About this role
Lead Design Technologist
About the Role
As a Lead Design Technologist, you lead projects and make decisions that impact multiple departments. You are responsible for delivering high-quality, scalable design technology solutions that enable all product builders across Atlassian, enabling PM/Eng/Design peers, and driving innovation in prototyping, motion, and AI-led design workflows.
You’ll join the Design Technology team within the Core Design org reporting to the Senior Manager for Design Technology. Design Technologists are a multidisciplinary group building the foundational tools, components, and AI-native product builder workflows that power the user experience across all Atlassian apps. Members of our team come from diverse backgrounds including design, engineering, and product with a focus on both the product builder and user experience.
The team partners closely with product, engineering, and accessibility experts to create scalable, inclusive, and coherent design solutions at enterprise scale. You’ll shape the future of Atlassian’s product building culture, champion best practices, and accelerate innovation through AI tooling and AI-toolchain workflow improvements for all of Atlassian Design.
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Deliver high-quality design technology solutions across multiple workstreams or domains.
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Champion rapid prototyping, user testing, and cross-functional collaboration.
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Mentor and guide less experienced designers and technologists.
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Identify and implement opportunities to enhance design workflows through custom tooling and automation.
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Solve complex design technology issues, optimizing processes and leveraging AI/LLMs.
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Demonstrate advanced skills in JS frameworks, prototyping, and motion design.
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Lead the co-creation of sense-making artifacts (blueprints, models) to communicate design concepts.
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Drive adoption of best practices in design technology and contribute to continuous improvement.
At Atlassian, we strive to design equitable, explainable, and competitive compensation programs. We follow consistent hiring practices and account for each candidate's skills, knowledge, and experience when setting base pay within the range.
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