Software Engineer San Francisco

Asana, Inc.; San Francisco (CA); Hybrid; USD 171,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Mental health, wellness & fitness

Career coaching & support

Inclusive family building benefits

Long-term savings or retirement plans

In-office culinary options

Job summary

Asana, Inc. is seeking a talented software engineer for its AI Teammates team in San Francisco.

The role emphasizes building scalable SaaS features, collaborating with cross-functional partners, and delivering high-quality code for enterprise workflows. The position supports an office-centric hybrid schedule in which in-office days are Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday, with some work-from-home options depending on the team and tasks.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of experience working within large, well-maintained codebases.
• Strong communication skills for collaborating with cross-functional partners.
• Balance speed with quality and long-term maintainability.
• Passionate about exceptional user experience and attention to detail.
• Curious about AI tools and emerging technologies to boost productivity.

Responsibilities

• Work in a high-performance, dynamic team with a strong focus on velocity and software quality.
• Contribute to building a complex SaaS application that is a market leader in its segment.
• Gain exposure to Asana’s core infrastructure, particularly data representation, storage, and deletion in the storage layer.
• Work with asynchronous jobs and implement algorithms that efficiently traverse the Asana Work Graph.
• Partner with legal to implement data ownership rules, with simple, effective technical solutions.
• Drive large, impactful projects delivering features used in large organizations.
• Support other teams and stakeholders that work in the team’s space.

Skills

Codebase familiarity

Cross-functional collaboration

Attention to detail

AI tools curiosity

User experience

Job description

AI Teammates are Asana’s flagship AI innovation - autonomous agents embedded directly into enterprise workflows that reason, act, and proactively drive work forward. The AI Teammates Platform (AITP) team owns the execution engine and platform layer that makes these AI Teammates effective, reliable, and scalable.

We build the core systems behind agentic execution: model evaluation and rollouts, proactive detection of blocked work, execution quality infrastructure, tool orchestration, and the platform APIs that power AI across all of Asana engineering. Rather than building a monolithic feature, we build a composable foundation. If a Teammate reasons, acts, or autonomously improves - that’s us.

We’re looking for people who care deeply about customers and are passionate about building products that improve the way millions of teams work together. As a member of the team developing the software of a product-led company, you won’t just code — you will be an integral part of the entire product development process, from conception to post-launch reflection. Asana is helping teams become significantly more productive with our leading work management platform. You will be manifesting continuous improvements in their experience and helping us achieve our mission to enable all teams to work together effortlessly.

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 about the in-office requirements.

What you’ll achieve

• Work in a high-performance, dynamic team with a strong focus on velocity and software quality
• Contribute to building a complex SaaS application that is a market leader in its segment
• Gain exposure to Asana’s core infrastructure, particularly how data is represented, stored, and deleted in the storage layer
• Work with asynchronous jobs and implement algorithms that efficiently traverse the Asana Work Graph
• Partner with legal to implement data ownership rules, requiring simple and effective technical solutions to make this process easy and clear to customers
• Drive large, impactful projects, delivering features that will be rolled out and used in large organizations
• Support other teams and stakeholders that work in the team’s space

About you

• 2+ years of experience working within large, well-maintained codebases
• Strong communication skills for collaborating with cross-functional partners (e.g., PM, design)
• Sound judgment when balancing moving quickly with producing quality code and long-term code maintainability
• Passionate about creating an exceptional user experience and attentive to details
• Appreciate productivity and care deeply about helping teams collaborate more effectively and efficiently, including your own
• Excited to be a part of an inclusive culture where everyone brings the aspects of themselves to the workplace that they need to thrive
• Demonstrates curiosity about AI tools and emerging technologies, with a willingness to learn and leverage them to enhance productivity, collaboration, or decision-making

At Asana, we're committed to building teams that include a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills, as this is critical to helping us achieve our mission. If you're interested in this role and don't meet every listed requirement, we still encourage you to apply.

What we’ll offer

Our comprehensive compensation package plays a big part in how we recognize you for the impact you have on our path to achieving our mission. We believe that compensation should be reflective of the value you create relative to the market value of your role. To ensure pay is fair and not impacted by biases, we're committed to looking at market value which is why we check ourselves and conduct a yearly pay equity audit.

For this role, the estimated base salary range is between $171,000 - $190,000. The actual base salary will vary based on various factors, including market and individual qualifications objectively assessed during the interview process. The listed range above is a guideline, and the base salary range for this role may be modified.

In addition to base salary, your compensation package may include additional components such as equity, sales incentive pay (for most sales roles), and benefits. If you're interviewing for this role, speak with your Talent Acquisition Partner to learn more about the total compensation and benefits for this role.

We strive to provide equitable and competitive benefits packages that support our employees worldwide and include:

• Mental health, wellness & fitness benefits
• Career coaching & support
• Inclusive family building benefits
• Long-term savings or retirement plans
• In-office culinary options to cater to your dietary preferences

These are just some of the benefits we offer, and benefits may vary based on role, country, and local regulations. If you're interviewing for this role, speak with your Talent Acquisition Partner to learn more about the total compensation and benefits for this role.

About us

Asana is a leading platform for human + AI collaboration. Millions of teams around the world rely on Asana to achieve their most important goals, faster. Asana has been named to Fortune's Best Workplaces for 7+ years and recognized by Fast Company, Forbes, and Gartner for excellence in workplace culture and innovation. We offer an exceptional office-centric culture while adopting the best elements of hybrid models to ensure that every one of our global team members can work together effortlessly. With 13+ offices all over the world, we are always looking for individuals who care about building technology that drives positive change in the world and a culture where everyone feels that they belong.

We believe in supporting people to do their best work and thrive. Our goal is to ensure that Asana upholds an environment where all people feel that they are respected and valued, whether they are applying for an open position or working at the company. We provide equal employment opportunities to all applicants without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by law.