Senior Software Engineer, Data Abstraction Platform

Working at Atlassian
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Atlassian helps teams everywhere change the world. Our products are revolutionizing the software industry and helping teams collaborate and craft the magic that delivers their best work. Think NASA launching the Rover on Mars or Cochlear gifting those born deaf with the ability to hear, your work directly impacts the products they use to advance humanity.
We’re looking for people who want to write the future and who believe that we can accomplish so much more together than apart. At Atlassian, we’re committed to an environment where everyone has the autonomy and freedom to thrive, as well as the support of like-minded colleagues who are motivated by a common goal to: Unleash the potential of every team. 
About the Team:
If the idea of working with persistent data stores at scale appeals to you then the Data Abstraction Platform (DAP) team could be the team for you! You will be part of our growing team who are building the Transactional Data Platform (TDP) for Atlassian’s Team Data. Our mission is to empower Atlassian’s product teams to deliver new features, faster and without having to worry about enterprise requirements. Atlassian is looking for engineers to be part of the team that will own building the platform components to provide managed Key-Value and Object stores as well as higher level abstractions Atlassian’s products will interact with to provide product functionality.
What you'll be doing:
As a Senior Backend Engineer you will build and own the object and key-value store capabilities for Atlassian’s data platform, so that we can help our customers build what's next. Here, you'll collaborate with experienced and curious engineers to build object and graph store provisioning and management capabilities for Atlassian’s PaaS as well as higher level object and graph store abstractions for Atlassian’s data platform.You will use your understanding of modern software design and architectural principles and your analytical skills to help future-proof our products and internal tooling. You'll contribute to the design, implementation, and operation of infrastructure components that are consumed by hundreds of microservices across Atlassian. If you're excited to work in an environment that values a collaborative spirit over a hero attitude, we look forward to talking with you!Our tech stack is primarily Java built on AWS.In a typical work week, you will collaborate with Engineers, Product Managers, Architects and Engineering Leaders to design, plan and create the TDP capabilities of Atlassian’s data platform.Success in this role will be measured by the the team’s ability to create and own TDP capabilities that enable Atlassian’s platform and product teams to focus on building features that delight our customers.Atlassian customers expect the best, and we are here to help Atlassian deliver it.
On your first day, we'd love for you to have
Strong experience in JavaStrong verbal and written communicationAnalytical approach to problem solvingDesire to help others with their technical problems, big or smallDeep technical curiosity
The following are not required, but definite bonuses:Working knowledge of data stores (e.g. S3, PostgreSQL, DynamoDB, Elasticsearch)Experience with AWS component APIs such as S3, RDS, DynamoDB and CloudformationKnowledge of container technologies (Docker, Kubernetes) Experience with cloud platforms (e.g. AWS, Heroku) and applications built on cloud platforms
Our perks & benefits
To support you at work and play, our perks and benefits include ample time off, an annual education budget, paid volunteer days, and so much more.
About Atlassian
The world’s best teams work better together with Atlassian. From medicine and space travel, to disaster response and pizza deliveries, Atlassian software products help teams all over the planet. At Atlassian, we're motivated by a common goal: to unleash the potential of every team.
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