Backend Software Engineer

Atlassian; United States; Remote; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Atlassian is seeking a Backend Software Engineer for a fully remote role within the US timezone. You will build scalable backend services, review code, and collaborate with cross-functional teams of engineers, product managers, and designers.

You will contribute to high-quality RESTful micro-services, work with modern OO languages, and participate in Agile practices to deliver reliable software. This role emphasizes collaboration, cloud knowledge, and scalable architectures.

Qualifications

• 1-3+ years of backend development experience.
• Experience building scalable RESTful micro-services.
• Proficiency in at least one OO language (Java/Kotlin/Go/Scala/Python).
• Database proficiency in RDBMS or NoSQL databases.
• Strong collaboration and communication skills.
• Knowledge of SaaS/PaaS/IaaS with hands-on cloud experience (AWS/GCP/Azure).
• Familiarity with cloud architecture patterns.

Responsibilities

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

Skills

Backend development

RESTful microservices

OO programming

Database proficiency

Collaboration

Cloud platforms

Cloud architecture

Education

CS degree (Bachelor's or Master's)

Job description

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.

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

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

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. 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.

To learn more about our culture and hiring process, visit go.atlassian.com/crh .

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.