Head of AI Platform Engineering

Asana; California (MO); Hybrid; USD 306,000 - 360,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Mental health benefits

Career coaching

Family building benefits

Long-term retirement plans

In-office culinary options

Job summary

Asana is seeking a Director of Engineering to lead the AI Platform organization in San Francisco, guiding four teams through their engineering managers. You will shape strategy, drive architecture, and ensure reliability for enterprise AI workflows across Asana.

This role requires 12+ years of software engineering with 5+ years in leadership and 2+ years managing managers. You will mentor leaders in SF and NYC, optimize costs, and partner with product and finance to align platform investments

Qualifications

• 12+ years software engineering experience
• 5+ years engineering leadership
• 2+ years managing engineering managers
• Built organizations, not just teams
• Experience with AI platforms and enterprise-scale systems

Responsibilities

• Lead AI Platform org and four teams via engineering managers
• Define multi-year strategy and architecture for AI foundation
• Optimize AI infrastructure costs and performance
• Mentor managers and recruit top talent
• Partner with product, GTM, and finance to tie investments to business outcomes
• Set standards for reliability and evaluation

Skills

AI Platform

Engineering Leadership

Strategy & Execution

Distributed Teams

Asynchronous Communication

Tools

Model Serving

Inference Infrastructure

RAG Architectures

Provider Strategy

Evaluation Systems

Job description

Asana is seeking a Director of Engineering to lead the AI Platform organization in San Francisco, guiding four teams through their engineering managers. You will shape strategy, drive architecture, and ensure reliability for enterprise AI workflows across Asana.

This role requires 12+ years of software engineering with 5+ years in leadership and 2+ years managing managers. You will mentor leaders in SF and NYC, optimize costs, and partner with product and finance to align platform investments