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Atlassian · 4 days ago

Senior Backend Software Engineer

positionSan Francisco, CA
timeFull-time
remoteHybrid
senioritySenior Level
money$176K/yr - $230K/yr
date5+ years exp

Atlassian is a company motivated by a common goal: to unleash the potential of every team through their software products. They are seeking a Senior Backend Software Engineer to drive complex projects, tackle architectural challenges, and mentor junior team members.

CollaborationEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSoftware
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Comp. & Benefits
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Responsibilities

Drive large, complex projects autonomously, from technical design to launch
Tackle complex architecture challenges, apply architectural standards and start using them on new projects
Lead code reviews & documentation as well as take on complex bug fixes, especially on high-risk problems
Be an example for thorough, meaningful code reviews
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

Qualification

JavaBackend developmentCloud technologiesMicroservicesAgile methodologiesDatabase technologyTechnical designCode reviewsMentoring

Required

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, Go, or Scala is required
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

Benefits

Health and wellbeing resources
Paid volunteer days

Company

Atlassian

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Atlassian is a software company that offers proprietary software products for teamwork, project management, and software development.
dateFounded in 2002
location
Sydney, New South Wales, AUS
people-size10001+ employees
web-link
https://www.atlassian.com

H1B Sponsorship

Atlassian has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role. Below presents additional info for your reference. (Data Powered by US Department of Labor)
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2025 (351)
2024 (184)
2023 (190)
2022 (259)
2021 (156)
2020 (162)

Funding

Current Stage
Public Company
Total Funding
$210M
Key Investors
T. Rowe PriceAccel
2015-12-10IPO
2014-04-08Secondary Market· $150M
2010-07-14Series A· $60M

Leadership Team

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Michael Cannon-Brookes
Co-founder & Co-CEO
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Scott Farquhar
Co-Founder and Board Member
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