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Senior Backend Software Engineer

Atlassian
Atlassian Salary
San Francisco, CA Full Time
POSTED ON 1/15/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 4/11/2025

Engineering | San Francisco, United States | Remote, Remote

Find out more about this role by reading the information below, then apply to be considered.

Atlassians can choose where they work – whether in an office, from home, or a combination of the two. This role is fully remote, but requires you to be located in a US timezone. We're looking for a Senior Backend Software Engineer to join our team, passionately focused on delivering creative improvements for our engineering teams.

What You'll Do :

  • Drive large, complex projects autonomously, from technical design to launch.
  • Tackle complex architecture challenges, 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.
  • Be an example for thorough, meaningful code reviews.
  • Partner across engineering teams to tackle company-wide initiatives spanning multiple projects.
  • Transfer your depth of knowledge from your current language to excel as a Java developer.
  • Mentor junior members of the team.

Your Background :

  • 5 years experience building and developing backend applications.
  • Bachelor's or Master's degree with a preference for Computer Science degree - Senior-level experience 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, Azure).
  • Fluency in any one database technology (e.g. RDBMS like Oracle or Postgres and / or NoSQL like DynamoDB or Cassandra).
  • Experience crafting and implementing well-tested, highly scalable and performant micro-services and / or other distributed systems.
  • Practical knowledge of agile software development methodologies (e.g., XP, scrum).
  • 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.
  • Compensation

    At Atlassian, we strive to design equitable, explainable, and competitive compensation programs. The baseline of our range is higher than that of the typical market range. 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 : $176,200- $234,900
  • Zone B : $158,600 - $211,500
  • Zone C : $146,300- $195,000
  • 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.

    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.

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