Principal Backend Software Engineer, Atlassian

$155.6-287.5k

AWS

GCP

Python

Scala

Java

Kotlin

Azure

Expert level

San Francisco Bay Area

Remote from US

Software development and collaboration platform

Job no longer available

Software development and collaboration platform

1001+ employees

B2BArtificial IntelligenceInternal toolsMachine LearningSaaS

Job no longer available

$155.6-287.5k

AWS

GCP

Python

Scala

Java

Kotlin

Azure

Expert level

San Francisco Bay Area

Remote from US

1001+ employees

B2BArtificial IntelligenceInternal toolsMachine LearningSaaS

Company mission

To give all teams the tools required to collaborate and innovate with new levels of productivity.

Job

Company

Role

Who you are

10+ years experience in multiple hands-on software/technology leadership roles, with end-to-end responsibility through the software development lifecycle
Bachelor's or Master's degree with a preference for Computer Science degree
Expertise with one or more prominent languages such as Java, Python, Kotlin, Go, or Scala is required
Understanding of SaaS, PaaS, IaaS industry with hands-on experience with public cloud offerings (e.g., AWS, GCP, or Azure)
Knowledge to evaluate trade-offs between correctness, robustness, performance, space and time
Practice in mentoring other engineers and influencing decision makers throughout the organization
Considers the customer impact when making technical decisions

Desirable

Experience in Developer Experience or Developer Productivity
Proficiency in Java or NodeJS
Experience in at least one additional language
Experience in CI (Continuous Integration) and CD (Continuous Deployment)

What the job involves

Regularly tackle the largest and most complex problems on the team, from technical design to launch
Deliver solutions that are used by other teams and products
Determine plans-of-attack on large projects
Routinely tackle complex architecture challenges and apply architectural standards and start using them on new projects
Lead code reviews & documentation as well as take on complex bug fixes, especially on high-risk problems
Set the standard for thorough, meaningful code reviews
Partner across engineering teams to take on company-wide initiatives spanning multiple projects
Transfer your depth of knowledge from your current language to excel as a Software Engineer
Mentor more junior members of the team

Our take

Atlassian creates software products for developers and project managers to help teams work together more efficiently. Since its founding in 2002, the global company has built up a strong suite of high-performing products including Jira, Trello, and Confluence.

Whilst their focus has predominantly been on software team management, products like Trello mark a shift in strategy for Atlassian, who intend to expand their coverage to other sectors. It is a smart move: with companies increasingly operating globally, the ability to coordinate projects from a common hub is more useful than ever. This is further compounded by the shift to remote workforces over the early 2020s.

Atlassian plans to further enhance the user experience of its products by minimizing friction in its connecting apps, meaning that product integration will be easier for its customers. Atlassian continues to perform strongly financially, and with its products playing a key role in two major fields - Agile and DevOps - they look set to remain an integral and successful market leader as the industry develops.

Freddie

Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle

Insights

Top investors

41% employee growth in 12 months

Glassdoor (4.1)

Trustpilot (1.3)

Company

Funding (1 round)

Jul 2010

$60m

SERIES A

Total funding: $60m

Company benefits

5 annual paid Volunteer Days
Company equity
Flexible working hours
Work from home opportunities
Health insurance

Company HQ

Wynyard, Sydney, NSW

Leadership

Scott Farquhar

(co-CEO)

While studying at the University of New South Wales, Scott founded Atlassian in October 2001. They have been co-CEO since, alongside being a Director of RedBalloon, and an Investor and Advisor.

Mike Cannon-Brookes

(co-CEO)

Having studied Information Systems at the Univeristy of New South Wales, Mike co-founded Atlassian on graduation. As well as investing, mentorship, and directorship, Mike serves as co-CEO with Scott.

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