Principal ML Engineer - AI Search & Intelligence (Remote)

Work180; San Francisco (CA); Hybrid; USD 210,000 - 270,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health and wellbeing resources

Volunteer days

Job summary

Atlassian is seeking a Principal Machine Learning Engineer to join the Search & Intelligence organization. You will lead cutting-edge ML models powering AI features across Atlassian’s products, collaborating with product, engineering, and analytics teams to translate business needs into impactful solutions.

You will design architectures, guide experiments, and mentor engineers while advancing our AI strategy and scalable infrastructure across the company.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or master's degree in computer science or related field, or equivalent experience.
• 5+ years of industry experience in machine learning, data science, or related field.
• Strong programming in Python and production languages such as Java, Kotlin, or TypeScript.
• Proficiency in SQL and experience with Spark and cloud data environments (AWS/Databricks).
• Experience building, deploying, and scaling ML models for business use cases.
• Excellent communication to explain data science concepts and stories.
• Pragmatic, business-focused approach with high quality and iterative delivery.
• Agile mindset with emphasis on continuous learning and improvement.

Responsibilities

• Lead development and implementation of ML algorithms and models powering AI capabilities.
• Collaborate with product, engineering, and analytics to translate needs into solutions.
• Design system and model architectures, run experiments, and mentor ML engineers.
• Help shape AI strategy and drive adoption across Atlassian's products and services.

Skills

Python

Java

Kotlin

TypeScript

SQL

Spark

Cloud (AWS/Databricks)

Model deployment

Communication

Agile methodologies

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in CS or related field

Tools

Python

Spark

AWS

Databricks

Job description

Atlassian is seeking a Principal Machine Learning Engineer to join the Search & Intelligence organization. You will lead cutting-edge ML models powering AI features across Atlassian’s products, collaborating with product, engineering, and analytics teams to translate business needs into impactful solutions.

You will design architectures, guide experiments, and mentor engineers while advancing our AI strategy and scalable infrastructure across the company.