Atlassian

Senior Data Engineer

Atlassian • $138K — $218K *
US-Anywhere
+ 6 other locationsRemote
Information Technology
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent; 6+ years as a Data Engineer or similar role.
  • Proven experience building scalable data pipelines using Spark and Airflow or similar tools.
  • Familiarity with Databricks and its APIs.
  • Experience with modern databases like Redshift, DynamoDB, MongoDB, or Postgres.
  • Strong programming skills in Python/Scala and solid SQL proficiency.
  • Knowledge of CI/CD tools like Bitbucket and Git for automated builds and deployments.
  • Experience with large-scale data processing systems, both batch and streaming.

Responsibilities

  • Partner with engineering teams to lead high-impact, company-wide initiatives.
  • Mentor junior engineers to promote technical excellence and growth.
  • Collaborate with leadership and data scientists to prioritize business data needs.
  • Design and architect scalable, high-performance data solutions.
  • Develop and optimize efficient ELT/ETL pipelines for large-scale datasets.
  • Create robust data models for fast storage and retrieval.
  • Implement data quality frameworks to ensure accuracy and trust in data.

Benefits

  • Health and wellbeing resources for employees and their families.
  • Paid volunteer days to engage with the community.
  • Comprehensive perks and benefits to support work-life balance.
Full Job Description
Overview

Responsibilities

Responsibilities

Our Product DE organization is looking for a Senior Data Engineer reporting to the Senior Data Engineering Manager. You will be responsible for designing premier data architecture and solutions that drive strategic decision-making. Beyond technical execution, you will collaborate with business stakeholders to translate operational needs into technical requirements and spearhead initiatives to improve overall system efficiency.

In this role, you will:

  • Partner across engineering organizations to spearhead and execute high-impact, company-wide initiatives,

  • Mentor and upskill junior engineers, fostering a culture of technical excellence and continuous growth.

  • Collaborate with leadership, product engineers, program managers, and data scientists to deeply understand and prioritize business data requirements.

  • Leverage deep technical expertise to design and architect scalable, high-performance data solutions.

  • Develop, launch, and optimize highly efficient, reliable ELT/ETL pipelines capable of processing both large-scale and specialized datasets.

  • Intelligently design robust data models optimized for high-speed storage, accessibility, and downstream retrieval.

  • Implement and deploy rigorous data quality frameworks to guarantee data accuracy, freshness, and trust.

  • Maintain full technical ownership of the end-to-end data engineering lifecycle for your team's solutions.

  • Participate in the team’s on-call rotation to ensure platform stability and support operational health.

  • Partner with software engineering teams to design and build next-generation data systems that enable rapid, self-service data consumption.

Compensation

At Atlassian, we strive to design equitable, explainable, and competitive compensation programs. We follow consistent hiring practices and account for each candidate's skills, knowledge, and experience when setting base pay within the range.

Please visit go.atlassian.com/payzones for more information on which locations are included in each of our geographic pay zones. However, please confirm the zone for your specific location with your recruiter.

This role may also be eligible for benefits, bonuses, commissions, and equity.

Pay Ranges

In The United States, we have three geographic pay zones. For this role, our current base pay ranges for new hires in each zone are:

Zone A: $167,400 - $218,550

Zone B: $150,660 - $196,695

Zone C: $138,942 - $181,397

Qualifications

Qualifications

  • A BE in Computer Science or equivalent with 6+ years of professional experience as a Data Engineer or in a similar role

  • Experience building scalable data pipelines in Spark using Airflow scheduler/executor framework or similar scheduling tools.

  • Experience with Databricks and its APIs.

  • Experience with modern databases (Redshift, Dynamo DB, Mongo DB, Postgres or similar) and data lakes.

  • Proficient in one or more programming languages such as Python/Scala and rock-solid SQL skills.

  • Champion automated builds and deployments using CICD tools like Bitbucket, Git

  • Experience working with large-scale, high-performance data processing systems (batch and streaming)

  • Experience working for SAAS companies

  • Experience with Machine Learning

  • Committed code to open source projects

  • Experience building self-service tooling and platforms

Benefits & Perks

Atlassian offers a wide range of perks and benefits designed to support you, your family and to help you engage with your local community. Our offerings include health and wellbeing resources, paid volunteer days, and so much more. To learn more, visit go.atlassian.com/perksandbenefits.

About Atlassian

Atlassian is a leading provider of collaboration, development, and issue tracking software for teams. With over 194,000 customers worldwide, including 85 of the Fortune 100, Atlassian is changing the way teams work. Our products help teams organize, discuss, and complete shared work. Atlassian has a unique business model that allows us to deliver software to teams of all sizes, from small startups to large enterprises. Our products are available on a subscription basis, with no upfront fees or long-term commitments. Atlassian was founded in 2002 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California.
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Size
6,433 employees
Market Cap
$31.9 billion
Industry
Net Income
-$1.1 billion
Founded
2002
5 Year Trend
+34.9%
Revenue
$1.8 billion
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