Atlassian
Senior Backend Software Engineer
$149K–$235K
San Francisco, United States +1 · Senior · Full-time · Posted Oct 28, 2026
- Location
- San Francisco, United States
Remote, Remote - Experience
- 5+ years building and developing backend applications; senior-level experience with one or more prominent languages is required.
- Education
- Bachelor's or Master's degree; preference for Computer Science.
About the job
Leads backend engineering projects from design through launch, addressing architecture and reliability challenges while contributing to Atlassian’s Java development work.
What you'll do
- Drive complex projects from technical design to launch, and apply architectural standards to new projects.
- Lead code reviews and documentation, resolve high-risk bugs, and partner across teams on company-wide initiatives.
- Mentor junior engineers and influence technical decisions across the organization.
What they ask for
- 5+ years of experience building and developing backend applications.
- Senior-level experience with one or more prominent languages such as Java, Python, Kotlin, Go, or Scala.
- Hands-on experience with public cloud offerings and fluency in at least one database technology.
- Experience building well-tested, scalable, performant microservices or distributed systems.
Nice to have
- Bachelor's or Master's degree, with a preference for Computer Science.
- Practical knowledge of agile software development methodologies such as XP or scrum.
Pay
$180,000 - $235,000 USD base salary; $162,000 - $211,500 USD base salary; $149,400 - $195,050 USD base salary
Tools
Java, Python, Kotlin, Go, Scala, AWS, GCP, Azure, Oracle
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