Work management software for teams and AI agents. Plan, automate, and execute critical workflows together. Backed by a16z and Founders Fund.
About the role
We are looking for a Senior Staff Software Engineer to set technical direction across this organization. You will lead the hardest cross-team problems in AI at Asana, make architectural calls that hold up as models and the industry shift underneath us, and help senior leadership shape where AI takes the product next. The scope spans multiple engineering teams across San Francisco, New York, Vancouver, and Warsaw. Found on 1752vc Careers, the job board for startup and VC roles.
What they're looking for
- 10+ years of experience building production software, including significant time as a technical lead whose work spanned multiple teams
- 3+ years building production systems with LLMs or machine learning, such as agents, retrieval, evaluation, or inference infrastructure
- Track record of leading architecture and initiatives across organizational boundaries, with decisions that proved right over time
- Deep experience with distributed systems and the reliability, latency, and cost challenges of running them at scale
- Able to communicate clearly at every level, from design reviews with engineers to strategy discussions with executives, and to bridge product, business, and technical language
- Passionate about coaching and mentoring engineers, including senior and staff-level engineers
More about this role
The AI organization at Asana builds the platform and products that bring AI into how the world's teams work. That includes AI Teammates that take on work alongside people, the orchestration layer that lets agents plan and act across the Work Graph, and the AI platform that every AI feature at Asana runs on. The platform covers model access, retrieval, context, evaluation, and production quality.
We are looking for a Senior Staff Software Engineer to set technical direction across this organization. You will lead the hardest cross-team problems in AI at Asana, make architectural calls that hold up as models and the industry shift underneath us, and help senior leadership shape where AI takes the product next. The scope spans multiple engineering teams across San Francisco, New York, Vancouver, and Warsaw.
This role is based in our San Francisco office with an office-centric hybrid schedule. The standard in-office days are Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday. Most Asanas have the option to work from home on Wednesdays. Working from home on Fridays depends on the type of work you do and the teams with which you partner. If you're interviewing for this role, your recruiter will share more...
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