About this role
Engineers who thrive on translating complex frontier AI models into scalable, enterprise-grade backend infrastructure will find a natural home in this position. The AI Teammates Platform group at Asana designs and maintains the execution engines that power autonomous agents within company workflows, handling everything from tool orchestration to model evaluations and latency tuning. This staff-level hire will steer the technical architecture of these core systems, collaborating closely with external providers like OpenAI and Anthropic while partnering with product engineering teams to build self-serve capabilities. Anyone with deep backend experience, a talent for mentoring, and a strong background in agentic orchestration will excel at driving these high-impact technical strategies forward in a hybrid San Francisco environment.
What you will do
- Formulate and drive the technical strategy for the AI Teammates execution engine, tool orchestration, and platform APIs.
- Establish high engineering standards for clean architecture, system reliability, and robust evaluation methodologies.
- Collaborate across engineering groups and act as the technical counterpart to the team's Engineering Manager.
- Partner with external model providers like OpenAI and Anthropic to align platform capabilities with frontier advancements.
- Work alongside Product Management, Design, Data Science, and User Research to develop trustworthy agentic work patterns.
- Architect a composable platform foundation that allows product teams to integrate agentic features independently.
- Oversee technical initiatives covering model evaluations, advanced proactivity, latency tuning, and cost optimization.
What you need
- Possess at least six years of software engineering experience working within large codebases with solid backend or systems reliability fundamentals.
- Demonstrate a minimum of two years of experience leading engineering teams or acting as a technical lead.
- Bring a proven track record of handling technical strategy, timeline planning, and risk mitigation.
- Showcase familiarity or deep interest in applied AI and agentic systems, including tool integration, RAG, or production LLM observability.
- Exhibit strong project management capabilities involving stakeholder management and cross-functional coordination.
- Demonstrate a commitment to mentoring engineers at various skill levels and providing thoughtful technical feedback.
Benefits
- Mental health, wellness, and fitness benefits
- Career coaching and support
- Inclusive family building benefits
- Long-term savings or retirement plans
- In-office culinary options tailored to dietary preferences
Skills and tech stack
Questions candidates ask
What is the remote work policy for this role?
This role is based in the San Francisco office with an office-centric hybrid schedule. Standard in-office days occur on Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday, while working from home on Wednesdays is generally available and Friday remote work depends on specific tasks and team partnerships.
What is the salary range for this position?
The estimated base salary range is between $248,000 and $282,000. Actual compensation varies based on market factors and individual qualifications assessed during the interview process.
What does the team actually build?
The team owns the execution engine and platform layer behind Asana's AI Teammates. They build core systems for agentic execution, model evaluation and rollouts, proactive detection of blocked work, and tool orchestration.