Atlassian

Senior Machine Learning Engineer Manager

Atlassian$236K — $309K *
US-AnywhereRemote in Seattle, WA
Information Technology
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Master or PhD in a quantitative field (Computer Science, Mathematics, Statistics, Operations Research, or relevant work experience)
  • 5+ years of experience managing machine learning engineering teams at scale
  • Experience in building and scaling machine learning models in business environments using large data sets
  • Strong ability to explain data science concepts to diverse audiences
  • Focus on delivering practical business solutions rather than striving for perfection
  • Agile development approach with an emphasis on constant iteration and improvement

Responsibilities

  • Manage the end-to-end machine learning lifecycle including data collection, model development, deployment, and monitoring
  • Research and apply novel machine learning techniques to enhance recommendation systems and AI models
  • Mentor team members on best practices in coding, design patterns, testing, and documentation
  • Hire, onboard, and retain talent, fostering a culture of innovation and excellence
  • Communicate technical concepts and results clearly to both internal and external stakeholders

Benefits

  • Health and wellbeing resources
  • Paid volunteer days
  • Support for family and personal goals
  • Flexible work location options (office, home, or hybrid)
  • Opportunities for community engagement and involvement
Full Job Description
Overview

Working at Atlassian

Atlassians can choose where they work – whether in an office, from home, or a combination of the two. That way, Atlassians have more control over supporting their family, personal goals, and other priorities. We can hire people in any country where we have a legal entity.

Responsibilities

Your future team

The Rovo Chat & GenAI Platform team sits within the Rovo Chat and TWG Group in the Atlassian Rovo Intelligence & Experience Organization. We work cross-functionally across stakeholders in Growth, GTM, Product, Finance and Sales organizations, supporting Rovo Chat product, providing generative AI, machine learning infrastructure and modeling applications. Our team consists of ML engineers and system engineers, and provides many opportunities for collaboration, knowledge sharing, and individual growth. We are highly nimble, with a focus on velocity between conceptualization and initial output, and laser-focused on business impact.

What you’ll do

As the engineering manager, you will have the opportunities to work with the product managers, Growth engineering teams, Performance Marketing online marketers, Data Science and Data Engineering teams to:

  • Manage the end-to-end machine learning lifecycle, from data collection and preprocessing, to model development and deployment, to evaluation and monitoring.

  • Research and implement novel machine learning techniques and algorithms that can improve the performance, scalability, and robustness of our Recommendation system, and other AI/ML models.

  • Mentor and coach your team members on best practices, code quality, design patterns, testing, debugging, and documentation.

  • Hire, onboard, and retain top talent for your team and foster a culture of innovation, collaboration, and excellence.

  • Communicate effectively with internal and external partners, present technical concepts and results clearly and concisely, and solicit feedback and input from various stakeholders.

Qualifications

Your background

  • Master or PhD in a quantitative subject (Computer Science, Mathematics, Statistics, Operations Research, or relevant work experience)

  • 5+ years of experience managing machine learning engineering teams running core services at scale

  • Experience building and scaling machine learning models and agentic systems in business applications using large amounts of data

  • Ability to communicate and explain data science concepts to diverse audiences, craft a compelling story

  • Focus on business practicality and the 80/20 rule; very high bar for output quality, but recognize the business benefit of "having something now" vs "perfection sometime in the future"

  • Agile development mindset, appreciating the benefit of constant iteration and improvement

Compensation

At Atlassian, we strive to design equitable, explainable, and competitive compensation programs. We follow consistent hiring practices and account for each candidate's skills, knowledge, and experience when setting base pay within the range.

Please visit go.atlassian.com/payzones for more information on which locations are included in each of our geographic pay zones. However, please confirm the zone for your specific location with your recruiter.

This role may also be eligible for benefits, bonuses, commissions, and equity.

Pay Ranges

In The United States, we have three geographic pay zones. For this role, our current base pay ranges for new hires in each zone are:

Zone A: $236,700 - $309,025

Zone B: $213,030 - $278,123

Zone C: $196,461 - $256,491

Qualifications

Benefits & Perks

Atlassian offers a wide range of perks and benefits designed to support you, your family and to help you engage with your local community. Our offerings include health and wellbeing resources, paid volunteer days, and so much more. To learn more, visit go.atlassian.com/perksandbenefits.

About Atlassian

Atlassian is a leading provider of collaboration, development, and issue tracking software for teams. With over 194,000 customers worldwide, including 85 of the Fortune 100, Atlassian is changing the way teams work. Our products help teams organize, discuss, and complete shared work. Atlassian has a unique business model that allows us to deliver software to teams of all sizes, from small startups to large enterprises. Our products are available on a subscription basis, with no upfront fees or long-term commitments. Atlassian was founded in 2002 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California.
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Size
6,433 employees
Market Cap
$31.9 billion
Industry
Net Income
-$1.1 billion
Founded
2002
5 Year Trend
+34.9%
Revenue
$1.8 billion
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