Backend Software Engineer - Identity

Atlassian•San Francisco, CA

1d•Remote

About The Position

The Backend Software Engineer – Identity designs, builds, and operates core identity services and delivers features end to end, from technical design through implementation, testing, CI/CD deployment, and SLO monitoring. The role contributes to engineering improvements, operational excellence, automation, security, and privacy-by-design in authorization workflows. Work is permitted fully remotely, and Atlassians may choose to work from an office, from home, or in a combination of settings, subject to hiring in countries where Atlassian has a legal entity. The stated schedule is 40 hours per week, Monday through Friday, from 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. The stated salary is $196,600 per year. The position may also be eligible for benefits, bonuses, commissions, and equity. Applicants are asked to email a resume to [email protected] and reference job code CA012.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree or foreign equivalent in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Data Analytics Engineering, or a related field.
Three years of related work experience.
Three years of software development experience using GoLang, Java, Python, Kotlin, Go, or Scala.
Three years of experience with microservices-oriented architecture and extensible REST APIs.
Three years of experience in the SaaS, PaaS, or IaaS industry, with hands-on experience using public or private cloud offerings such as AWS, GCP, or Azure.
Three years of experience with database technology such as RDBMS (Oracle or Postgres) or NoSQL (DynamoDB or Cassandra).
Three years of experience with algorithms, data structures, systems design, and distributed systems concepts such as consistency, partitioning, and caching.
Three years of experience delivering software in Agile environments.

Responsibilities

Drive creative improvements across Atlassian's engineering organization.
Design, build, and operate core identity services.
Deliver features end to end, including authoring technical designs, implementing services, creating robust tests, deploying through CI/CD pipelines, and monitoring SLOs.
Participate in on-call duties, incident response, and post-incident reviews to help maintain operational excellence.
Develop automation to minimize manual toil.
Mentor peers; conduct design and code reviews; enhance documentation; and improve the developer experience.
Champion security best practices, perform threat modeling, and embed privacy-by-design principles into authorization workflows.