Software Development Engineer II - Data Platform Engineering

Atlassian; Amsterdam; Remote; EUR 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Atlassian is seeking a Software Development Engineer II - Data Platform to build and operate Atlassian's foundational data platform, powering analytics across Jira, Confluence, and related products.

You will own features from design to delivery, contribute high-quality code with Flink/Spark, and participate in on-call, performance tuning, and documentation while collaborating with cross-functional teams.

Qualifications

• 3+ years in software engineering with distributed-systems and data fundamentals.
• Experience with data platform systems — streaming/ingestion (Flink/Spark) and/or MPP query engines (StarRocks/Trino/Pinot/Doris).
• Some experience with operational management of high-scale data platforms (on-call, production debugging, performance basics).
• Strong coding in Java/Scala/Python and familiarity with cloud data infrastructure (GCP/AWS).
• Open-source contributions to relevant projects are a strong positive.

Responsibilities

• Build and operate components of Atlassian's data platform across streaming ingestion (Flink) and MPP query/serving (StarRocks), alongside senior engineers.
• Contribute high-quality code from design through delivery, taking ownership of features and bug fixes.
• Participate in operating high-scale data platform systems in production—on-call, debugging, and basic performance and data-quality tuning.
• Participate in code reviews and write clear documentation.
• Collaborate with your team and partner teams to deliver reliable, performant data infrastructure.
• Continuously learn and grow your depth in distributed data systems.

Skills

Distributed systems

Java/Python/Scala

Data platform

Cloud data infra

Flink

Spark

Open-source contributions

Tools

Flink

Spark

StarRocks

Trino

Apache Pinot

Apache Doris

Job description

We are looking for a Software Development Engineer II - Data Platform to help build and operate Atlassian's foundational data platform, growing rapidly on high-scale distributed data systems with real ownership.

• Engineering
• Full-Time

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.

About the Role

Our platform powers the data behind critical experiences across the company—from rich in-product analytics in Jira, JSM, and Confluence, to dedicated solutions like Atlassian Analytics, the Teamwork Graph (TWG), and AI-native capabilities like Rovo. In this role, the components you build will directly shape how hundreds of thousands of organizations explore, understand, and act on their data.

We seek individuals who are eager to shape the future and believe in the power of collaboration to achieve extraordinary results together.

• Build and operate components of Atlassian's data platform across streaming ingestion (Flink) and MPP query/serving (StarRocks), alongside senior engineers.
• Contribute high-quality code from design through delivery, taking ownership of features and bug fixes.
• Participate in operating high-scale data platform systems in production—on-call, debugging, and basic performance and data-quality tuning.
• Participate in code reviews and write clear documentation.
• Collaborate with your team and partner teams to deliver reliable, performant data infrastructure.
• Continuously learn and grow your depth in distributed data systems.

• 3+ years in software engineering with solid distributed-systems / data fundamentals.
• Exposure to / experience with data platform systems — streaming/ingestion (Flink or Spark) and/or MPP query engines (StarRocks / Trino / Apache Pinot / Apache Doris).
• Some experience or strong aptitude for operational management of high-scale data platform systems (participating in on-call, debugging production, performance/data-quality basics).
• Strong coding (Java/Scala/Python) and familiarity with cloud data infrastructure (GCP/AWS).
• Open-source contributions to relevant projects are a strong positive.

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.