Staff Software Engineer, AI Developer Experience

Asana is seeking a Staff Software Engineer to join the AI Developer Productivity team within Foundations Engineering. In this role, you will set technical direction and build the next generation of AI-powered developer tools across editors, IDEs, CLIs, code review, and cloud and local coding agents. You will 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. You will also design and scale autonomous cloud agents that take on complex, multi-step engineering tasks, build and refine IDE, editor, and CLI integrations, create reusable agent skills and tools, improve AI-assisted code review workflows, and drive adoption of AI developer tools across engineering.

• 8+ years of software engineering experience, including 3+ years 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.

The estimated base salary range for this role is $248,000 - $282,000. The actual base salary will vary based on market and individual qualifications. The compensation package may include equity and benefits. Benefits include mental health, wellness & fitness benefits, career coaching & support, inclusive family building benefits, long-term savings or retirement plans, and in-office culinary options.

This role is based in Asana's New York City office with an office-centric hybrid schedule. 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 and team.