Senior Data Engineering Manager

About the Role

Senior Data Engineering Manager to join the GTM Data Engineering team within Atlassian's Data Engineering department. You will build and lead a team of data engineers, provide deep technical guidance across a scalable data ecosystem, and partner with cross-functional teams to democratize data and deliver trusted data products for the company.

What You'll Do

• Build and lead a team of data engineers through hiring, coaching, mentoring, and hands-on career development

• Provide deep technical guidance across multiple facets of data engineering within a scalable ecosystem

• Champion engineering excellence by driving cultural and process improvements that elevate quality and efficiency

• Partner closely with counterparts in other departments as part of a cross-functional team, and foster that collaborative culture within your own team

• What We're Looking For

• Stellar people management skills and experience leading an agile software team

• Thrive when developing phenomenal people, not just great products

• Worked closely with Data Science, Analytics, and Platform teams

• Expertise in building and maintaining high-quality data components and services

• Able to drive technical excellence, pushing for innovation and quality

• 6–8 years of experience in a software development role as an individual contributor

• 4+ years of people management experience

• Deep understanding of data challenges at scale and the broader data ecosystem

• Experience with solution architecture using public cloud offerings such as AWS, S3, Databricks, Spark/Spark Streaming, graph databases, dbt, or a similar stack

• Experience with enterprise data architectural standards and methodologies

• Experience with test automation and continuous delivery

• Hold a graduate degree in Computer Science or a similar discipline

• Proficiency in at least one programming language such as Python, and strong command of SQL

• Nice to Have

• Experience building RESTful APIs and microservices

• Experience with Tableau and Tableau administration

• Experience with Machine Learning

• Contributions to open-source projects

• Compensation & Benefits

• At Atlassian, we offer a wide range of perks and benefits designed to support you, your family and your local community. Our offerings include health and wellbeing resources, paid volunteer days, and many other programs.