Atlassian
Senior Engineering Manager
$174K–$274K
Austin, United States +4 · Manager · Full-time · Posted Oct 28, 2026
- Location
- Austin, United States
Remote, Remote
San Francisco, United States
Seattle, United States
New York, United States - Experience
- 5+ years managing software engineering teams.
- Education
- Bachelor's or Master's degree (preferably a Computer Science degree or equivalent practical experience).
About the job
Leads the Spark engineering team building and experimenting on customer-acquisition surfaces and AEO/SEO features that help people discover and sign up for Atlassian products.
What you'll do
- Manage, coach, hire, and support the growth and well-being of an engineering team.
- Own delivery and prioritization across top-of-funnel workstreams, optimizing execution and measurable outcomes.
- Guide technical strategy and architecture, establish AEO methodologies, and promote engineering excellence, including effective AI use.
What they ask for
- 5+ years of experience managing software engineering teams.
- Strong foundational 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.
- Experience partnering with product managers, TPMs, and designers to shape product and platform strategy.
Pay
$209,700 - $273,775 USD base salary; $188,730 - $246,398 USD base salary; $174,051 - $227,233 USD base salary
Tools
AWS, GCP, Azure, LLMs, AI agents, MCP tooling, RAG, CI/CD
AI focus
Establish AEO methodologies to measure, influence, and simulate AEO engines; champion effective AI use. The background sought includes applied AI/ML systems, LLMs, AI agents, MCP tooling, RAG, or AI evaluation frameworks.
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