Atlassian
AI Researcher (PhD), 2027 Graduate U.S.
$148K–$233K
San Francisco, United States +1 · Full-time · Posted Oct 28, 2026
- Location
- San Francisco, United States
Remote, Remote - Education
- Bachelor's degree or above in Computer Science or a relevant technical field; currently enrolled full time in a relevant doctorate program, or relevant work experience.
- Visa sponsorship
- Must be able to obtain work authorization in the country of employment at the time of hire and maintain ongoing work authorization during employment.
About the job
Conduct machine learning research and develop AI/ML systems and features that address product problems and improve Atlassian products.
What you'll do
- Design system and model architectures, and conduct experiments and model evaluations.
- Apply AI/ML to product problems and contribute to Atlassian Intelligence features.
- Develop AI solutions for areas including LLMs, Generative AI, Search, Conversational Agents, and AI Optimization.
What they ask for
- Bachelor's degree or above in Computer Science or a relevant technical field.
- Currently enrolled full time in a relevant doctorate program and graduating by August 2027, or relevant work experience.
- Strong foundation in AI/ML, LLMs, Optimization, and related techniques.
- Experience with research, publishing, and building and scaling machine learning models using large amounts of data.
Nice to have
- Proficiency in Python and experience with NumPy, Pandas, Matplotlib, Hugging Face models, and PyTorch.
- Exposure to NLP, Computer Vision, Reinforcement Learning, and AI Optimization; relevant research, coursework, publications, or projects.
Pay
$178,200 - $232,650 USD base salary; $160,380 - $209,385 USD base salary; $147,906 - $193,100 USD base salary
Tools
Python, NumPy, Pandas, Matplotlib, Hugging Face, PyTorch
AI focus
Research and develop AI/ML technologies, including LLMs, Generative AI, Search, Conversational Agents, and AI Optimization, and contribute to product features.
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