Principal Machine Learning Engineer

Atlassian; Canada; Remote; CAD 190,000 - 306,000; Full time

Job summary

Atlassian is seeking a Principal Machine Learning Engineer to drive the development and implementation of machine learning algorithms and models. This pivotal role involves collaborating with cross-functional teams to enhance AI capabilities across products and services, ensuring impactful and practical solutions. Applicants should have strong technical expertise, particularly in Python or Java, and a solid foundation in data science principles.

Benefits

Health and wellbeing resources

Paid volunteer days

Qualifications

• 3+ years of relevant industry experience in the data science domain.
• Experience building and scaling machine learning models.
• Ability to communicate data science concepts to diverse audiences.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement cutting-edge machine learning algorithms.
• Design system and model architectures.
• Provide guidance to junior ML engineers.

Skills

Python

Java

SQL

Spark

Machine Learning

Data Science

Education

Master or PhD in a quantitative subject

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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. Interviews and onboarding are conducted virtually, a part of being a distributed-first company.

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. Interviews and onboarding are conducted virtually, a part of being a distributed-first company.

Responsibilities

What you’ll do

As a Principal Machine Learning engineer, you will work on the development and implementation of the cutting edge machine learning algorithms, training sophisticated models, collaborating with product, engineering, and analytics teams, to build the AI functionalities into each Atlassian products and services. Your daily responsibilities will encompass a broad spectrum of tasks such as designing system and model architectures, conducting rigorous experimentation and model evaluations, and providing guidance to junior ML engineers. Your role is pivotal, stretching beyond these tasks, ensuring AI's transformative potential is realized across our offerings.

Qualifications

Your backgroundOn the first day, we'll expect you to have

• Master or PhD in a quantitative subject (Statistics, Mathematics, Computer Science, Operations Research, or relevant work experience)
• 3+ years of related industry experience in the data science domain
• Expertise in Python or Java with and the ability to write performant production-quality code, familiarity with SQL, knowledge of Spark and cloud data environments (e.g. AWS, Databricks)
• Experience building and scaling machine learning models 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
  
  
  

It's great, but not required, if you have

• Experience working in a consumer or B2C space for a SaaS product provider, or the enterprise/B2B space
• Experience in developing deep learning-based models and working on LLM-related applications
• Excelling in solving ambiguous and complex problems, being able to navigate through uncertain situations, breaking down complex challenges into manageable components and developing innovative solutions
  
  
  

What you’ll do

As a Principal Machine Learning engineer, you will work on the development and implementation of the cutting edge machine learning algorithms, training sophisticated models, collaborating with product, engineering, and analytics teams, to build the AI functionalities into each Atlassian products and services. Your daily responsibilities will encompass a broad spectrum of tasks such as designing system and model architectures, conducting rigorous experimentation and model evaluations, and providing guidance to junior ML engineers. Your role is pivotal, stretching beyond these tasks, ensuring AI's transformative potential is realized across our offerings.

Compensation

At Atlassian, we strive to design equitable, explainable, and competitive compensation programs. To support this goal, the baseline of our range is higher than that of the typical market range, but in turn we expect to hire most candidates near this baseline. Base pay within the range is ultimately determined by a candidate's skills, expertise, or experience. 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: $229,200 - $305,600

Zone B: $206,300 - $275,100

Zone C: $190,300 - $253,700

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

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.

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

At Atlassian, we're motivated by a common goal: to unleash the potential of every team. Our software products help teams all over the planet and our solutions are designed for all types of work. Team collaboration through our tools makes what may be impossible alone, possible together.

We believe that the unique contributions of all Atlassians create our success. To ensure that our products and culture continue to incorporate everyone's perspectives and experience, we never discriminate based on race, religion, national origin, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, or marital, veteran, or disability status. All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

To provide you the best experience, we can support with accommodations or adjustments at any stage of the recruitment process. Simply inform our Recruitment team during your conversation with them.

To learn more about our culture and hiring process, visit go.atlassian.com/crh .

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Engineering and Information Technology

• Industries

  Software Development

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