Security Engineer, 2027 Graduate U.S.

Atlassian • Seattle, WA

13d • $110,556 - $173,900 • Hybrid

About The Position

Atlassian is hiring a graduate Security Engineer for its Security team in Seattle, Washington. The role is part of Atlassian’s Grad++ program, which provides hands-on technical training, professional growth opportunities, dedicated mentorship, and social connections. This is a hybrid position, and candidates must be willing and able to work from the Seattle location. The position is not available to F1 or J1 students and does not offer work sponsorship.

The Security team protects Atlassian’s products, customers, and the systems and data used by Atlassians. The role involves developing and maintaining security capabilities, investigating technical problems, and contributing to team operations. The new graduate will work with experienced security engineers, receive guidance and feedback, and take on increasing responsibility over time.

The position is intended for someone enrolled full-time in a bachelor’s or master’s program in Computer Science or a related technical field who will graduate by August 2027. The role may also be eligible for benefits, bonuses, commissions, and equity. Base pay ranges by geographic zone: Zone A, $133,200–$173,900; Zone B, $120,600–$157,450; and Zone C, $110,556–$144,337.

Requirements

• Currently enrolled full-time in a bachelor’s or master’s program in Computer Science or a related technical field, with graduation by August 2027.
• Familiarity with Java, Python, JavaScript, or other related object-oriented programming languages.
• Knowledge of data structures, including how they are implemented and applied to security challenges.
• Familiarity with applying common design patterns.
• Demonstrated interest in security through academic coursework, previous work or internship experience, or personal projects.

Nice To Haves

• Hands-on experience investigating security weaknesses through application testing, code analysis, configuration reviews, or security research.
• Exposure to one or more areas such as application security, cloud security, identity and access management, endpoint security, or data protection.
• Experience using AI-assisted development tools or building with LLM APIs, including testing and validating their outputs.
• Examples of technical work that explain the approach, findings, and results, such as projects, security write-ups, or open-source contributions. Experience may come from academic, personal, research, or internship work.
• A publicly shareable project, security write-up, or technical investigation link is optional; applicants should not share confidential information or undisclosed vulnerabilities.

Responsibilities

• Develop, test, and maintain tools and automation that help teams identify security weaknesses, investigate findings, and prioritize risks, with guidance and increasing independence.
• Conduct security research and analyze results to identify potential weaknesses, distinguish actionable findings from false positives, and communicate impact.
• Use AI-assisted coding and research tools while validating their outputs; depending on the work, build AI-assisted security capabilities or investigate risks in AI-enabled systems.
• Contribute to ongoing security operations, maintain documentation, and identify opportunities to improve team tools and workflows.
• Own assigned work and collaborate with security and software engineers through design discussions, code reviews, and regular feedback; raise blockers and seek guidance when needed.
• Demonstrate solutions, explain results and limitations, and document them so others can use and maintain them.

Benefits

• The role may be eligible for benefits, bonuses, commissions, and equity.
• Atlassian offers health and wellbeing resources and paid volunteer days, among other perks and benefits.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level