Senior Principal Engineer
Atlassian
Senior Principal Engineer
Job Description
Senior Principal Engineer
š Job Overview
As a Senior Principal Engineer at Atlassian, you will provide architectural oversight and technical leadership for the Resource Efficiency organization. You will architect and optimize cloud infrastructure to support millions of users, lead the migration of core products to next-generation cloud platforms, and drive strategic initiatives aligned with company objectives.
š Location: Seattle, United States
š¢ Category: Engineering
š Posted: 2025-09-24 04:26 AM
šÆ Key Responsibilities
- Architecting and optimizing cloud infrastructure to support millions of users with minimal latency and maximum reliability
- Leading the migration of core Atlassian products to next-generation cloud platforms, leveraging AWS and GCP
- Designing cost-efficient, high-performance systems that enable new features in Jira and Confluence
- Partnering with product and other engineering teams to launch innovative solutions that redefine team collaboration
- Driving architectural vision and technical strategy for projects tied to Atlassianās company-level OKRs
- Partnering with C-suite executives and senior leaders to align engineering efforts with Atlassianās long-term business objectives
- Leading cross-organizational initiatives that impact Atlassianās growth and innovation
ā Required Qualifications
- BS in Computer Science or related technical field or equivalent experience
- 12+ years of experience developing large scale distributed systems
- 4+ years of experience providing architectural oversight and technical leadership
ā Preferred Qualifications
- Excellent communication skills and a track record of cross-group/cross-discipline collaboration
- Broad experience architecting, designing, and building large-scale distributed systems
- Broad knowledge and understanding of SaaS, PaaS, IaaS with hands-on experience of one or more public cloud offerings (ideally AWS and/or GCP)
- Fluency in any modern object-oriented programming language (e.g., Java, Golang, Python, Javascript, go etc.) and in architecture patterns for distributed systems
- Experience with financial aspects of running complex services at scale
- Able to drive the long term vision and strategy
- Strong empathy and a bias for action
- Quick learner who thrives in an ambiguous environment
š ļø Required Skills
- Architectural oversight
- Technical leadership
- Cloud infrastructure
- AWS
- GCP
- Cost-efficient system design
- High-performance system design
- Jira
- Confluence
- Cross-functional collaboration
- Strategic vision
- Communication
- Object-oriented programming (Java, Golang, Python, Javascript, go)
- Distributed systems
- SaaS
- PaaS
- IaaS
- Financial management of services
- Empathy
- Bias for action
- Quick learning
- Ambiguity management
š Benefits & Perks
- Health and wellbeing resources
- Paid volunteer days
- Wide range of perks and benefits designed to support you, your family and to help you engage with your local community
Locations
- Seattle, United States
Salary
198,900 - 312,550 USD / yearly
Estimated Salary Rangemedium confidence
250,000 - 350,000 USD / yearly
Source: ai estimated
* This is an estimated range based on market data and may vary based on experience and qualifications.
Skills Required
- Architectural oversightintermediate
- Technical leadershipintermediate
- Cloud infrastructureintermediate
- AWSintermediate
- GCPintermediate
- Cost-efficient system designintermediate
- High-performance system designintermediate
- Jiraintermediate
- Confluenceintermediate
- Cross-functional collaborationintermediate
- Strategic visionintermediate
- Communicationintermediate
- Object-oriented programming (Java, Golang, Python, Javascript, go)intermediate
- Distributed systemsintermediate
- SaaSintermediate
- PaaSintermediate
- IaaSintermediate
- Financial management of servicesintermediate
- Empathyintermediate
- Bias for actionintermediate
- Quick learningintermediate
- Ambiguity managementintermediate
Required Qualifications
- BS in Computer Science or related technical field or equivalent experience (experience)
- 12+ years of experience developing large scale distributed systems (experience)
- 4+ years of experience providing architectural oversight and technical leadership (experience)
Preferred Qualifications
- Excellent communication skills and a track record of cross-group/cross-discipline collaboration (experience)
- Broad experience architecting, designing, and building large-scale distributed systems (experience)
- Broad knowledge and understanding of SaaS, PaaS, IaaS with hands-on experience of one or more public cloud offerings (ideally AWS and/or GCP) (experience)
- Fluency in any modern object-oriented programming language (e.g., Java, Golang, Python, Javascript, go etc.) and in architecture patterns for distributed systems (experience)
- Experience with financial aspects of running complex services at scale (experience)
- Able to drive the long term vision and strategy (experience)
- Strong empathy and a bias for action (experience)
- Quick learner who thrives in an ambiguous environment (experience)
Responsibilities
- Architecting and optimizing cloud infrastructure to support millions of users with minimal latency and maximum reliability
- Leading the migration of core Atlassian products to next-generation cloud platforms, leveraging AWS and GCP
- Designing cost-efficient, high-performance systems that enable new features in Jira and Confluence
- Partnering with product and other engineering teams to launch innovative solutions that redefine team collaboration
- Driving architectural vision and technical strategy for projects tied to Atlassianās company-level OKRs
- Partnering with C-suite executives and senior leaders to align engineering efforts with Atlassianās long-term business objectives
- Leading cross-organizational initiatives that impact Atlassianās growth and innovation
Benefits
- general: Health and wellbeing resources
- general: Paid volunteer days
- general: Wide range of perks and benefits designed to support you, your family and to help you engage with your local community
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Senior Principal Engineer
Atlassian
Senior Principal Engineer
Job Description
Senior Principal Engineer
š Job Overview
As a Senior Principal Engineer at Atlassian, you will provide architectural oversight and technical leadership for the Resource Efficiency organization. You will architect and optimize cloud infrastructure to support millions of users, lead the migration of core products to next-generation cloud platforms, and drive strategic initiatives aligned with company objectives.
š Location: Seattle, United States
š¢ Category: Engineering
š Posted: 2025-09-24 04:26 AM
šÆ Key Responsibilities
- Architecting and optimizing cloud infrastructure to support millions of users with minimal latency and maximum reliability
- Leading the migration of core Atlassian products to next-generation cloud platforms, leveraging AWS and GCP
- Designing cost-efficient, high-performance systems that enable new features in Jira and Confluence
- Partnering with product and other engineering teams to launch innovative solutions that redefine team collaboration
- Driving architectural vision and technical strategy for projects tied to Atlassianās company-level OKRs
- Partnering with C-suite executives and senior leaders to align engineering efforts with Atlassianās long-term business objectives
- Leading cross-organizational initiatives that impact Atlassianās growth and innovation
ā Required Qualifications
- BS in Computer Science or related technical field or equivalent experience
- 12+ years of experience developing large scale distributed systems
- 4+ years of experience providing architectural oversight and technical leadership
ā Preferred Qualifications
- Excellent communication skills and a track record of cross-group/cross-discipline collaboration
- Broad experience architecting, designing, and building large-scale distributed systems
- Broad knowledge and understanding of SaaS, PaaS, IaaS with hands-on experience of one or more public cloud offerings (ideally AWS and/or GCP)
- Fluency in any modern object-oriented programming language (e.g., Java, Golang, Python, Javascript, go etc.) and in architecture patterns for distributed systems
- Experience with financial aspects of running complex services at scale
- Able to drive the long term vision and strategy
- Strong empathy and a bias for action
- Quick learner who thrives in an ambiguous environment
š ļø Required Skills
- Architectural oversight
- Technical leadership
- Cloud infrastructure
- AWS
- GCP
- Cost-efficient system design
- High-performance system design
- Jira
- Confluence
- Cross-functional collaboration
- Strategic vision
- Communication
- Object-oriented programming (Java, Golang, Python, Javascript, go)
- Distributed systems
- SaaS
- PaaS
- IaaS
- Financial management of services
- Empathy
- Bias for action
- Quick learning
- Ambiguity management
š Benefits & Perks
- Health and wellbeing resources
- Paid volunteer days
- Wide range of perks and benefits designed to support you, your family and to help you engage with your local community
Locations
- Seattle, United States
Salary
198,900 - 312,550 USD / yearly
Estimated Salary Rangemedium confidence
250,000 - 350,000 USD / yearly
Source: ai estimated
* This is an estimated range based on market data and may vary based on experience and qualifications.
Skills Required
- Architectural oversightintermediate
- Technical leadershipintermediate
- Cloud infrastructureintermediate
- AWSintermediate
- GCPintermediate
- Cost-efficient system designintermediate
- High-performance system designintermediate
- Jiraintermediate
- Confluenceintermediate
- Cross-functional collaborationintermediate
- Strategic visionintermediate
- Communicationintermediate
- Object-oriented programming (Java, Golang, Python, Javascript, go)intermediate
- Distributed systemsintermediate
- SaaSintermediate
- PaaSintermediate
- IaaSintermediate
- Financial management of servicesintermediate
- Empathyintermediate
- Bias for actionintermediate
- Quick learningintermediate
- Ambiguity managementintermediate
Required Qualifications
- BS in Computer Science or related technical field or equivalent experience (experience)
- 12+ years of experience developing large scale distributed systems (experience)
- 4+ years of experience providing architectural oversight and technical leadership (experience)
Preferred Qualifications
- Excellent communication skills and a track record of cross-group/cross-discipline collaboration (experience)
- Broad experience architecting, designing, and building large-scale distributed systems (experience)
- Broad knowledge and understanding of SaaS, PaaS, IaaS with hands-on experience of one or more public cloud offerings (ideally AWS and/or GCP) (experience)
- Fluency in any modern object-oriented programming language (e.g., Java, Golang, Python, Javascript, go etc.) and in architecture patterns for distributed systems (experience)
- Experience with financial aspects of running complex services at scale (experience)
- Able to drive the long term vision and strategy (experience)
- Strong empathy and a bias for action (experience)
- Quick learner who thrives in an ambiguous environment (experience)
Responsibilities
- Architecting and optimizing cloud infrastructure to support millions of users with minimal latency and maximum reliability
- Leading the migration of core Atlassian products to next-generation cloud platforms, leveraging AWS and GCP
- Designing cost-efficient, high-performance systems that enable new features in Jira and Confluence
- Partnering with product and other engineering teams to launch innovative solutions that redefine team collaboration
- Driving architectural vision and technical strategy for projects tied to Atlassianās company-level OKRs
- Partnering with C-suite executives and senior leaders to align engineering efforts with Atlassianās long-term business objectives
- Leading cross-organizational initiatives that impact Atlassianās growth and innovation
Benefits
- general: Health and wellbeing resources
- general: Paid volunteer days
- general: Wide range of perks and benefits designed to support you, your family and to help you engage with your local community
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