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Principal Software Engineer

Atlassian

Location:
India , Bengaluru

Category:
IT - Software Development

Contract Type:
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Job Description:

Atlassian is a global leader in cloud collaboration, and one of the world’s largest users of PostgreSQL in the cloud. Our Jira and Confluence cloud products run on millions of Postgres databases, managed through AWS, Aurora and RDS . As our business and customer needs evolve, so do our technical requirements—driving us to innovate beyond traditional solutions. To address advanced and emerging use cases, we are building a self-managed Postgres platform on AWS and GCP leveraging Kubernetes and open-source technologies. Our vision is to establish deep PostgreSQL expertise within Atlassian, starting with our India team. We are committed to building a team of experts—including established PostgreSQL contributors.

Job Responsibility:

Contribute to open-source projects and represent Atlassian in the broader PostgreSQL community
Lead initiatives to improve scalability, performance, reliability, and security of the self managed Postgres
Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define technical strategy and deliver robust solutions for complex storage challenges
Establish and promote best practices in distributed systems, cloud infrastructure, and cost optimization
Mentor and develop engineers, fostering a culture of technical excellence and continuous learning

Requirements:

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field
Deep expertise in PostgreSQL, including internals, extension development, performance tuning, and scaling
10+ years of experience in backend software development, with a focus on distributed systems and storage solutions
5+ years of hands-on experience with AWS RDS/Aurora or equivalent cloud database platforms (GCP, Azure)
Demonstrated leadership in technical design, mentoring, and open-source contribution
Ability to drive technical roadmaps, influence architectural decisions, and champion best practices across teams
Experience mentoring engineers and building high-performing, collaborative teams

Nice to have:

Experience with PgBackRest and Patroni
Practical experience with Kubernetes, Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, CDK, or CloudFormation), CI/CD pipelines
Experience with data security, encryption, compliance (FedRamp,SOC2, GDPR, HIPAA), and disaster recovery strategies
Familiarity with observability tools (Prometheus, Grafana, CloudWatch) and performance monitoring at scale

What we offer:

Health coverage
Paid volunteer days
Wellness resources

Additional Information:

Job Posted:
December 27, 2025

Work Type:

Remote work

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