Senior Principal Engineer - Enterprise Architect - Observability

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Hiring Remotely in Mountain View, CA
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194K-312K Annually
Senior level
Cloud • Information Technology • Productivity • Security • Software
Atlassian's software powers teams in every industry to collaborate, ideate, and innovate.
The Role
The Senior Principal Engineer will design and implement observability solutions for software applications, evaluate monitoring tools, conduct performance analysis, and mentor junior team members. Responsibilities include developing monitoring frameworks, ensuring system reliability, and staying informed on industry trends.
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Atlassians can choose where they work - whether in an office, from home, or a combination of the two. That way, Atlassians have more control over supporting their family, personal goals, and other priorities. We can hire people in any country where we have a legal entity. Interviews and onboarding are conducted virtually, a part of being a distributed-first company.

  • Design, architect, and implement monitoring and observability solutions for complex software applications and infrastructure.
  • Evaluate and select appropriate monitoring tools and technologies based on project requirements and industry trends.
  • Conduct performance analysis, capacity planning, and troubleshooting to identify and address performance bottlenecks and reliability issues.
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to gather requirements and define monitoring strategies.
  • Develop monitoring frameworks, dashboards, and alerting systems to ensure critical systems' reliability, performance, and availability.
  • Implement best practices for log management, metrics collection, and distributed tracing to gain deep insights into system behavior and performance.
  • Mentor and provide guidance to junior team members on monitoring best practices and methodologies
  • Stay up-to-date with emerging technologies and industry trends in observability, monitoring, and devOps practices.


  • Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field.
  • 10+ years of software development experience
  • With over 3 years of experience in a technical lead role, specializing in designing and developing high-scale distributed systems.
  • Strong communication and collaboration skills with the ability to work effectively in a fast-paced environment
  • Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills with a keen attention to detail
  • Proven experience designing and implementing monitoring solutions for large-scale, distributed systems
  • Solid understanding of cloud computing platforms (e.g., AWS , Azure, GCP ) and containerization technologies (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes).


Preferred Qualifications:

  • Strong proficiency in monitoring tools and technologies such as Prometheus, Grafana, ELK Stack (Elasticsearch, Logstash, Kibana), Datadog, etc
  • Knowledge of software development methodologies such as Agile or DevOps


Compensation
At Atlassian, we strive to design equitable and explainable compensation programs. To support this goal, the baseline of our range is higher than that of the typical market range, but in turn we expect to hire most candidates near this baseline. Base pay within the range is ultimately determined by a candidate's skills, expertise, or experience.
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: $234,100 - $312,100
Zone B: $210,700 - $280,900
Zone C: $194,300 - $259,000
This role may also be eligible for benefits, bonuses, commissions, and equity. 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. #LI-Remote
Our perks & benefits
Atlassian offers a variety of perks and benefits to support you, your family and to help you engage with your local community. Our offerings include health coverage, paid volunteer days, wellness resources, and so much more. Visit go.atlassian.com/perksandbenefits to learn more.
About Atlassian
At Atlassian, we're motivated by a common goal: to unleash the potential of every team. Our software products help teams all over the planet and our solutions are designed for all types of work. Team collaboration through our tools makes what may be impossible alone, possible together.
We believe that the unique contributions of all Atlassians create our success. To ensure that our products and culture continue to incorporate everyone's perspectives and experience, we never discriminate based on race, religion, national origin, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, or marital, veteran, or disability status. All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.
To provide you the best experience, we can support with accommodations or adjustments at any stage of the recruitment process. Simply inform our Recruitment team during your conversation with them.
For San Francisco Only: Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.
To learn more about our culture and hiring process, visit go.atlassian.com/crh

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