Senior Backend Software Engineer

22 hours ago

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Atlassian Full time
Overview

At Atlassian, employees can choose where they work — in an office, from home, or a combination of the two. We hire people in any country where we have a legal entity. Interviews and onboarding are conducted virtually as part of being a distributed-first company. Our office is in Sydney, Australia, but eligible candidates may work remotely across Australia. We call this TEAM anywhere.

Responsibilities

As a Senior Software Engineer, you will design, build, and optimize high-performance, scalable, and resilient backend storage solutions on AWS. Responsibilities include developing distributed storage systems, APIs, and backend services that power mission-critical applications with low latency, high throughput, and fault tolerance. You will:

  • Collaborate with principal engineers, architects, SREs, and product teams to define technical roadmaps, improve storage efficiency, and optimize access patterns.
  • Drive performance tuning, data modeling, caching strategies, and cost optimization across AWS storage services (S3, DynamoDB, EBS, EFS, FSx, Glacier).
  • Contribute to infrastructure automation, security best practices, and monitoring strategies using Terraform, CloudWatch, Prometheus, and OpenTelemetry.
  • Troubleshoot and resolve production incidents related to data integrity, latency spikes, and storage failures; ensure high availability and disaster recovery readiness.
  • Mentor junior engineers, participate in design reviews and architectural discussions, and advocate for CI/CD, infrastructure as code, and observability-driven development.
Qualifications

Basic Requirements

  • Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related technical field.
  • 5+ years of backend software development experience.
  • 3+ years of hands-on experience with AWS storage services (S3, DynamoDB, EBS, EFS, FSx, or Glacier).
  • 3+ years designing and developing distributed systems or high-scale backend services.
  • Strong programming skills in Kotlin.
  • Experience in agile environments following DevOps and CI/CD best practices.
Benefits & Perks

At Atlassian offers a wide range of perks and benefits designed to support you and your family, including health and wellbeing resources, paid volunteer days, and more. To learn more, visit

About Atlassian

We're motivated by a common goal: to unleash the potential of every team. Our software products help teams globally, and our solutions are designed for all types of work. We value diverse contributions and never discriminate based on race, religion, national origin, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, disability status, or other protected characteristics. All information is kept confidential according to EEO guidelines. We offer accommodations or adjustments at any stage of the recruitment process upon request.

To learn more about our culture and hiring process, visit

Job details
  • Seniority level: Mid-Senior level
  • Employment type: Full-time
  • Job function: Engineering and Information Technology
  • Industries: Software Development

We are committed to helping you find the right role and the right place to work, including remote options across Australia.


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