Principal Backend Engineer - Remote (US TZ)

Atlassian; San Francisco (CA); Remote; USD 209,700 - 273,775; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health and wellbeing resources

Paid volunteer days

Equity opportunities

Job summary

At Atlassian, we’re seeking a Principal Backend Software Engineer to join our San Francisco-based team that supports remote work options. This role requires you to be located in US Pacific or Mountain time zones and to drive end-to-end software design and delivery for large-scale systems.

You will mentor engineers, lead architectural initiatives, and collaborate across engineering to raise the bar on code quality and delivery.

Qualifications

• 10+ years leading software/tech teams through full SDLC.
• Bachelor's degree in CS or similar is preferred.
• Expertise in one or more listed languages (Java, Python, Kotlin, Go, Scala).
• Experience with cloud offerings (AWS, GCP, Azure) and SaaS/PaaS/IaaS.

Responsibilities

• Unblock challenges in the software development cycle from design to launch.
• Create scalable solutions used by other teams and products; plan major projects.
• Solve complex architecture problems and apply architectural standards to new projects.
• Lead code reviews, documentation, and fix high-risk bugs.
• Set standards for code reviews and collaborate across engineering teams.

Skills

10+ years software leadership

Java

Python

Kotlin

Go

Scala

Cloud platforms (AWS/GCP/Azure)

Mentoring engineers

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science

Job description

At Atlassian, we’re seeking a Principal Backend Software Engineer to join our San Francisco-based team that supports remote work options. This role requires you to be located in US Pacific or Mountain time zones and to drive end-to-end software design and delivery for large-scale systems.

You will mentor engineers, lead architectural initiatives, and collaborate across engineering to raise the bar on code quality and delivery.