Senior Backend Engineer - Lead Complex, Cloud-Native Systems

Atlassian; United States; Hybrid; USD 130,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Atlassian builds software platforms like Jira, Confluence, and Trello to empower teams worldwide. The role involves driving large backend projects from design to launch, reviewing code, and addressing high-risk bugs while coordinating with multiple engineering teams on cross-cutting initiatives.

Ideal candidates have 5+ years in backend development with Java, Python, Kotlin, Go, or Scala, plus hands-on cloud and database experience.

Qualifications

• 5+ years building backend applications with senior-level experience in Java, Python, Kotlin, Go, or Scala.
• Hands-on experience with public cloud offerings (AWS, GCP, Azure) and database technologies (RDBMS or NoSQL).
• Mentor engineers and evaluate trade-offs between correctness, robustness, performance, and space/time.

Responsibilities

• Drive large, complex projects autonomously from technical design to launch.
• Lead code reviews, documentation, and tackle complex bug fixes on high-risk problems.
• Partner across engineering teams on company-wide initiatives spanning multiple projects.

Skills

Java

Python

Kotlin

Go

Scala

AWS

GCP

Azure

RDBMS

NoSQL

Mentoring

Code reviews

Documentation

Job description

Atlassian builds software platforms like Jira, Confluence, and Trello to empower teams worldwide. The role involves driving large backend projects from design to launch, reviewing code, and addressing high-risk bugs while coordinating with multiple engineering teams on cross-cutting initiatives.

Ideal candidates have 5+ years in backend development with Java, Python, Kotlin, Go, or Scala, plus hands-on cloud and database experience.