About the job
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.
Responsibilities
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
Qualifications
Minimum
6+ years of experience writing code in a production environment
Hands-on experience in search engineering, including with OpenSearch or ElasticSearch
Experience with embeddings and machine learning approaches to search and retrieval
Preferred
Experience in an Applied AI role is a plus
Demonstrates curiosity about AI tools and emerging technologies, with a willingness to learn and leverage them to enhance productivity, collaboration, or decision-making