Lead Design Technologist

Design | San Francisco, United States | Mountain View, United States or Remote | Remote, Americas | Seattle, United States

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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. This role has a preference you be located in the San Francisco Bay Area or US West Coast, but we can hire people in any country where we have a legal entity.

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.

* Deliver high-quality design technology solutions across multiple workstreams or domains.

* Champion rapid prototyping, user testing, and cross-functional collaboration.

* Mentor and guide less experienced designers and technologists.

* Identify and implement opportunities to enhance design workflows through custom tooling and automation.

* Solve complex design technology issues, optimizing processes and leveraging AI/LLMs.

* Demonstrate advanced skills in JS frameworks, prototyping, and motion design.

* Lead the co-creation of sense-making artifacts (blueprints, models) to communicate design concepts.