At Atlassian, you can work in an office, from home, or in a hybrid setup, and they can hire anywhere with a legal entity, with Australia and New Zealand candidates needing sufficient timezone overlap. They’re seeking a Principal Backend Software Engineer to join a world-class, empowered engineering organization focused on AI initiatives and the cloud transition, delivering value across Jira, Confluence, Trello, and Bitbucket. The role involves solving the largest and most complex problems from technical design to launch, delivering cross-team solutions, planning large projects, and tackling architecture challenges while applying standards. Responsibilities include leading code reviews and documentation, handling complex high-risk bug fixes, setting the standard for thorough reviews, and partnering across engineering teams on company-wide initiatives, while transferring knowledge from current languages and mentoring junior engineers. The team emphasizes collaboration and aims to shape the future by empowering engineers with the tools and infrastructure to do their best work.