Quality Engineer

Working at AtlassianAtlassian can hire people in any country where we have a legal entity. Assuming you have eligible working rights and a sufficient time zone overlap with your team, you can choose to work remotely or return to an office as they reopen (unless it’s necessary for your role to be performed in the office). Interviews and onboarding are conducted virtually, a part of being a distributed-first company.We, Quality Engineers, in Atlassian's Team Enterprise DC provide quality assistance, define and improve processes, find and address risks & implement tooling and automation solutions to multiple teams. Instead of performing manual tests and writing automated tests, we look at the bigger picture and find the best solutions to improve the quality of our products while helping improve development speed.About the role and the teamYou'll lead the efforts in assessing and mitigating risks, solving quality challenges, and implementing changes to improve engineering efficiency with the backing of data. You will also coach developers on quality assurance, and improve processes across the wider Enterprise DC team together with the supportive QEs. You will report directly to the Quality Manager.We understand that shipping software requires more than just testing. It involves improvements to processes and testing approaches. It involves collaborating with and training developers, analyzing data, and improving constantly. If you're someone who advocates and implements change, someone who develops and balances both technical and soft skills, and someone who understands that making great software requires the prevention of problems and not just finding them, then this position was made for you!

We are looking for someone who is not only a champion of product quality but also understands risks related to people and process. The outcomes of this role include:

• The team reports increased confidence in product quality
• The team understands their level of product, process, and people risk
• The team is able to measure and gain insights into improvements to the product quality

The above outcomes are based on work done by the QE:

• Use data to identify where product improvements are prioritised
• Lead process creation or improvement in the team
• Advise the team on the best approaches to product development
• Work with Engineering to assess the level of risk in the product roadmap and upcoming work
• Coach the team on ownership and maintenance of their CI
• Implement solutions that allow the team to work faster

To achieve the above, most of the following experience is a must:

• QA support for an end-to-end product or feature development (includes contributing to the acceptance criteria, assessing and flagging risks)
• Different forms of testing (unit, integration, acceptance, and exploratory)
• Define QA processes for a project team
• Define quality goals in a project or team and measure these
• Design and/or implement simple solutions (process improvement, tooling, etc.)

The following skills/experience are a plus:

• Coach others on quality assurance and testing
• Lead initiatives with a group of people
• Improve the CI/CD process (e.g. integrating automated tests and other checks)
• Develop automated tests or small software projects in any language
• Performance testing and improvements
• Knowledge of the following technologies: AWS, Java

#LI-AG1Our perks & benefitsTo support you at work and play, our perks and benefits include ample time off, an annual education budget, paid volunteer days, and so much more.About AtlassianThe world’s best teams work better together with Atlassian. From medicine and space travel, to disaster response and pizza deliveries, Atlassian software products help teams all over the planet. At Atlassian, we're motivated by a common goal: to unleash the potential of every team.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 learn more about our culture and hiring process, explore our Candidate Resource Hub.