Senior Software Engineer

Atlassian is on a mission to unleash the potential of every team. As part of our strategic shift to a cloud-first approach, the Cloud Transition (CT) organization is leading Project Ascend-an ambitious initiative to accelerate and future-proof Atlassian's cloud platform. The Liberty Team is at the heart of this transformation, reimagining how our largest enterprise customers migrate from Data Center (DC) to Atlassian Cloud.

Liberty's vision is to make migrations seamless, scalable, and nearly zero-downtime, supporting migrations of up to 500K enterprise seats per month and reducing customer migration timelines from over a year to under 180 days. We are building next-generation migration tooling and cloud-native architectures that empower both customers and engineers, eliminating the operational pressures and downtime of traditional migration approaches.

Joining the Liberty Team means working on high-impact, industry-defining projects that directly shape the future of Atlassian's cloud platform and customer experience.

As a Senior Software Engineer in the Liberty Team, you will:

• Design and Build Next-Gen Migration Tools:

• Drive Zero-Downtime Migration Experiences:

• Innovate on Data Management and Observability:

• Collaborate Across Teams:

• Solve for Scale and Complexity:

• Champion Customer and Developer Experience:

• Contribute to Strategic Initiatives:

• Mentor and Lead:

Required Qualifications

• 6+ years of hands-on software development experience, ideally in large-scale, distributed, or cloud-native environments.

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.

• Proficiency in at least one major programming language (e.g., Java, Kotlin, Python, Go).

• Experience designing, building, and operating production-grade web applications, APIs, and backend systems.

• Strong understanding of cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, or Azure), containerization (Docker, Kubernetes), and CI/CD pipelines.

• Experience with data migration, ETL, or change data capture (CDC) technologies is a strong plus.

• Familiarity with modern software architecture patterns, microservices, and event-driven systems.

• Proven ability to deliver high-quality, reliable, and maintainable code.

• Experience mentoring engineers and influencing technical direction.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with large-scale enterprise migrations or SaaS platform transitions.

• Knowledge of Atlassian products (Jira, Confluence, Bitbucket) or similar enterprise collaboration tools.

• Experience with observability, monitoring, and debugging distributed systems.

• Exposure to database technologies (PostgreSQL, MySQL, Oracle, SQL Server) and data replication frameworks (Debezium, AWS DMS).

• Experience working in agile, cross-functional teams.

Qualities

• Technical Leadership:

• Collaboration:

• Initiative:

• Growth Mindset:

• Customer Focus:

• Accountability:

• Operational Excellence:

• Passion for Quality: