Atlassian

Principal Forward Deployed Engineer

Atlassian
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8 hours ago
Remote, Worldwide or San Francisco, CA, USAStaff+
H1B sponsor

Base Salary

$174k - $274k/yr

Responsibilities

  • Lead the design, development, and deployment of AI/ML-powered customer solutions.
  • Architect and implement enterprise application integrations using Python, JavaScript, APIs, and related technologies.
  • Analyze complex datasets to inform solution development and product direction.
  • Promote AI-augmented workflow automation in customer environments.
  • Manage end-to-end production deployment, evaluation, monitoring, and improvement of AI solutions.
  • Address AI risk assessment, data privacy, GDPR, and regulatory compliance requirements.
  • Mentor junior engineers and guide cross-functional technical work.
  • Communicate technical concepts and create concise artifacts for stakeholders and leadership.
  • Align technical solutions with business objectives and establish measurable technological progress.

Requirements

  • 10+ years of experience in backend software development.
  • 5+ years of experience delivering impactful AI/ML solutions in production environments.
  • Experience as a founding or forward-deployed engineer in 0-to-1 product development.
  • Deep expertise in applied AI/ML, generative AI, LLMs, and agent-based frameworks.
  • Proficiency in Python, JavaScript, or similar languages, with experience in APIs and enterprise integration.
  • Ability to solve complex ambiguous problems and operate in rapidly changing environments.
  • Strong communication and collaboration skills, including influencing cross-functional teams without formal authority.
  • Experience with AI risk assessment, data privacy, and compliance such as GDPR.
  • Strategic and innovative thinking with a record of connecting technical solutions to business goals.
  • Preferred: experience with Atlassian Intelligence, Rovo AI, regulated industries, large-scale production AI deployments, or mentoring and leading engineering teams.

Benefits

  • Health and wellbeing resources and paid volunteer days.
  • Potential eligibility for benefits, bonuses, commissions, and equity.
  • Flexible work from an office, home, or a combination of the two, subject to locations where Atlassian has a legal entity.

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About Atlassian

10,000+ employees

Atlassian powers the collaboration that helps teams accomplish what would otherwise be impossible alone. From space missions and motor racing to bugs in code and IT requests, no task is too large or too small with the right team, the right tools, and the right practices. Over 300,000 global companies and 80% of the Fortune 500 rely on Atlassian’s software, like Jira, Confluence, Loom, and Trello, to help their teams work better together and deliver quality results on time. With our 300,000+ customers and team of 10,000+ Atlassians, we are building the next generation of team collaboration and productivity software. We believe the power of teams has the potential to change the world — one that is more open, authentic, and inclusive.

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