Principal Backend Software Engineer
Deliver creative improvements for engineering teams
As a Principal Backend Software Engineer, you'll tackle complex problems, deliver solutions, and lead code reviews. You'll work on large projects, apply architectural standards, and partner with other teams. Your goal is to shape the future of Atlassian's engineering organization.
Why This Role?
Shape the future of a world-class engineering organization
Key Responsibilities
- Tackle complex problems from technical design to launch
- Deliver solutions used by other teams and products
- Lead code reviews and documentation
- Take on complex bug fixes and architecture challenges
Requirements
- 10+ years experience in software/technology leadership roles
- End-to-end responsibility and hands-on experience
- Depth of knowledge in a current language
Required Skills
Indonesia Context
- Working Hours Overlap:
- Flexible — work your own hours
View Original Description from The Muse
Original description from The Muse
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. Our office is in Bengaluru, but we offer flexibility for eligible candidates to work remotely across India. Whatever your preferenceworking from home, an office, or in between you can choose the place that's best for your work and your lifestyle. We're looking for a Principal Backend Software Engineer to join our team, passionately focused on delivering creative improvements for our engineering teams. Your future team To be a 100-year company, we are proudly building a world-class engineering organization composed of empowered teams that are equipped with the tools and infrastructure to do the best work of their careers. Engineering at Atlassian prioritizes initiatives that advance AI and support our customers' transition to the cloud while consistently delivering maximum value through our core product suite - Jira, Confluence, Trello, and Bitbucket. We seek individuals who are eager to shape the future and believe in the power of collaboration to achieve extraordinary results together. In this role, you'll get the chance to: Regularly tackle the largest and most complex problems on the team, from technical design to launch Deliver solutions that are used by other teams and products Determine plans-of-attack on large projects Routinely tackle complex architecture challenges and 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 Set the standard for thorough, meaningful code reviews Partner across engineering teams to take on company-wide initiatives spanning multiple projects Transfer your depth of knowledge from your current language to excel as a Software Engineer Mentor more junior members of the team 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. This role may also be eligible for benefits, bonuses, commissions, and equity. 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 or Master's degree (preferably a Computer Science degree or equivalent experience). 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. Considers the customer impact when making technical decisions. Experience in Developer Experience or Developer Productivity. Proficiency in Java or NodeJS. Experience 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 c
Salary Context
Similar Engineering roles on LokerDollar pay around $216k/yr (range $19.6k–1000k/yr, n=551 active listings).
Hiring at Atlassian
Atlassian has 16 other active roles on LokerDollar and has been hiring here since May 7, 2026 — across Engineering, Marketing.
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Frequently asked questions
- Is Principal Backend Software Engineer at Atlassian a remote job?
- Yes. Principal Backend Software Engineer at Atlassian is a fully remote role open to candidates worldwide.
- What type of employment is Principal Backend Software Engineer at Atlassian?
- This is a full time position.
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