Backend Software Engineer

Atlassian Corp.; Canada; Remote; CAD 118,000 - 154,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Benefits eligible

Bonuses and equity eligibility

Remote work option

Job summary

At Atlassian, a Backend Software Engineer is sought for a fully remote role requiring US time zone placement. You will build and ship features in a scalable, distributed backend and review code for quality, security, and performance.

Collaborate with experienced engineers, architects, PMs, and designers, and mentor teammates to level up skills. Eligible for benefits, bonuses, commissions, and equity.

Qualifications

• 1-3+ years experience in backend development.
• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science.
• Experience creating scalable RESTful microservices.
• Proficiency in languages such as Java, Kotlin, Go, Python and experience with databases.

Responsibilities

• Build and ship features daily in a highly scalable, distributed backend environment.
• Collaborate with engineers, architects, product managers, and designers.
• Review code with readability, testing, documentation, reliability, security, and performance in mind.
• Mentor teammates through knowledge sharing sessions.
• Ensure full visibility, error reporting, and monitoring of backend services.
• Participate in Agile software development.

Skills

Backend development

RESTful microservices

Languages: Java/Kotlin/Go/Python

Cloud platforms

SQL/NoSQL databases

Education

CS degree (Bachelors/Masters)

Job description

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.

To help our teams work together effectively, this role is fully remote, but requires you to be located in a US timezone. We're looking for a Backend Software Engineer to join our team, passionately focused on delivering creative improvements for our engineering teams.

What You’ll Do:

Build and ship features and capabilities daily in highly scalable, cross-geo distributed environment

Be part of an amazing open and collaborative work environment with other experienced engineers, architects, product managers, and designers

Review code with best practices of readability, testing patterns, documentation, reliability, security, and performance considerations in mind

Mentor and level up the skills of your teammates by sharing your expertise in formal and informal knowledge sharing sessions

Ensure full visibility, error reporting, and monitoring of high performing backend services

Participate in Agile software development including daily stand

At Atlassian, we strive to design equitable, explainable, and competitive compensation programs. We follow consistent hiring practices and account for each candidate's skills, knowledge, and experience when setting base pay within the range.

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

In Canada, for this role, our current base pay range for new hires is:

Canada: CA$117,900 - CA$153,925

Your Background:

1- 3+ years experience building and developing backend applications

Bachelor's or Master's degree with a preference for Computer Science degree

Experience crafting and implementing highly scalable and performant RESTful micro-services

Proficiency in any modern object-oriented programming language (e.g., Java, Kotlin, Go, Scala, Python, etc.)

Fluency in any one database technology (e.g. RDBMS like Oracle or Postgres and/or NoSQL like DynamoDB or Cassandra)

Real passion for collaboration and strong interpersonal and communication skills

Broad knowledge and understanding of SaaS, PaaS, IaaS industry with hands-on experience of public cloud offerings (AWS, GAE, Azure)

Familiarity with cloud architecture patterns and an engineering discipline to produce software with quality

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.

In line with local law, identity verification (which may include use of biometric data) is a condition of employment with Atlassian for employment fraud purposes.

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