Senior Software Engineer , Jira Issue Backend Team

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 from an office (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.Our office is in Bengaluru, but we offer flexibility for eligible candidates to work remotely across India. Whatever your preference—working from home, an office, or in between— you can choose the place that’s best for your work and your lifestyle.About Atlassian’s missionAtlassian’s mission "to unleash the potential of every team" is the guiding light behind what we do. We have developed well-known products such as Jira, Confluence, Trello, etc. that fit into the fabric of teamwork across different types of teams, and the processes to help every team succeed.We're looking for a Senior Backend Software Engineer to join our Jira Issue Backend Platform Team. Atlassian’s Jira Issue teams are on a journey to transform Issue Experiences for our customers. The team’s mission is to improve the how issues work for Jira Cloud customers, making it not only easier to use for our millions of customers across the globe, but making our issue platform more performant and reliable. Our teams own all of the backend APIs & codebases that power Jira Issue Experiences, which are the most-viewed pages in the Jira Cloud suite of products (Jira Software, Jira Service Management, Jira Work Management, plus more). You'll work as part of a high-energy team delivering features and creative improvements to delight the customers, and pave the way for future work.You will be responsible for the maintenance and feature development of new requirements and you are expected to work with developers and stakeholders in multiple timezones, predominantly in India and Australia. You will work with a group of talented engineers at varying job levels, from new college grads to seasoned senior engineers and architects. If you want to grow as an engineer that can manage the entire life cycle of mission critical software, this is an opportunity you can’t miss

Role description

• Drive large, complex projects autonomously, from technical design to launch.
• Tackle complex architecture challenges, apply & determine architectural standards and start using them on new projects
• Lead code design & documentation across complex changes, especially on high-risk problems
• Be an example for thorough, meaningful code reviews across your team
• Partner across engineering teams to tackle company-wide initiatives spanning multiple projects
• Transfer your depth of knowledge from your current language to excel as a Java developer.
• Mentor junior members of the team

On your first day we’ll expect you to have :

• 5+ years experience building and developing backend applications
• Bachelor's or Master's degree with a preference for Computer Science degree
• Senior-level experience with one or more prominent languages such as Java, Python, Kotlin.
• Understanding of SaaS, PaaS, IaaS industry with hands-on experience with public cloud offerings (e.g., AWS, GCP, Azure)
• Fluency in any one database technology (e.g. RDBMS like Oracle or Postgres and/or NoSQL like DynamoDB or Cassandra)
• Experience crafting and implementing well-tested, highly scalable and performant micro-services and/or other distributed systems
• Practical knowledge of agile software development methodologies (e.g., XP, scrum)
• Knowledge to evaluate trade-offs between correctness, robustness, performance, space and time
• Practice in mentoring other engineers and influencing decision makers throughout the organization
• Considers the customer impact when making technical decisions

Our 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.