Senior Atlassian Platform Engineer

Social Discovery Ventures; United States; Remote; USD 120,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote opportunity

Vacation 28 days

Wellness days 7 per year

Referral bonuses up to $5000

Training stipend 50%

English lessons discount

Health benefits up to $1000 per year

Equipment provided

Gamified gratitude system

Job summary

Social Discovery Group is seeking a Senior Atlassian Platform Engineer to administer Jira Server/Data Center, Confluence, and Atlassian Cloud environments. You will configure workflows, permissions, dashboards, and automations, while optimizing performance and governance.

You’ll collaborate with Infra, SRE, DBA, and engineering teams to resolve issues, automate tasks with ScriptRunner and REST API, and extend scripting with Groovy/Python/Bash as needed.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience with Jira Server / Jira Data Center and Confluence administration.
• Strong hands-on experience with Jira including workflows, permissions, custom fields, users, groups, dashboards, JQL, and reporting.
• Experience troubleshooting Jira Server issues: logs, indexing, performance bottlenecks, slow queries, plugins, and integrations.
• Understanding of Jira architecture, JVM basics, indexing, and performance impact of customizations.
• Experience working with REST API, ScriptRunner, webhooks, and administrative automation.
• Ability to write and maintain Groovy, Python, or Bash scripts for operational tasks.
• Experience with Jira / Confluence Cloud administration will be a plus.
• Fluent Russian and intermediate English level.

Responsibilities

• Administer Jira Server / Data Center, Confluence, and Atlassian Cloud environments.
• Configure and support workflows, permissions, dashboards, JQL, automations, integrations, and plugins.
• Monitor Jira performance, troubleshoot issues, and improve platform stability and reliability.
• Support maintenance, upgrades, housekeeping, and incident resolution.
• Improve Jira governance and reduce configuration debt.
• Automate routine administrative tasks using ScriptRunner, REST API, and scripting tools.
• Collaborate with Infra, SRE, DBA, and engineering teams to resolve system and performance issues.

Skills

Jira administration

Confluence administration

JQL & dashboards

REST API

ScriptRunner

Groovy/Python/Bash scripting

Jira Cloud admin

Russian language

English proficiency

Tools

Jira

Confluence

REST API

ScriptRunner

Job description

Social Discovery Group (SDG) is a group of social discovery companies. SDG solves the problems of loneliness, isolation, and disconnection - transforming virtual intimacy into the new normal. SDG’s products redefine the way people interact and connect with one another. Our portfolio includes social entertainment platforms designed to connect people online across different cultures and regions of the world.

We bring together a team of like-minded people and IT professionals who specialize in creating and developing globally impactful social discovery products. Our international team of digital nomads works remotely from all over the world.

We’re proud to be a two-time “Great Place to Work” winner (USA & Japan, 2024–2025) and a Top-5 Company for Work-From-Anywhere Jobs (FlexJobs, 2025). We are looking for Senior Atlassian Platform Engineer.

Your main tasks will be:

• Administer Jira Server / Data Center, Confluence, and Atlassian Cloud environments.
  
• Configure and support workflows, permissions, dashboards, JQL, automations, integrations, and plugins.
  
• Monitor Jira performance, troubleshoot issues, and improve platform stability and reliability.
  
• Support maintenance, upgrades, housekeeping, and incident resolution.
  
• Improve Jira governance and reduce configuration debt.
  
• Automate routine administrative tasks using ScriptRunner, REST API, and scripting tools.
  
• Collaborate with Infra, SRE, DBA, and engineering teams to resolve system and performance issues.

We expect from you:

• 3+ years of experience with Jira Server / Jira Data Center and Confluence administration.
  
• Strong hands-on experience with Jira as a critical internal platform, including workflows, permissions, custom fields, users, groups, dashboards, JQL, and reporting.
  
• Experience troubleshooting Jira Server issues: logs, indexing, performance bottlenecks, slow queries, plugins, and integrations.
  
• Understanding of Jira architecture, JVM basics, indexing, and performance impact of customizations.
  
• Experience working with REST API, ScriptRunner, webhooks, and administrative automation.
  
• Ability to write and maintain Groovy, Python, or Bash scripts for operational tasks.
  
• Experience with Jira / Confluence Cloud administration will be a plus.
  
• Fluent Russian and intermediate (B1) or higher English level.

What do we offer:

• REMOTE OPPORTUNITY to work full-time;
• Vacation 28 calendar days per year;
• 7 wellness days per year (time off) that can be used to deal with household issues, to lie down and recover without taking sick leave;
• Bonuses up to $5000 for recommending successful applicants for positions in the company;
• 50% payment for professional training, international conferences, and meetings;
• Corporate discount for English lessons;
• Health benefits. According to the paychecks, if you are not eligible for corporate medical insurance, the company will compensate you with up to $ 1,000 gross per year per employee. This can be spent on self-purchase of health insurance or on doctor’s fees for yourself and close relatives (spouse, children);
• Workplace organization. The company provides all employees with an equipped workplace and all the necessary equipment (table, armchair, wifi, etc.) in our offices or co-working locations. In the other locations, the company provides reimbursement of workplace costs up to $ 1000 gross once every 3 years, according to the paychecks. This money can be spent on the rent of the co-working room, on equipping the working place at home (desk, chair, Internet, etc.) during those 3 years;
• Internal gamified gratitude system: receive bonuses from colleagues and exchange them for our merchandise, team building activities, massage certificates, etc.

The initial pay level or pay range for this role will be shared with candidates during the recruitment process and before the commencement of employment.