Atlassian · 2 weeks ago
Principal Software Engineer
Seattle, WA
Full-time
Hybrid
Lead/Staff
$206K/yr - $269K/yr
10+ years expAtlassian is a distributed-first company that empowers its employees to work from anywhere. They are seeking a Principal Full Stack Software Engineer to provide technical leadership, tackle complex problems, and mentor the next generation of technical leaders within the organization.
CollaborationEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSoftware
Responsibilities
Regularly tackle the largest and most complex problems on the team, from technical design to launch
Provide technical leadership on high-impact projects and determine plans-of-attack on large projects
Routinely tackle complex architecture challenges and apply architectural standards and start using them on new projects
Be a champion across the Atlassian organisation for continually raising the technical bar and evangelizing a high technical standard
Partner across Engineering teams to take on company-wide initiatives spanning multiple projects
Transfer your depth of knowledge and share best engineering practices to improve engineering excellence
Mentor and grow the next generation of technical leaders at Atlassian
Qualification
Required
10+ years experience in Full Stack development with one or more prominent languages such as Java, Scala, Node, Javascript, React
Bachelor's or Master's degree (preferably a Computer Science degree or equivalent experience)
Deep experience in systems engineering at scale with regards to testing, reliability, security, and observability
Excellent communication skills in written and verbal forms, and an ability to communicate complex technical issues to a range of technical and non-technical audiences (management, peers)
Experience with collaborating with and mentoring junior members of the team
Consider the customer impact when making technical decisions
Familiarity with A/B testing techniques
Benefits
Health and wellbeing resources
Paid volunteer days
Company
Atlassian
Atlassian is a software company that offers proprietary software products for teamwork, project management, and software development.
10001+ employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$210MKey Investors
T. Rowe PriceAccel
2015-12-10IPO
2014-04-08Secondary Market· $150M
2010-07-14Series A· $60M
Leadership Team
Michael Cannon-Brookes
Co-founder & Co-CEO
Scott Farquhar
Co-Founder and Board Member
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