Head of Engineering, Asana
Core Product & Collaborative Work Management
$399-470k
More information about location
3 days a week in office
Work management platform
Open for applications
Work management platform
1001+ employees
Open for applications
$399-470k
More information about location
3 days a week in office
1001+ employees
Company mission
To help humanity thrive by enabling the world's teams to work together effortlessly.
Role
Who you are
- 10+ years of engineering experience with 5+ years leading teams, with a track record of shipping high-impact products and a forward-thinking approach to integrating AI/ML into user-facing applications
- Deep understanding of collaborative software and distributed systems, with specific interest or experience in how AI can optimize complex data relationships and work graphs
- A passion for AI-native user-centric design, understanding how to use Large Language Models (LLMs) to enhance—rather than complicate—the user’s daily workflow
- Strong technical perspective on the modern AI stack, including experience or familiarity with integrating third-party models (OpenAI, Anthropic) or internal ML services into a production environment
- Hands on experience building with AI Tooling. We would love to see your github!
- Excellent communication skills, with the ability to bridge the gap between deep technical AI infrastructure and the tangible business value it provides to our customers
What the job involves
- Asana is seeking an experienced engineering leader to own and scale the foundational experiences of our Core product, the heart of our collaborative work management platform
- In this era of intelligent automation, you will lead the teams responsible for the essential features millions of users rely on daily, while reimagining the core Asana experience through the lens of AI-native workflows
- This role sits within our Product Engineering Group and reports directly to the CTO
- You will be responsible for building the systems that enable seamless collaboration at scale, ensuring Asana remains the most intuitive platform for teams by leveraging AI to reduce "work about work" and accelerate human productivity
- Lead the Core Product/CWM engineering organization as we scale to support complex workflows, balancing powerful functionality with AI-driven simplicity that keeps the user experience effortless
- Own the technical strategy for Asana’s central work management features (tasks, projects, portfolios), ensuring our architecture is optimized to support LLM-powered features, real-time data processing, and predictive work patterns
- Partner with Product and Design to define the future of AI-assisted collaboration, evolving our platform from a system of record to a system of intelligence that proactively helps teams organize and prioritize
- Build "AI-first" platform capabilities that allow other teams to leverage our core work graph, providing the robust APIs and data structures necessary to power intelligent agents, automated status reporting, and smart resource allocation
- Drive engineering excellence in AI implementation, establishing best practices for prompt engineering, model integration, and data privacy within the core product lifecycle
- Grow engineering leaders by mentoring managers and engineers to think beyond traditional CRUD applications toward generative and agentic product architectures
- Represent Asana’s intelligent CWM capabilities to strategic customers, demonstrating how our core platform uses AI to solve their most complex coordination challenges
Our take
Asana is a web and mobile application designed to help teams organize, track, and manage their work. Acting as a unified hub, it empowers teams to effortlessly generate projects, delegate responsibilities, set deadlines, and foster direct task-related communication, transcending the inefficiencies of traditional email-based coordination.
Despite facing competition from established players like SmartSheet in its market, Asana has navigated its path, bolstered by a successful Initial Public Offering in 2020 and a track record of startup triumphs. This strategic prowess has propelled Asana to amass a robust clientele exceeding 100,000 organizations, boasting notable entities such as Uber and Air France among its ranks.
Since its inception, Asana has undergone exponential growth, with its reach extending to offices sprawled across four continents worldwide. This expansion not only underscores its global footprint but also signifies its commitment to fostering diverse talent pools and catering to a broad spectrum of clients.
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Insights
7% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 8 rounds)
Jun 2020
$200m
CONVERTIBLE
Nov 2018
$50m
SERIES E
Total funding: $414.4m
Company benefits
- Benefits - From comprehensive health benefits including mental health programs and coaching to our in-house culinary program and supportive parental leave policies, our benefits are intentionally designed to ensure that you are energized, focused, and thriving
- Development: We know that growth isn’t always linear, so we’ll support you in achieving your personal and professional goals. You’ll have the opportunity to take on big responsibilities that impact our success as a company and challenge you in new and fulfilling ways.
- Career growth: Your growth at Asana centers on ownership, access, and choice. All employees can tap into resources that support their growth and their team’s growth in the way that works best for their unique needs.
Company HQ
Yerba Buena, San Francisco, CA
Leadership
Dan Rogers
(CEO)Prior to joining Asana in 2025, Dan was the CEO of LaunchDarkly, a President at Rubrik, and the CMO at ServiceNow and Symantec.
Aziz Megji
(CFO)Aziz joined Asana in 2024 as the Head of Strategic Finance & IR, moving into the role of CFO in 2026. Previously, they worked at RingCentral as an SVP of Finance, at NVIDIA as a Senior Director of Corporate Development and at Hewlett Packard Enterprise as a VP of Corporate Development.
Arnab Bose
(CPO)Prior to joining Asana in 2025, Arnab spent 6 years at Okta, joining as an SVP of Product Management before moving into the role of CPO. They were also an Advisor at Codified and a VP of Product Management at Quip.
Prachi Gore
(CMO)Prior to joining Asana in 2025, Prachi spent nearly 6 years at Checkr as a VP then Senior VP of Marketing. They also spent nearly 4 years at Smart Recruiters as a VP of Demand Generation then Marketing.
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