Strategic Technical Advisor to Engineering Leadership

Atlassian; Seattle (WA); Hybrid; USD 236,000 - 308,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonuses

Equity

Job summary

Atlassian looks for a Technical Advisor (P70) to partner with M100 Engineering Leadership. You will operate at a department-level scope, evaluating complex architectures and driving cross-organizational alignment to optimize the engineering rhythm of business.

The role sits within the Engineering organization, spanning Engineering, Architecture, Product Management, and Design to translate executive priorities into durable technical outcomes.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in software engineering, distributed systems architecture, or technical program management.
• Proven P70-level scope leading cross-organizational initiatives.
• Hands-on software credibility with code, system flows, and microservices trade-offs.
• Experience advising senior executives and multi-disciplinary teams as a trusted partner.
• Strong ability to connect high-level strategy to execution and track delivery health.

Responsibilities

• Partner closely with M100 leaders to evaluate high-stakes technical proposals, RFCs, and architectural trade-offs.
• Drive alignment and unblock complex technical initiatives across multiple engineering teams without direct line authority.
• Define and run department-level operational rhythms, including OKR tracking, milestone reviews, and executive briefing synthesis.
• Identify systemic risks, platform debt, and reliability bottlenecks; drive architectural remediations.
• Synthesize complex technical dilemmas into crisp decision-ready frames for exec forums and board discussions.
• Champion developer productivity, engineering standards, and platform modernization across the department.

Skills

10+ years experience

P70-level scope

Deep technical acumen

Executive partner presence

Strategic program execution

Job description

Atlassian looks for a Technical Advisor (P70) to partner with M100 Engineering Leadership. You will operate at a department-level scope, evaluating complex architectures and driving cross-organizational alignment to optimize the engineering rhythm of business.

The role sits within the Engineering organization, spanning Engineering, Architecture, Product Management, and Design to translate executive priorities into durable technical outcomes.