Forward Deployed Engineer, Command by Asana
Asana is hiring a Forward Deployed Engineer, Command by Asana in New York, United States. It pays $248k-$282k a year and Level rates it ; you can apply on Asana.
Level's read on this job
- Level rates this forward deployed engineer role Works on AI ●●●○: the daily work is on AI products, without building the model.
- Pay on this posting starts 36% higher than the typical forward deployed engineer posting on Level.
- The posting mentions APIs, CI/CD and software engineering among its tools and skills.
- Level classes it as a senior role.
- Asana has 107 other open roles on Level.
AI in this role
Deploy Asana's Command product with customers, integrating workflows, cloud infrastructure, and agent-based systems.
We are looking for a deeply technical, customer-facing Forward Deployed Engineer to help product development organizations deploy Command - a new offering from Asana. As we incubate new motions and capabilities on Command, we need engineers who can work directly with customers, move quickly from insight to implementation, and bring real-world learning back into the product.
This role is based in our San Francisco or New York City 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
- Collaborate with Engineering leaders, platform teams, administrators, and hands-on builders to connect Command to the systems where work already happens
- Establish the technical and operational foundations for adoption and help teams develop more effective ways of planning, building, shipping, and learning
- Move between cloud infrastructure, integrations, workflow design, automation, product enablement, and engineering coaching
- Work directly in customer environments — configuring secure access to source-control, CI/CD, ticketing, and identity systems, or pairing with engineering teams to design release workflows and help leaders clarify the context their agents and teams need to make good decisions
- Write production-quality code when needed and turn customer-specific solutions into reusable product capabilities
- Leave customers with more than a working deployment — leave them with a stronger system for building software
About you
- 6+ years of experience in software engineering, forward deployed engineering, customer engineering, solutions engineering, implementation engineering, or a similar technical customer-facing role
- Strong coding and systems-thinking skills, with the ability to move from whiteboard to production
- Strong understanding of product development and engineering workflows, and familiarity with the systems those teams use to plan, build, ship, and debug software
- Experience building or integrating software across APIs, event flows, data models, permissions, automation, or agent-based workflows
- Strong technical judgment: you know when to customize, when to simplify, and when to push for productization
- Ability to work directly with customers and internal stakeholders without heavy structure
- Comfort operating in ambiguous, fast-moving environments where the answer is not already documented
- Strong communication skills, both written and verbal, with the ability to explain technical tradeoffs clearly to technical and non-technical audiences
- 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 $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 recruiter 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 recruiter to learn more about the total compensation and benefits for this role.
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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.Join Asana’s Talent Network to stay up to date on job opportunities and life at Asana.
How we rate this
Forward Deployed Engineer, Command by Asana at Asana rates 65 out of 100 for how much of the daily work is AI. That makes it Works on AI (AI Level 3 of 4). The level is about AI in the job, not seniority.
Works on AI. The daily work is on AI products, without building the model.
- ●●●● Builds AI80 to 100
- ●●●○ Works on AI60 to 79
- ●●○○ Uses AI40 to 59
- ●○○○ Little AI0 to 39
Levels come from how often the tools, models and workflows of the role are named in the posting itself. Read the description and count the AI tools, models and workflows it names.
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Pay
- This job starts at
- $248k
- Typical forward deployed engineer job
- $182k
This posting starts 36% above the typical forward deployed engineer job. See forward deployed engineer jobs
Questions you could be asked
- Tell me about a project where software engineering was part of your work. What did you do?
- Tell me about a project where cloud infrastructure was part of your work. What did you do?
- Tell me about a project where workflow design was part of your work. What did you do?
- Tell me about a project where automation was part of your work. What did you do?
- Walk me through how you've used APIs in your day-to-day work.
Adapt your resume
- List these exact terms on your resume: Software Engineering, Cloud Infrastructure, Workflow Design, Automation, and APIs. An applicant tracking system matches the wording, not the idea.
- Attach one line of real, concrete experience to at least one of them. A tool named with nothing behind it rarely survives a human read.
- Show where AI is part of your daily process, not a one-off project. This role expects it to be a running habit.
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