Principal Software Engineer

Atlassian
Bengaluru
Workplace: RemoteFull timeFunction: Software EngineeringExperience: 10+ yearsEducation: mastersSkills: ["Technical direction","Mentoring","Architecture tradeoff discussions","Reliability focus"]

Lead Atlassian’s Connector Platform “front door” for third-party traffic—owning API gateway and authentication, connector lifecycle, and the developer SDK that moves integrations from spec to production. Set technical direction across SDK/tooling, a declarative SDK/compiler codegen pipeline, and a common gateway for request admission. Partner cross-team to keep identity/tenancy contracts stable at scale and mentor engineers through architecture and code reviews.

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Principal Software Engineer

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Job Summary

Lead Atlassian’s Connector Platform “front door” for third-party traffic—owning API gateway and authentication, connector lifecycle, and the developer SDK that moves integrations from spec to production. Set technical direction across SDK/tooling, a declarative SDK/compiler codegen pipeline, and a common gateway for request admission. Partner cross-team to keep identity/tenancy contracts stable at scale and mentor engineers through architecture and code reviews.
Location: Bengaluru
Workplace: Remote
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Software Engineering
Seniority: Mid level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Set technical direction across an API gateway, developer SDK/tooling, authentication, and integration lifecycle management.
  • •Own architecture decisions for a declarative SDK and compiler/codegen pipeline enabling partners to build integrations with less custom code.
  • •Drive design of a common gateway for authentication and request admission across all third-party integrations, decoupling platform scaling from product release cycles.
  • •Partner with adjacent engineering teams to keep shared identity and tenancy contracts stable as usage grows.
  • •Mentor engineers across multiple projects and represent the team in cross-organization architecture and technical tradeoff discussions.

Pay and Benefits

Equity and Bonus:Equity

Key Requirements

  • •10+ years of hands-on software engineering experience with end-to-end ownership from design through operation for platform or infrastructure systems.
  • •Experience designing SDKs, schema/compiler systems, or declarative configuration engines.
  • •Experience building or operating gateway/edge systems for authentication, traffic admission, and third-party integrations at scale.
  • •Track record setting technical direction across multiple teams and mentoring senior engineers.
  • •Comfort with a contract-first, public-facing surface mindset and an OAuth/credential management background is a plus.
Experience:10+ years
Education:Master's
Skills:Technical directionMentoringArchitecture tradeoff discussionsReliability focus
Tech Stack:SDKsSchemaCompiler systemsDeclarative configurationGatewayEdge systemsAuthenticationOAuthAPI gatewayRequest admissionCodegenDeveloper SDKConnector lifecycleThird-party integrationsAPIs

Company Brief

Atlassian
Atlassian develops collaboration and workflow software—Jira, Confluence, Trello, Loom and more—used by teams for project management, software development, and IT service management across enterprises worldwide.
Industry: Developer Tools
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Revenue: USD 1B+
Growth: Public Company
Valuation: Public Company (Market Cap in USD)
Funding: IPO / Publicly Listed
Headquarters: Sydney, Australia
Founded: 2002
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