing to deliver robust, scalable data solutions. You will also influence the architecture and evolution of our data platform to ensure its reliability, performance, and usability.
This role is based in our San Francisco with an office-centric hybrid schedule. Along with most Asanas, you’ll work from this office in person on Mondays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays. Most Asanas have the option to work from home on Wednesdays and Fridays. If you're interviewing for this role, your Talent Acquisition Partner will share more about the in-office requirements.
What You’ll Achieve:
- Design, implement, and scale end-to-end data products using Snowflake, Databricks, and modern orchestration frameworks, contributing to the development of Asana’s core data warehouse.
- Own and drive data architecture decisions that support analytics, reporting, and operational workflows.
- Build trust across Finance, GTM, and Marketing by translating business needs into scalable data solutions and actionable insights.
- Proactively identify opportunities to automate and optimize data pipelines, enhancing performance and reducing technical debt.
- Lead efforts to establish and evolve best practices in cloud-based data engineering, including data quality monitoring, testing, and documentation.
- Shape and contribute to the Tableau Center of Excellence, promoting effective data storytelling and adoption of BI best practices.
- Coach and unblock team members, contributing to a culture of excellence and continuous learning.
- 8 years of experience in data engineering and analytics roles, ideally within Finance, GTM, or Marketing data domains.
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field (or equivalent experience).
- Proven track record of designing and scaling robust data architectures and data products.
- Expert-level proficiency in SQL, with hands-on experience in Snowflake, Databricks, and modern data processing frameworks.
- Deep understanding of Finance processes (e.g., Record-to-Report, Quote-to-Cash) with exposure to GTM and Marketing domains.
- Proven experience in data modeling, ELT/ETL pipelines, and orchestration tools like Airflow, DBT, or Python-based frameworks.
- Strong knowledge of data architecture, including warehouse design, dimensional modeling, and analytics workflows.
- Skilled in Tableau (or similar BI tools) with a strong sense of user-centric design and data storytelling.
- Exceptional communicator — able to articulate complex technical topics to both technical and non-technical audiences.
- Proactive self-starter who thrives in ambiguity and consistently identifies opportunities to improve tools, processes, and workflows.
- Demonstrated experience mentoring and elevating teammates, even in a non-managerial capacity.
- Experience with data observability and governance tools.
- Familiarity with financial and GTM systems - Zuora, NetSuite, Salesforce, Marketo, etc.
- Interest in emerging technologies, including AI and machine learning applications in data workflows.
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 $207,000-279,000. 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
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.
Salary : $207,000 - $279,000
