Senior Backend Software Engineer, DX
Senior backend engineer on Atlassian's Developer Experience (DX) team, working end-to-end on features in a Ruby on Rails codebase with raw SQL — driving technical design, shipping scalable services, leading code reviews, and mentoring. Fully remote within USA time zones.
- Compensation
- $149.4K–$235K / yr
- Location
- Not listed
- Work setup
- Remote
- Seniority
- Senior
- Employment
- Not specified
- Experience
- 5+ years
- Category
- Backend
- Posted
Skills
Must have
- 5+ years experience building and developing backend applications
- Bachelor's or Master's degree, preference for Computer Science — senior level
- Experience with one or more prominent languages such as Java, Python, Kotlin, Go, or Ruby on Rails
- 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 (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
- Comfort diving into a Ruby on Rails codebase and raw SQL
Full description
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.
To help our teams work together effectively, this role is fully remote across all USA time zones, with a preference for Pacific Time or Mountain Standard Time Zones.
We're looking for a Senior Backend Software Engineer to join our DX team, particularly having experience with third-party integrations. You’ll work end‑to‑end on features: from shaping vague problem statements with product and design, to shipping high‑quality code, to measuring impact and iterating quickly.
Responsibilities
What You'll Do:
- 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
- Mentor junior members of the team
Compensation
At 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 Ranges
In The Americas, we have three geographic pay zones. For this role, our current base pay ranges for new hires in each zone are:
Zone A: $180,000 - $235,000
Zone B: $162,000 - $211,500
Zone C: $149,400 - $195,050
Qualifications
Your Background:
- 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 third-party integrations