Staff Software Engineer, AI Developer Experience
AsanaThis role involves designing and building AI-augmented systems and workflows to enhance software development processes. The engineer will create autonomous cloud agents, develop IDE and CLI integrations, and improve AI-assisted code reviews. The position requires 8+ years of software engineering experience, with a focus on developer tools and AI-assisted development.
What you’ll achieve
- Design and build AI-augmented workflows and systems that help coding agents understand the codebase, follow engineering practices, and enable Asana engineers to complete software development tasks faster and with more confidence.
- Design and scale autonomous cloud agents that take on complex, multi-step engineering tasks to reduce toil and enable engineers to focus on higher-leverage work.
- Build and refine IDE, editor, and CLI integrations that make AI-assisted development feel intuitive in engineers' daily work.
- Create reusable agent skills, tools, context, and integrations that teams across Asana can build on rather than reinvent.
- Improve AI-assisted code review workflows so engineers get faster, higher-quality feedback before and during review.
- Drive adoption of AI developer tools across engineering through usability improvements, measurement, documentation, and enablement.
- Set technical direction for the team, balancing experimentation with reliability, maintainability, and long-term platform thinking.
- Partner cross-functionally with teams across the engineering organization to understand engineering needs, identify workflow friction, and scale high-impact solutions.
About you
- 8+ years of software engineering experience, including 3+ years of experience leading complex technical projects across teams.
- Experience building developer tools, internal platforms, infrastructure, IDE/editor integrations, CLIs, or workflow automation.
- Hands-on experience with AI-assisted development tools (such as Cursor, Claude Code, or Codex), or extending coding agents, MCP-based integrations, AI-powered code review systems, or agent skill/tool ecosystems.
- Experience building evaluation and quality frameworks for AI-generated outputs.
- Strong technical judgment and systems design skills, with the ability to make pragmatic tradeoffs in ambiguous or rapidly changing environments.
- Demonstrates curiosity about AI tools and emerging technologies, with a willingness to learn and leverage them to enhance productivity, collaboration, or decision-making.
What we’ll offer
For this role, the estimated base salary range is between $248,000 - $282,000. 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.
- 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.
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