Mark Davidson · Melbourne, Australia
Principal AI Solutions Engineering Lead, APAC at Atlassian. I design and ship agentic AI and LLM systems in Python, working with the top 1% of Atlassian's enterprise accounts across Asia-Pacific.
In production
Turns Salesforce opportunity context and public company signals into tailored demo environments. Atlassian Solutions Engineers run it globally, and it built the demo environments for Atlassian’s Team ’26 conference, including one the CEO presented live.
A multi-agent platform I conceived, built and now operate. Each week it analyses the open sales pipeline and writes a risk review of the largest cloud migration deals.
Checks every open opportunity in the quarter against 5 years of Salesforce opportunity history and public market indicators, then flags the deals at risk. Back tested against past deal outcomes.
Exposes Atlassian site and organisation admin APIs as tools for autonomous agents, so tailored demo environments are provisioned end to end without manual setup.
Also built: the Williams Racing Briefing Agent, a RAG system that writes a one-page brief for executives hosting customers.
What I do
Production AI in Python, shipped end to end and run after launch, not just the deck.
Solution architecture for enterprise AI, with the security and governance answers needed to get it approved.
Hands-on work with engineering teams, so they can run what we build together.
About
I’m a Principal AI Solutions Engineering Lead at Atlassian, based in Melbourne. I have 8+ years in enterprise delivery, and I’ve spent the last 2+ years building production AI in Python.
I embed with engineering teams at Atlassian’s largest customers. We work out what AI can usefully do in their environment, design it end to end, and build enough of it together to know it works. I run hands-on workshops and code reviews, and answer the architecture, security and governance questions that decide whether it ships.
The role sits between architect and engineer. I’ve found the work goes better when those two jobs aren’t separated by a wall.
Experience
Atlassian
Aug 2025 – Present
Technical lead on agentic AI and production LLM systems, including Atlassian Rovo, for the top 1% of enterprise accounts across APAC. Called in on the region's largest AI opportunities to resolve C-level architecture, security and governance concerns, and tie them to measurable outcomes.
Atlassian
Jan 2022 – Aug 2025
Technical lead on strategic and enterprise accounts. Shaped solution architecture through executive workshops, proofs of concept and technical validations, and took complex transformation deals from discovery to close.
Data Action (Financial Services Technology)
Jun 2021 – Jan 2022
Technical lead for enterprise banking clients of a fintech processing $403M in transactions a month.
GLiNTECH (Atlassian Platinum Solution Partner)
Aug 2019 – Jun 2021
Client-facing architect on cloud migrations, process re-engineering and end-to-end delivery for private and public sector clients.
KPMG (Banking & Financial Services Consulting)
Feb 2018 – Aug 2019
Led technical operations for a $60M Big Four financial remediation program with a risk and compliance focus.
Education & certifications
Swinburne University of Technology
AGSM at UNSW Sydney (Executive Short Course)
Scaled Agile, 2024
APMG International
Scrum Alliance
Contact
Whether it’s a role, a project or a production AI problem, I’d like to hear about it. Hiring? I’m happy to share my CV.
