Principle Engineer
Confirmed on the employer's own hiring board on Oct 5, 2026. First seen by Alion on Oct 4, 2026.
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.
Responsibilities
In this role, you will
Regularly tackle the largest and most complex problems on the team, from technical design to launch
Provide technical leadership on high-impact projects and determine plans-of-attack on large projects
Routinely tackle complex architecture challenges and apply architectural standards and start using them on new projects
Be a champion across the Atlassian organisation for continually raising the technical bar and evangelizing a high technical standard
Partner across Engineering teams to take on company-wide initiatives spanning multiple projects
Transfer your depth of knowledge and share best engineering practices to improve engineering excellence
Mentor and grow the next generation of technical leaders at Atlassian
Qualifications
Your background
10+ years experience in Full Stack development with one or more prominent languages such as Javascript, React, Java, Kotlin, Scala, Node, etc.
Bachelor's or Master's degree (preferably a Computer Science degree or equivalent experience).
Strong preference for candidates located in or aligned with the Pacific Time (PT) zone.
Deep experience in systems engineering at scale with regards to testing, reliability, security, and observability.
Excellent communication skills in written and verbal forms, and an ability to communicate complex technical issues to a range of technical and non-technical audiences (management, peers).
Experience with collaborating with and mentoring junior members of the team.
Consider the customer impact when making technical decisions.
Familiarity with A/B testing techniques.
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 create our success. To ensure that our products and culture continue to incorporate everyone's perspectives and experience, we never discriminate based on race, religion, national origin, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, or marital, veteran, or disability status. All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.
To provide you the best experience, we can support with accommodations or adjustments at any stage of the recruitment process. Simply inform our Recruitment team during your conversation with them.
To learn more about our culture and hiring process, visit go.atlassian.com/crh .
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