I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Asana
Interview
Phone Screen with a Manager
Virtual onsite, with 7 rounds. A mix of behavioral, coding.
Asana has such a great reputation that I couldn’t help but be surprised about how bad my experience was.
I can’t say anything good about the interviewers. They acted all superior, annoyed when they were not hearing the responses they were expecting (nothing wrong with the responses mind you, they just hope for very specific things otherwise you’re not worthy).
In a coding exercise, a guy just showed me a doc with a poorly written question and some examples. I read and asked clarification questions and the guy visibly annoyed just said “read the doc”. Then he said ok I’ll be back in an hour. Like man, if this was a take home test why are you even here. An hour later, he came back and we talked about my solution. But whatever.
In one coding round, I gave my solution and admitted that it wasn’t optimum but that it’d work. The guy agreed but then went to explain that they had that problem at asana and they solved in a different way, the right way. Well, I assume they also had 45 minutes to arrive to such solution.
Although I’m sounding bitter, I didn’t act like this in the interview. Anyway, I did my best because I really wanted to work there but feels like I dodged a bullet.
Needless to say I didn’t get an offer. But I wouldn’t know it because it’s been a couple of months and the recruiters didn’t even bother to give me an update. I never heard from them after my onsite. Quite disrespectful with someone that spent a few hours in their hiring process. At least an automated response people, that stuff is not hard.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Signed an NDA. All I can say, no LC in my rounds. But hard questions.
I applied online. I interviewed at Asana in May 2026
Interview
Initial screening went well and I felt genuinely excited about the opportunity. The technical interview itself was different from what the preparation PDF described — less collaborative, minimal engagement from the interviewer's side. I didn't receive any feedback after the session; the interviewer went on sick leave and I waited several weeks before receiving a rejection email.
I'm fine with rejection — that's part of the process. What was harder was the uncertainty and the lack of feedback. The prep materials set clear expectations around collaboration and communication, and the actual experience didn't match that.
Overall, it was a good experience. There was one interviewer who acted standoff-ish and strange. But, for the most part, it was conducted very professionally.
What I didn't like was the Systems interview question, which is a very specific modelling problem and unless you've worked on building such a feature, it's unlikely that you'll recognize such a pattern and come up with a decent solution. And for a mid-level position, it's quite surprising. But I guess they gotta justify the high comps somehow. Also, infrastructure knowledge is not tested at all in this interview, which is atypical.
The coding interviews were great. Study typical LLD problems. Leetcode is minimal and simple. Focus on understanding patterns and not memorizing solutions.
The HM interview was great. He probed in ways typical EMs have never done before, and it gave me a really good impression of the company and his team, despite also not passing this interview, which I take full responsibility for.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me about a time you experienced mentorship, as a mentor or a mentee
classic lc style medium question, and some basic intro be havioral in technical. good inter viewers. made sure the ex perience is pleasant for interviewee. did not get offer tho.
