Growth Engineering Manager (AI/ML) — Lead High-Impact Teams

Atlassian; Austin (TX); Hybrid; USD 210,000 - 274,000; Full time

Job summary

At Atlassian, join a high-impact Growth team focused on experimentation and customer acquisition. This role helps millions discover and sign up for Atlassian products by building top-of-funnel experiences and AEO/SEO features.

You will lead and develop engineers, foster a collaborative culture, and partner with product managers and designers to shape product strategy. A strong background in distributed systems, cloud infrastructure, and AI/ML is essential.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience managing software engineering teams.
• Bachelor's or Master's degree (preferably Computer Science or equivalent).
• Strong background in distributed systems, developer platforms, cloud infrastructure (AWS/GCP/Azure), or developer tooling.
• Experience with applied AI/ML systems, LLMs, AI agents, MCP tooling, RAG, or AI evaluation frameworks.
• Demonstrated experience partnering with product managers, TPMs, and designers to shape product and platform strategy.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop talent: Manage, mentor, and coach a team of engineers, supporting their growth.
• Build a high-performing culture: Foster an inclusive, collaborative environment with continuous learning and high standards.
• Team composition & hiring: Partner with Talent Acquisition to attract diverse engineering talent.
• Monitor team health: Track well-being, engagement, and operational sustainability.
• Own team outcomes: Drive execution across top-of-the-funnel workstreams with measurable value.

Skills

Engineering leadership

Distributed systems

Cloud infrastructure

AI/ML systems

Product strategy collaboration

Education

CS degree

Master's degree

Tools

AWS

GCP

Azure

MCP tooling

Job description

At Atlassian, join a high-impact Growth team focused on experimentation and customer acquisition. This role helps millions discover and sign up for Atlassian products by building top-of-funnel experiences and AEO/SEO features.

You will lead and develop engineers, foster a collaborative culture, and partner with product managers and designers to shape product strategy. A strong background in distributed systems, cloud infrastructure, and AI/ML is essential.