Senior Data Platform Engineer

About the role

Atlassian is hiring a Senior Data Platform Engineer to report to the Engineering Manager of the Internal Data Platform team. The role suits candidates with experience building data platforms at scale and a passion for solving complex analytical problems with modern technologies. It involves designing and developing high-quality software services for Atlassian's data platform, working with backend specialists and core data engineers.

Key responsibilities

• Design, develop and own delivery of high-quality big data and software solutions that meet business needs.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, senior engineers and architects to design and ship new features.
• Maintain high code quality through peer code reviews and define coding standards, guidelines and best practices.
• Drive improvements to operational excellence: security, reliability, availability, performance, procedures and processes.
• Use a data-driven approach to make decisions and propose technical solutions.

Required profile

• 5+ years of experience in a Data/Software Engineering role with exposure to big data ecosystems.
• Bachelor's or Master's degree, preferably in Computer Science or equivalent experience.
• Experience building applications from requirements gathering through design, build, deployment and ownership.
• Familiarity with cloud architecture patterns and engineering discipline focused on quality, performance, scalability, reliability and high availability.

Required skills

• Complex problems in distributed and big data environments.
• Applications in Kotlin, Scala, Java or Python.
• Strong knowledge of AWS or GCP services.
• Big data processing frameworks such as Spark, Flink, StarRocks, Databricks, DBT or Airflow.

What we offer

• Compensation set within a range based on skills, knowledge and experience; eligibility for benefits, bonuses, commissions and equity.
• Health and wellbeing resources and paid volunteer days.
• Flexible work arrangements: office, home or a mix, and hiring in countries where Atlassian has a legal entity.