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Senior Principal Forward Deployed Engineer

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San Francisco, CAJob$196–308K/yrPosted 3 days agoStill listed today

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At a glance

Compensation
$196–308K/yr
Location
San Francisco, CA
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Job overview

The Senior Principal Forward Deployed Engineer builds AI/ML-powered solutions with Rovo tailored to customer needs and contributes across Atlassian’s product suite. The role partners with customers to shape product direction, deploys and improves AI solutions in production, and guides engineers. Atlassians can choose to work in an office, from home, or a combination, and the company can hire in countries where it has a legal entity.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Python (Programming Language)JavaScript (Programming Language)Artificial IntelligenceAPI ManagementMicroservicesAPI IntegrationAI/ML Solution DevelopmentWorkflow AutomationAI Risk AssessmentData PrivacyRegulatory FrameworksMentoringCommunication

Full job description

Overview

Working at Atlassian Atlassians can choose where they work – whether in an office, from home, or a combination of the two. That way, Atlassians have more control over supporting their family, personal goals, and other priorities. We can hire people in any country where we have a legal entity.

Responsibilities

What you’ll do As a Senior Principal Forward Deployed Engineer, you will:

  • Code contributes across the entire Atlassian product suite, providing exceptionally broad engineering exposure

  • Lead the design, development, and deployment of AI/ML-powered solutions using Rovo tailored to customer needs.

  • Architect and implement robust application integrations using Python, JavaScript, or similar languages, with a focus on APIs, microservices, and enterprise-scale systems.

  • Influence product direction by building with the customers, and realising the last mile papercuts they go through.

  • Champion the adoption of AI-augmented workflow automation within customer environments, maximizing business value and operational efficiency.

  • Oversee the end-to-end deployment of AI solutions into production, ensuring continuous evaluation, monitoring, and improvement.

  • Navigate risk and compliance requirements, including AI risk assessment, data privacy (GDPR), and regulatory frameworks.

  • Mentor and guide Senior FDEs and engineers, fostering a culture of innovation, collaboration, and continuous learning.

  • Communicate complex technical concepts clearly to both technical and non-technical stakeholders, creating concise artifacts for peers, partners, and leadership.

  • Align technical solutions with business objectives, setting a clear vision for technological progress and measurable results.

Compensation

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. Please visit go.atlassian.com/payzones for more information on which locations are included in each of our geographic pay zones. However, please confirm the zone for your specific location with your recruiter. This role may also be eligible for benefits, bonuses, commissions, and equity.

Pay Ranges

In The United States, we have three geographic pay zones. For this role, our current base pay ranges for new hires in each zone are: Zone A: $235,800 - $307,850 Zone B: $212,220 - $277,065 Zone C: $195,714 - $255,516

Qualifications

Benefits & Perks Atlassian offers a wide range of perks and benefits designed to support you, your family and to help you engage with your local community. Our offerings include health and wellbeing resources, paid volunteer days, and so much more. To learn more, visit go.atlassian.com/perksandbenefits. About Atlassian At Atlassian, we're motivated by a common goal: to unleash the potential of every team. Our software products help teams all over the planet and our solutions are designed for all types of work. Team collaboration through our tools makes what may be impossible alone, possible together. We believe that the unique contributions of all Atlassians create our success. To ensure that our products and culture continue to incorporate everyone's perspectives and experience, we never discriminate based on race, religion, national origin, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, or marital, veteran, or disability status. All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines. To provide you the best experience, we can support with accommodations or adjustments at any stage of the recruitment process. Simply inform our Recruitment team during your conversation with them. To learn more about our culture and hiring process, visit go.atlassian.com/crh. In line with local law, identity verification (which may include use of biometric data) is a condition of employment with Atlassian for employment fraud purposes.

How this job compares

Set against the 2,913 open Forward Deployed Engineer jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 5, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$196–308K/yr
  • California median$156–265K/yr537 salary ranges
  • US median$140–265K/yr2,532 salary ranges

This range's midpoint, $252K, is 23% above the California median midpoint ($205K) — in the top quarter of Forward Deployed Engineer salary ranges in California.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 653 open Forward Deployed Engineer jobs in California and 2,913 across the US. 5% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in California
Experience
Forward Deployed Engineer postings that state a minimum ask for 5 years of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 3 to 7 years (2,552 postings).
Education
630 of the 2,913 open Forward Deployed Engineer jobs (22%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 5, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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