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Principal Technical Recruiter

Atlassian
Atlassian Salary
San Francisco, CA Full Time
POSTED ON 12/24/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 1/24/2026
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. Interviews and onboarding are conducted virtually, a part of being a distributed-first company.

Responsibilities

Atlassian is looking for a Principal Technical Recruiter to join our R&D Talent Acquisition team.

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. Interviews and onboarding are conducted virtually, a part of being a distributed-first company.

As a Principal Technical Recruiter, you’ll own the volume hiring recruitment lifecycle—from strategic sourcing and pipeline development to delivering a high-quality candidate experience and strengthening hiring manager partnerships. You’ll play a key role in positioning us as an employer of choice, while driving an efficient, data-informed, and inclusive hiring process.

You will be joining a remote and distributed Talent Acquisition R&D team hiring across Engineering.

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. Interviews and onboarding are conducted virtually, a part of being a distributed-first company.

Responsibilities

  • Own Bottom-of-Funnel Strategy – Manage final stage hiring activities including interview coordination, offer reviews, and candidate decision-making.
  • Use Data to Drive Hiring Decisions – Monitor and interpret funnel metrics (pass through rates, time-to-fill, offer acceptance) to drive hiring strategy.
  • Enhance Candidate Experience – Deliver a thoughtful, high-touch experience that supports candidates through every stage of the process.
  • Streamline Hiring Operations – Maintain process consistency, compliance, and high data integrity while identifying opportunities to improve speed and efficiency.
  • Support Employer Branding Efforts – Contribute to a candidate experience that strengthens our brand and helps position us as an employer of choice.
  • Partner with Hiring Managers – Act as a trusted advisor by bringing market insights and process expertise to help hiring teams make informed decisions.
  • Champion Diversity & Inclusion – Participate in and support inclusive hiring practices to ensure we’re building representative and high-impact teams.


What We’re Looking For

  • Technical Recruiting Expertise – Proven experience with full-cycle technical recruiting, with a focus on high volume and bottom-of-funnel execution.
  • Data-Driven Mindset – Comfort using data to guide hiring decisions, identify funnel inefficiencies, and present actionable insights to stakeholders.
  • Strong Negotiator & Closer – Skilled in guiding offer conversations and closing candidates effectively.
  • Excellent Stakeholder Management – Confident working with hiring managers and cross-functional partners to deliver aligned outcomes.
  • Team-Oriented & Detail-Driven – Works collaboratively, communicates clearly, and stays organized in fast-moving environments.Compensation


Qualifications

  • 8 years of experience in Talent Acquisition, with deep technical recruiting knowledge and experience
  • A background in the software industry and a strong understanding of the competitive landscape today for software recruiting
  • Experience crafting and executing talent acquisition-related strategies such as process improvement, strategic recruiting, and driving balanced pipelines
  • Exposure and a commitment to inclusive hiring practices designed to improve representation of URGs within Atlassian and a focus on DEI initiatives that aid in building balanced teams
  • You have a consultative approach with hiring manager communities, with an appetite for influencing win/win outcomes through data, market insights, and creative ideas
  • Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced environment, and are comfortable navigating ambiguity
  • Alignment with our values, which are table stakes for how we collaborate, grow, and win as a team


Qualifications

Compensation

At Atlassian, We Strive To Design Equitable, Explainable, And Competitive Compensation Programs. To Support This Goal, The Baseline Of Our Range Is Higher Than That Of The Typical Market Range, But In Turn We Expect To Hire Most Candidates Near This Baseline. Base Pay Within The Range Is Ultimately Determined By a Candidate's Skills, Expertise, Or Experience. 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: $149,400 - $195,150

Zone B: $135,500 - $176,000

Zone C: $124,000 - $162,000

This role may also be eligible for benefits, bonuses, commissions, and equity.

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.

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 .

Salary : $135,500 - $195,150

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