Senior Principal Software Engineer
Today• Flexible / Remote
Mountain View, CA
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. Interviews and onboarding are conducted virtually, a part of being a distributed-first company.
Your Future Team
Cloud Access & Intelligence is a team that is focussed on two primary areas
- Unified Identity & Access Management : Unifying the Identity and Access management solutions for Atlassian Products
- Smart Portfolio of Agents : Creating a suite of agents that enable Support Engineers, Administrators of Atlassian products and other personas to be more productive
Responsibilities
- Regularly tackle the largest and most complex problems on the team, from technical design to launch.
- Partner across engineering teams to take on company-wide initiatives spanning multiple projects.
- Routinely tackle complex architecture challenges and apply architectural standards, starting with new projects.
- Work across senior engineering and product leaders to build strategy and design solutions to earn customers' trust and business.
- Lead a large team of Principals to tackle some of the broadest impacting and technically complex problems with a platform mindset.
- Collaborate across departments, linking technical solutions to business objectives, and enhancing productivity while maintaining operational quality.
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Minimum Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent.
- 10+ years of experience working as a senior Software Engineer.
- 5+ years of experience acting as a Technical Lead for a team of engineers.
- Experience with building scalable platforms
- Proven ability to lead cross-functional teams, influence decision-making, and drive strategic initiatives across departments.
- Proven ability and experience in being innovative and having measurable outcomes thereof
- Strong leadership skills necessary for driving technical roadmaps, mentoring senior engineers, and leading design reviews across the organization.
- A background in consulting is beneficial, equipping candidates with the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously and drive tradeoffs effectively.
- Ability to tackle ambiguous and complex problems creatively, with a focus on maintaining high standards of technical excellence.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience in Identity Access Management Solutions is highly valued.
- Experience with AI/ML and Gen AI is highly valuable
Compensation
At Atlassian, we strive to design equitable, explainable, and competitive compensation programs. To support this goal, the baseline of our range is higher than that of the typical market range, but in turn we expect to hire most candidates near this baseline. Base pay within the range is ultimately determined by a candidate's skills, expertise, or experience. In the United States, we have three geographic pay zones. For this role, our current base pay ranges for new hires in each zone are:
Zone A: $239,400 - $312,550
Zone B: $216,000 - $282,000
Zone C: $198,900 - $259,675
This role may also be eligible for benefits, bonuses, commissions, and equity.
Please visit go.atlassian.com/payzones for more information on which locations are included in each of our geographic pay zones. However, please confirm the zone for your specific location with your recruiter.
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 go.atlassian.com/perksandbenefits.
About Atlassian
At Atlassian, we're motivated by a common goal: to unleash the potential of every team. Our software products help teams all over the planet and our solutions are designed for all types of work. Team collaboration through our tools makes what may be impossible alone, possible together.
We believe that the unique contributions of all Atlassians create our success. To ensure that our products and culture continue to incorporate everyone's perspectives and experience, we never discriminate based on race, religion, national origin, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, or marital, veteran, or disability status. All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.
To provide you the best experience, we can support with accommodations or adjustments at any stage of the recruitment process. Simply inform our Recruitment team during your conversation with them.
To learn more about our culture and hiring process, visit go.atlassian.com/crh.
Client-provided location(s): Flexible / Remote, Mountain View, CA
Job ID: Atlassian-20684
Employment Type: OTHER
Posted: 2025-10-02T19:19:05
Perks and Benefits
Health and Wellness
- Health Insurance
- Dental Insurance
- Vision Insurance
- Life Insurance
- Short-Term Disability
- Long-Term Disability
- FSA
- HSA With Employer Contribution
- Fitness Subsidies
- Mental Health Benefits
- On-Site Gym
- HSA
Parental Benefits
- Adoption Leave
- Birth Parent or Maternity Leave
- Non-Birth Parent or Paternity Leave
- Fertility Benefits
- Adoption Assistance Program
- Family Support Resources
Work Flexibility
- Flexible Work Hours
- Remote Work Opportunities
- Hybrid Work Opportunities
- Work-From-Home Stipend
Office Life and Perks
- Holiday Events
- Casual Dress
- Pet-friendly Office
- Happy Hours
- Snacks
- Some Meals Provided
- On-Site Cafeteria
Vacation and Time Off
- Paid Vacation
- Paid Holidays
- Personal/Sick Days
- Volunteer Time Off
- Leave of Absence
Financial and Retirement
- 401(K) With Company Matching
- Company Equity
- Performance Bonus
- Relocation Assistance
- Financial Counseling
Professional Development
- Access to Online Courses
- Internship Program
- Leadership Training Program
- Tuition Reimbursement
- Learning and Development Stipend
- Promote From Within
Diversity and Inclusion
- Founder led
- Employee Resource Groups (ERG)
- Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Program
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