Senior Principal Software Engineer, Atlassian

Atlassian

Location:
India, Bengaluru

Category:
IT - Software Development

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Job Description:

To become a 100 year company, we need a world-class engineering organisation made up of empowered teams who have the capabilities to do the best work of their careers. JQL Search is a core capability of Jira and owned by Jira Platform Search. It powers key Jira experiences like Jira Boards and Backlogs or Jira Service Management Queues. The capability is to enable the experiences to perform at scale and meet high standards Atlassian customers expect. Being a core capability of core Atlassian products we are looking for people who are not afraid of engineering challenges and working in multi team, high collaborative environments.

Job Responsibility:

Build and ship JQL Search features and capabilities daily in highly scalable, cross-geo distributed environment
Be responsible technical evolution for products and platforms in JQL Search and partially in Jira Platform
Be part of an amazing open and collaborative work environment with other experienced engineers, architects, product managers, and designers, working closely with JQL Search and collaborating with other Jira Platform or Jira product teams
Mentor and level up the skills of your teammates by sharing your expertise in formal and informal knowledge sharing sessions
Ensure full visibility, error reporting, and monitoring of high performing backend services
Foster a culture of efficient delivery

Requirements:

15+ years of experience building and developing backend applications - Bachelor's or Master's degree with a preference for Computer Science degree
Experience crafting and implementing highly scalable and performant micro-services
Proficiency in any modern object-oriented programming language (e.g., Java, Kotlin, etc.)
Real passion for collaboration and strong interpersonal and communication skills
Familiarity with cloud architecture patterns and an engineering discipline to produce software with quality
Experience in Elasticsearch, being able to deep dive into performance at scale problems, is a bonus

Nice to have:

Experience in Elasticsearch, being able to deep dive into performance at scale problems

What we offer:

Health coverage
Paid volunteer days
Wellness resources
Visit go.atlassian.com/perksandbenefits to learn more

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Job Posted:
May 24, 2025

Employment Type:

Fulltime

Work Type:

Remote work

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