Hiring: Head of Data Engineering Company: Atlassian Location: Seattle, WA Job Posted Time: 2026-09-12 17:58:32 Employment Type: Full-time Target Skills & Keywords: Data Engineering, Data Strategy, Data Architecture, Data Products, GTM (Marketing & Sales), Martech, Sales Tech, Microservices, RESTful APIs, DevOps, CI/CD, Data Observability, Data Lineage, BI Tools, Tableau, Amplitude, Redash, Machine Learning, AI, SaaS, Data Science, Analytics Experience: - 15+ years of experience in building and scaling data teams with a focus on data strategy, infrastructure planning, architecture, and data products - 10+ years of experience leading data engineering teams, including managing managers of managers and scaling organizations with 20+ engineers across geographies - 10+ years of experience delivering data and analytics solutions for product teams - Prior experience partnering with Analytics, Data Science, Engineering, and Product Management teams - Prior experience in Martech (tools and tech) and Sales tech - Experience building Microservices and RESTful APIs - Experience implementing DevOps best practices within the data platform, including CI/CD, data observability, monitoring, and lineage - Experience with BI tools like Tableau, Amplitude, and Redash Required Skills: - Strong product sense with an understanding of product drivers and how to guide value using data across the organization - Demonstrated experience developing influential relationships and trust with senior leaders across different departments - Proven ability to lead as a subject matter expert across Marketing, Sales, and Tech domains, translating stakeholder needs into data products that enable data-driven decision making - Expertise in shaping technical strategy and data architecture - Ability to build and lead a world-class data engineering practice Qualifications: - Graduate degree in Computer Science or a similar subject area - Nice to have: Experience working for SaaS companies - Nice to have: Experience with Machine Learning - Nice to have: Committed code to open source projects Compensation: - Zone A: $238,500 - $311,375 - Zone B: $214,650 - $280,238 - Zone C: $197,955 - $258,441 - This role may also be eligible for benefits, bonuses, commissions, and equity. Interested candidates, please apply directly through the job posting on company's career page or try via AI auto apply on this platform. Don’t miss this opportunity to join a forward-thinking team!