Staff Software Engineer, Asana
AI Studio
$248-307.5k
More information about location
3 days a week in office
Organising work in one connected space
Be an early applicant
Organising work in one connected space
1001+ employees
Be an early applicant
$248-307.5k
More information about location
3 days a week in office
1001+ employees
Company mission
To enable the world's teams to work together effortlessly.
Role
Who you are
- Demonstrates curiosity about AI tools and emerging technologies, with a willingness to learn and leverage them to enhance productivity, collaboration, or decision-making
- 7+ years of software engineering experience in production environments and large codebases
- Experience leading complex projects end-to-end or serving in a technical lead role for a high-impact product area
- Strong technical design skills, with a track record of making systems and teams more scalable, maintainable, and effective over time
- Excellent collaboration and delegation skills, with the ability to create alignment across engineers and cross-functional stakeholders
- Experience navigating ambiguity and shaping strategy in spaces where product, architecture, and execution are tightly coupled
- Passion for mentoring engineers and amplifying impact through others
- Motivated by building software that helps organizations coordinate work more effectively at scale
What the job involves
- Asana AI Studio is a no-code builder that helps organizations design AI-powered workflows directly where work happens. It enables teams to automate routine work, surface insights, and coordinate execution with AI embedded in their workflows
- We’re looking for a Staff Software Engineer to help lead the next generation of AI Studio. In this role, you’ll operate at the intersection of AI, workflow automation, and enterprise software, shaping both the product experience customers see and the systems that power it behind the scenes
- You will drive technical direction and execution on high-impact, ambiguous initiatives while raising the effectiveness of the broader team through technical judgment and mentorship
- Set technical direction for major investments in AI Studio, especially where customer experience, platform capabilities, and long-term architecture intersect
- Lead complex, multi-engineer initiatives from problem framing through delivery, creating clarity in ambiguous spaces and driving strong execution
- Make hands-on contributions to critical parts of the product and platform, especially where deep technical judgment is needed to unlock progress
- Partner closely with Product Management, Design, Data Science, and Engineering Management to shape roadmap, technical strategy, and tradeoffs. Influence technical decisions beyond the immediate team by collaborating with peer leads across adjacent product and platform areas
- Mentor engineers and model excellent practices in technical design, project leadership, and product-minded engineering
- Help evolve the team's engineering culture, raising the bar on quality, velocity, and pragmatic execution
Our take
Asana is a web and mobile application designed to help teams organise, 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.
Steph
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
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
- Growth - 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
- Development - We believe in providing everyone with coaching and mentorship. You’ll have access to Conscious Leadership training, success guides, free executive coaching, and our manager training and enablement program
Company HQ
Yerba Buena, San Francisco, CA
Leadership
Dustin Moskovitz
(Co-Founder & CEO)A Harvard economics graduate, Dustin co-founded Facebook in 2004 before branching off in 2008 to found Asana. They are also the co-founder of Open Philanthropy Project and Good Ventures.
Justin Rosenstein
(Co-Founder)Previously Engineering Manager at Facebook and a Product Manager at Google. Currently Co-Founder of One Project.
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