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David Careers

Principal Backend Software Engineer

Posted 45 days ago

atlassianMillbrae (CA)
Software DevelopersCustom Computer Programming Services

SENIORITY

Lead

SALARY

$209,700 - $273,775

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About the role

Overview: Working at Atlassian Atlassians can choose where they work – whether in an office, from home, or a combination of the two. That way, Atlassians have more control over supporting their family, personal goals, and other priorities. We can hire people in any country where we have a legal entity.
Your future team: We're looking for a Principal Backend Software Engineer to join our team, passionately focused on delivering creative improvements for our engineering teams.
Responsibilities
What you'll do:
  • Regularly unblock challenges faced in the software development cycle, from technical design to launch
  • Create solutions that are used by other teams and products - Determine plans-of-attack on large projects
  • Routinely solve complex architecture challenges and apply architectural standards and start using them on new projects
  • Lead code reviews and documentation and take on complex bug fixes, especially on high-risk problems
  • Set the standard for meaningful code reviews - Partner across engineering teams to take on company-wide projects
  • Transfer your depth of knowledge from your current language to excel as a Software Engineer
  • Mentor more junior members of the team
CompensationAt Atlassian, we strive to design equitable, explainable, and competitive compensation programs. We follow consistent hiring practices and account for each candidate's skills, knowledge, and experience when setting base pay within the range. Please visit go.atlassian.com/payzones for more information on which locations are included in each of our geographic pay zones. However, please confirm the zone for your specific location with your recruiter. This role may also be eligible for benefits, bonuses, commissions, and equity. Pay RangesIn The United States, we have three geographic pay zones. For this role, our current base pay ranges for new hires in each zone are: Zone A: $209,700 - $273,775 Zone B: $188,730 - $246,398 Zone C: $174,051 - $227,233
Qualifications:
  • Your background 10+ years experience in multiple hands-on software/technology leadership roles, with end-to-end responsibility through the software development lifecycle
  • Bachelor's degree with a preference for Computer Science degree
  • Expertise 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, or Azure)
  • Knowledge to evaluate trade-offs between correctness, robustness, performance, space and time
  • Practice in mentoring other engineers and influencing decision makers throughout the organization
  • Consideration of customer impact when making technical decisions
  • If you've got these skills, even better: Experience in Developer Experience or Developer Productivity - Proficiency in Java or NodeJSExperience in at least one additional language
  • Experience in CI (Continuous Integration) and CD (Continuous Deployment)
Benefits & Perks: Atlassian offers a wide range of perks and benefits designed to support you, your family and to help you engage with your local community. Our offerings include health and wellbeing resources, paid volunteer days, and so much more. To learn more, visit go.atlassian.com/perksandbenefits.
About Atlassian: At Atlassian, we're motivated by a common goal: to unleash the potential of every team. Our software products help teams all over the planet and our solutions are designed for all types of work. Team collaboration through our tools makes what may be impossible alone, possible together. 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 provide you the best experience, we can support with accommodations or adjustments at any stage of the recruitment process. Simply inform our Recruitment team during your conversation with them. To learn more about our culture and hiring process, visit go.atlassian.com/crh. In line with local law, identity verification (which may include use of biometric data) is a condition of employment with Atlassian for employment fraud purposes.
Job Summary
Category: Engineering

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