Senior Applications Developer - Atlassian Cloud

About the Role

We are seeking a Senior Applications Developer to lead the design and development of advanced applications within the Atlassian Cloud ecosystem, with a focus on Jira and Confluence. In this role, you will serve as a senior technical leader responsible for building secure, scalable, and high-performance applications that solve complex work-management challenges at enterprise scale.

You will bring deep expertise in Atlassian Forge and the broader Atlassian platform, contribute to architectural strategy, and act as a mentor and force multiplier for the engineering team. This role spans hands-on development, technical leadership, and close collaboration with product and design partners.

--- What the Candidate Will Do ----

1. Architect and build applications: Design and implement robust, scalable, and secure Atlassian Cloud applications using Forge, including serverless functions, UI Kit and Custom UI, and Forge storage APIs.
2. Provide technical leadership: Serve as a subject-matter expert on Atlassian Cloud and Forge best practices, influencing architecture, security, performance, and data residency decisions.
3. Develop AI and Rovo-based solutions: Lead the development of applications that leverage AI, GenAI, and Atlassian Rovo Agents to automate workflows, connect systems, and create intelligent, action-oriented experiences within Atlassian products.
4. Mentor and coach engineers: Conduct code reviews, provide technical guidance, and help grow the team's expertise in Forge and Atlassian app development.
5. Ensure performance and reliability: Optimize applications for scalability and performance, implement observability and monitoring, and troubleshoot production issues.
6. Integrate APIs: Build deep integrations using Atlassian REST and GraphQL APIs, as well as third-party APIs, to deliver seamless user experiences and automations.
7. Own security and compliance: Enforce security best practices and ensure applications meet Atlassian security requirements and applicable data privacy standards.
8. Manage the full lifecycle: Drive applications from ideation and prototyping through deployment, maintenance, and distribution on the Atlassian Marketplace.
9. Collaborate cross-functionally: Partner with product managers, designers, and other engineers to translate business requirements into high-quality, maintainable technical solutions.

---- Basic Qualifications ----

1. 10+ years of professional software development experience, including significant work on the Atlassian platform.
2. Proven experience designing and building complex applications using Atlassian Forge.
3. Strong knowledge of Jira, Confluence, and Atlassian REST and GraphQL APIs.
4. Expertise in Node.js, JavaScript/TypeScript, and modern front-end frameworks such as React.
5. Solid understanding of cloud-native and serverless architectures, including event-driven systems.
6. Experience with CI/CD pipelines, automated testing, and production support for cloud applications.
7. Demonstrated ability to design scalable, maintainable, and secure software systems.
8. Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to communicate technical concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences.
9. Demonstrated experience using AI-powered developer tools as part of a daily engineering workflow (e.g., AI-assisted coding, debugging, test generation, documentation, or architectural reasoning), with the ability to clearly articulate how these tools improve productivity, quality, and delivery speed.

---- Preferred Qualifications ----

1. Experience building or extending Marketplace apps such as ScriptRunner, Structure, or similar extensible platforms.
2. Hands-on experience with AI/GenAI systems, prompt engineering, or agent-based architectures.
3. Familiarity with Atlassian Rovo Agents or comparable workflow automation and agent frameworks.
4. Experience operating applications at enterprise scale with strict performance, security, and compliance requirements.
5. Prior experience mentoring senior and mid-level engineers or leading technical initiatives across teams.

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