# Director of Engineering, AI Agents at Asana

- Company: Asana
- What the company does: Work management software for teams and AI agents. Plan, automate, and execute critical workflows together. Backed by a16z and Founders Fund.
- Company website: https://asana.com
- Type: Startups (AI role)
- Level: Principal and up
- Location: San Francisco
- Work setup: On-site
- Pay: $306K to $360K base salary per year (USD)
- Posted: 2026-09-03
- Apply by: 2026-10-18
- Apply: https://www.asana.com/jobs/apply/8136468?gh_jid=8136468
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/asana-director-of-engineering-ai-agents/

## About the role

We’re looking for an experienced engineering leader to lead and scale Asana’s flagship AI Teammates Pillar within our Core/AI Organization. Reporting directly to the Head of Engineering, AI & AWM, you will oversee an engineering area encompassing four key teams: AI Teammates Platform (AITP), AI Teammates Experience (AITX), AI Chat Experience, and Agent Orchestration.

## What they're looking for

- AI & Agentic Systems Expertise: Deep understanding of applied AI, LLM evaluation frameworks, agent/tool orchestration, Model Context Protocol (MCP), proactivity models, and production observability
- Systems & Product Engineering Mastery: Experience spanning backend/systems reliability, complex full-stack product interfaces, and enterprise governance/permissions models operating at scale
- Strategic Trade-off & Risk Management: Proven ability to balance short-term customer deliverables with long-term architectural investments and navigate ambiguity over multiple quarters
- Excellence in People & Organizational Growth: Demonstrated commitment to attracting, hiring, and mentoring senior engineers and managers while championing diversity, equity, and inclusion
- Exceptional Communication: Strong capability to bridge business, product, and technical contexts to align executive stakeholders, internal engineering partners, and enterprise clients

Tags: Product Engineering