[Remote] Backend Software Engineer - Identity

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Atlassian is hiring a Backend Software Engineer to design, build, and operate core identity services and deliver features end to end. The role also supports operational excellence, automation, peer mentorship, and security- and privacy-focused authorization workflows.

Responsibilities

• Drive creative improvements across Atlassian's engineering organization. Design, build, and operate core identity services while delivering features end-to-end — from authoring technical designs and implementing services to creating robust tests, deploying via CI/CD pipelines, and monitoring SLOs. Help maintain operational excellence through on-call participation, incident response, and post-incident reviews. Develop automation to minimize manual toil. Mentor peers, conduct design and code reviews, enhance documentation, and improve the overall developer experience. Champion security best practices, perform threat modeling, and embed privacy-by-design principles into our authorization workflows

Skills

• Bachelor's degree or foreign equivalent in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Data Analytics Engineering, or a related field
• Three (3) years of related work experience
• Software development using GoLang, Java, Python, Kotlin, Go, or Scala programming languages
• Microservices oriented architecture and extensible REST APIs
• SaaS, PaaS, IaaS industry with hands on experience with public or private cloud offerings e.g., AWS, GCP, Azure
• Database technology such as RDBMS (Oracle or Postgres), or NoSQL (DynamoDB or Cassandra)
• Algorithms, data structures, systems design, and distributed systems concepts (e.g., consistency, partitioning, caching)
• Delivering software in Agile environments

Benefits

• Atlassians can choose where they work – whether in an office, from home, or a combination of the two.
• This role may also be eligible for bonuses, commissions, and equity.
• Health and wellbeing resources
• Paid volunteer days
• 100% Telecommuting permitted

Company Overview

Atlassian is a software company that offers proprietary software products for teamwork, project management, and software development. It was founded in 2002, and is headquartered in Sydney, New South Wales, AUS, with a workforce of 10001+ employees. Its website is https://www.atlassian.com.

Company H1B Sponsorship

Atlassian has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships, with 158 in 2026, 351 in 2025, 184 in 2024, 190 in 2023, 259 in 2022, 156 in 2021, 162 in 2020. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role.