Asana
Technology
StaffSoftwareEngineer
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“Staff Software Engineer at Asana. Skills: AI Retrieval, Search engineering, Machine learning. Build systems that make Asana's AI smart. Tackle challenging problems in search”
What You'll Achieve.
Reduce latency of retrieval system; Reduce cost of retrieval system; Improve quality of search results; Improve relevance of search results
Industry & Context.
Root cause analysis
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
6+ years of experience writing code, Hands-on experience in search engineering, Experience with OpenSearch or ElasticSearch, Experience with embeddings and machine learning approaches
Nice to Have
Experience in an Applied AI role is a plus
What You'll Do.
Build systems that make Asana's AI smart
Tackle challenging problems in search
Improve speed of systems
Improve cost-efficiency of systems
Improve quality of systems
Expand capabilities to new data sources
Build search infrastructure
Optimize search infrastructure
Contribute to ML-powered features
Query new Asana objects
Query third-party data sources
Collaborate with cross-functional partners
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Cross-functional partners; Warsaw-based peers
Full Job Description
The AI Retrieval team powers the intelligence behind Asana's AI features by finding relevant work graph content and delivering it to LLM context windows. Our work enables AI features that truly understand your work—both within and outside of Asana—and use that understanding to take action. We also own Asana's traditional search experience. As a Staff Software Engineer on the AI Retrieval team, you'll build the systems that make Asana's AI smart and responsive. You'll tackle challenging problems in search and retrieval, working to improve the speed, cost-efficiency, and quality of our systems while expanding their capabilities to new data sources. This role is based in our Warsaw 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 your recruiter can share more about the in-office requirements. We offer a Contract of Employment (UoP) for our employees in Poland. What you'll achieve Reduce the latency and cost of our retrieval system, making Asana's AI features faster and more efficient Improve the quality and relevance of search results to help users find exactly what they need Expand the retrieval system's capabilities to query new Asana objects and third-party data sources Build and optimize search infrastructure using OpenSearch/ElasticSearch Contribute to ML-powered features like embeddings-based retrieval and semantic search Collaborate with cross-functional partners in New York City while building strong relationships with your Warsaw-based peers About you 6+ years of experience writing code in a production environment Demonstrates curiosity about AI tools and emerging technologies, with a willingness to learn and leverage them to enhance productivity, collaboration, or decision-making Hands-on experience in search engineering, including with OpenSearch or ElasticSearch Experie
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