Design, develop, and own scalable big data and software solutions for Atlassian’s internal data platform. Collaborate with engineers and architects to ship features, uphold coding standards, and improve security, reliability, availability, performance, and operational excellence. Build and deploy services using distributed systems, cloud platforms, and big data technologies while applying data-driven problem solving.
Engineering | Sydney, Australia | Remote, Remote
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.
We are hiring a Data Platform Engineer to report to the Engineering Manager for the Internal Data Platform team. This role suits candidates with experience building data platforms at scale and a passion for solving complex analytical problems with modern technologies.
The successful candidate will have experience with big data systems and will design and develop high-quality software services. As part of our team, you will help develop and maintain solutions for Atlassian's data platform, focusing on reliability, scalability and performance.
This role presents a unique opportunity to thrive in a fast-paced, challenging, and innovative environment that demands strong problem-solving skills. You will have the chance to create and implement cutting-edge solutions tailored to our business needs.
In this position, you will collaborate with a diverse team of engineers, including backend specialists and core data engineers, who are dedicated to managing Atlassian's customer-facing data platform.
Responsibilities
Background
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.
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.
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
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.
We are hiring a Data Platform Engineer to report to the Engineering Manager for the Internal Data Platform team. This role suits candidates with experience building data platforms at scale and a passion for solving complex analytical problems with modern technologies.
The successful candidate will have experience with big data systems and will design and develop high-quality software services. As part of our team, you will help develop and maintain solutions for Atlassian's data platform, focusing on reliability, scalability and performance.
This role presents a unique opportunity to thrive in a fast-paced, challenging, and innovative environment that demands strong problem-solving skills. You will have the chance to create and implement cutting-edge solutions tailored to our business needs.
In this position, you will collaborate with a diverse team of engineers, including backend specialists and core data engineers, who are dedicated to managing Atlassian's customer-facing data platform.
Responsibilities
- Design, develop and own delivery of high quality big data and software solutions aiming to solve business needs.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams, senior engineers and architects across multiple disciplines to spar, design, and ship new features.
- Contribute to uplifting and maintaining high code quality through peer code reviews, defining and establishing coding standards/guidelines/best practices in the team.
- Establish and drive improvements to operational excellence - security, reliability, availability, performance, procedures and processes etc.
- Use data driven approach to drive decisions and propose technical solutions to navigate ambiguity and change, learn and adapt to changing landscape.
Background
- 5+ years of experience in Data/Software Engineering role with relevant exposure to the Big data ecosystems
- Bachelor's or Master's degree (preferably a Computer Science degree or equivalent experience).
- Expertise in handling complex problems in a distributed and big data environment.
- Experience building applications in one or more languages (Kotlin, Scala, Java, Python)
- Strong knowledge of AWS or GCP services
- Experience in building services from the ground up - from gathering requirements, designing, building, deploying, and ownership
- Familiarity with cloud architecture patterns and an engineering discipline to produce software with quality, performance, scalability, reliability, high availability, and operational excellence
- Experience with any of the big data processing frameworks and technologies - Spark, Flink, StarRocks, Databricks, DBT, Airflow, etc.
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.
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.
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
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