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Principal Engineer, Search Platform

AT Atlassian
Atlassian

Principal Engineer, Search Platform

Bangalore, India

About Atlassian India

Atlassian's mission "to unleash the potential of every team" is the guiding light behind what we do. We have developed well-known products such as Jira, Confluence, and Bitbucket, that fit into the fabric of teamwork across different types of teams and the processes to help every team succeed. Think NASA launching the Rover on Mars or Cochlear gifting those born deaf with the ability to hear, your work directly impacts the products they use to promote humanity.

Our office is in Bengaluru, but we offer flexibility for eligible candidates to work remotely across India. Whatever your preference - working from home, an office, or in between - you can choose the place that's best for your work and your lifestyle. We call this TEAM anywhere.

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Your future team: Search Platform

The Search Platform team is responsible for powering all of Rovo Search as well as search across all Atlassian products. Our mission is to make all our customers' data across Atlassian and third-party applications searchable securely and reliably through an insanely fast, globally scalable, enterprise grade search infrastructure.

In addition to unlocking enterprise knowledge through natural language search, much of Rovo AI also relies on search as a core capability for secure, flexible and quick access to relevant information which is instantly kept up-to-date. As the world of AI continues to move incredibly fast, so do we with our 'ShipIt' philosophy.

In this role, you'll get the chance to:

  • Handle complex problems in the team from technical design to launch
  • Determine plans-of-attack on large projects
  • Solve complex architecture challenges and apply architectural standards and start using them on new projects
  • Lead code reviews & documentation and take on complex bug fixes, especially on high-risk problems
  • Set the standard for meaningful code reviews
  • Partner across engineering teams to take on company-wide programmes in multiple projects
  • Transfer your depth of knowledge from your current language to excel as a Software Engineer
  • Mentor junior members of the team

Qualifications

  • 10+ years experience in multiple hands-on software/technology leadership roles, with end-to-end responsibility through the software development lifecycle
  • Bachelor's degree with a preference for Computer Science degree
  • Advanced level expertise in working deeply with Lucene, Opensearch, Solr etc.
  • Expertise with one or more prominent languages such as Java, Python, Kotlin, Go, or TypeScript is required.
  • Understanding of SaaS, PaaS, IaaS industry with hands-on experience with public cloud offerings (e.g., AWS, GCP, or Azure)
  • Java, Spring, REST, and NoSQL databases
  • Experience building event-driven based on SQS, SNS, Kafka or equivalent technologies
  • Knowledge to evaluate trade-offs between correctness, robustness, performance, space and time
  • Practice in mentoring other engineers and influencing decision makers throughout the organisation
  • Consider the customer impact when making technical decisions

If you've got these skills, even better

  • Experience in ElasticSearch, OpenSearch or other search engine technologies
  • Experience in Developer Experience or Developer Productivity
  • Proficiency in Java
  • Experience in at least one additional language
  • Experience in CI (Continuous Integration) and CD (Continuous Deployment)

Client-provided location(s): Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
Job ID: Atlassian-15301
Employment Type: Full Time

Perks and Benefits

  • Health and Wellness

    • Health Insurance
    • Dental Insurance
    • Vision Insurance
    • Life Insurance
    • Short-Term Disability
    • Long-Term Disability
    • FSA
    • HSA With Employer Contribution
    • Fitness Subsidies
    • Mental Health Benefits
    • On-Site Gym
    • HSA
  • Parental Benefits

    • Adoption Leave
    • Birth Parent or Maternity Leave
    • Non-Birth Parent or Paternity Leave
    • Fertility Benefits
    • Adoption Assistance Program
    • Family Support Resources
  • Work Flexibility

    • Flexible Work Hours
    • Remote Work Opportunities
    • Hybrid Work Opportunities
    • Work-From-Home Stipend
  • Office Life and Perks

    • Holiday Events
    • Casual Dress
    • Pet-friendly Office
    • Happy Hours
    • Snacks
    • Some Meals Provided
    • On-Site Cafeteria
  • Vacation and Time Off

    • Paid Vacation
    • Unlimited Paid Time Off
    • Paid Holidays
    • Personal/Sick Days
    • Volunteer Time Off
    • Sabbatical
    • Leave of Absence
  • Financial and Retirement

    • 401(K) With Company Matching
    • Company Equity
    • Performance Bonus
    • Relocation Assistance
    • Financial Counseling
  • Professional Development

    • Access to Online Courses
    • Internship Program
    • Leadership Training Program
    • Tuition Reimbursement
    • Learning and Development Stipend
    • Promote From Within
  • Diversity and Inclusion

    • Founder led
    • Employee Resource Groups (ERG)
    • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Program

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