Senior Machine Learning Systems Engineering Manager - AI & ML Platform
Atlassian · Posted Oct 5
Enterprise project management, team collaboration, and software development tools
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About the role
The AI & ML Platform team builds and runs the infrastructure that underpins dozens of Atlassian's AI, Machine Learning & Search capabilities across its products, with a mission to democratise AI & ML for Atlassian's teams, customers and ecosystem. The team owns the platform used to run advanced generative LLMs and other models, the GPU accelerated model serving platform, the data access and training infrastructure, and production feature stores, working closely with the product and search teams. This role leads the AI & ML Platform team in India, driving the platform's direction and roadmap while coaching and growing the engineers reporting to it and contributing hands-on to engineering and operational practices.
What you will do
- You will work closely with our leadership group of the AI & ML Platform team, technical program managers, stakeholders & architects to influence the direction of the platform and plan the steps to get there - in the rapidly changing AI domain.
- You will be responsible for building effective teams, empowering them to achieve their goals, and putting those goals into a broader context.
- Your greatest responsibility will be looking after the individuals reporting to you – coaching and supporting them in their professional development, unlocking their potential, and challenging them to step outside their comfort zone to grow and excel.
- As a hands-on engineering leader, you will also contribute to the engineering and operational practices and bring in a continuous improvement mindset.
Skills used in this role
What the employer is looking for
- Significant technical experience with building large-scale backend software / platforms
- Experience leading, supporting & growing large development teams
- Familiarity with agile software development methodologies
- Ability to drive high technical standards, pushing innovation, quality, and operational excellence
- Driving clarity from requirements and providing direction in ambiguous environments
- Strong execution focus and proven track record of complex software delivery to production environments
- 5+ years of software development management experience, managing team of 5 plus engineers
- Demonstrated experience partnering with product managers and cross-functional stakeholders to create the course of a platform
- Knowledge of Agile software development methodologies (e.g., XP, scrum)
- Demonstrated experience mentoring and growing high performing engineering teams
- Contributed in the past to the technical strategy of the team
Preferred qualifications
- Experience in AI & ML or Data
- Experience in defining a strategic roadmap for products and platforms
- Experience with distributed development teams across multiple geographies
- Continuous delivery with a strong bias for action
Benefits and support
- Health and wellbeing resources
- Paid volunteer days
- bonuses, commissions, and equity
About Atlassian
Atlassian is a leading software company that builds enterprise collaboration, project planning, and issue-tracking tools such as Jira, Confluence, and Trello. Empowering teams across the globe, Atlassian focuses on unleashing the potential of every team through advanced workflows, cloud infrastructure, and AI-driven capabilities.
- Industry
- Software
- Company size
- 10001+ employees
- Founded
- 2002
- Location
- Sydney, Australia
- Funding stage
- Public Company
Funding
Public Company · $210M raised
- 2010-07-13Venture - Series Unknown$60M
- 2014-04-10Secondary Market$150M
Leadership
CEO & Co-Founder
Chief Financial Officer
Chief Revenue Officer
Chief People and AI Enablement Officer
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