Software Engineer

About the role

Overview

At Atlassian, we are on a mission to unleash the potential of every team. Our products—including Jira, Confluence, Bitbucket, and Loom—power collaboration for millions of users worldwide.

Within Core Engineering, the KubePlatform (KubePlat) team builds and scales the foundational compute platform that powers Atlassian’s global cloud services. Our mission is to provide an enterprise-grade, highly reliable, and self-healing infrastructure layer spanning compute, Kubernetes control planes, CI/CD, and artifact pipelines.


Responsibilities

  • Kubernetes Control Plane: Design and develop core components of Atlassian’s Kubernetes control plane platform.

  • Multi-Cloud Enablement: Contribute to multi-cloud infrastructure initiatives across AWS, GCP, Oasis, and FedRAMP.

  • Cell-Based Architecture: Drive the adoption of cell-based architecture to deliver reliable, highly scalable Kubernetes infrastructure.


Qualifications

  • Core Technical Skills: Strong hands-on experience with Kubernetes, Cloud Infrastructure, Platform Engineering, and Core Engineering principles.

  • Cloud & Infrastructure: Practical experience across cloud platforms (AWS, GCP).

About Atlassian

Atlassian develops collaboration and productivity software that helps teams plan, build, and support work. Its products include tools for project management, software development, collaboration, and IT service management, delivered primarily through cloud-based subscription models.

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Job details

Company

NameAtlassian
IndustryCloud Computing
Team Size6

Funding

Total raised

$210M

Last stage

Public

Investors

Accel
TT. Rowe Price
Dragoneer Investment Group

Founders

Mike Cannon-Brookes

Mike Cannon-Brookes

Co-Founder & CEO

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Scott Farquhar

Scott Farquhar

Co-Founder & Former Co-CEO

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What happens next.

No applications, no recruiter spam. Just the intro.

01

Confirm the fit

A few questions to make sure this role is the right shape for you. Two minutes.

02

I pitch you to the company

I write the intro, send it to the founder, and handle the back-and-forth.

03

A meeting lands on your calendar

If they’re a yes, I book the chat. You show up — that’s the whole job-hunt.