Software Engineer

In this role you will build features for ScriptRunner for Jira Cloud, shaping how teams automate and extend Jira. You work closely with a cross-functional squad to deliver reliable SaaS components and production services. You’ll translate customer needs into scalable solutions while improving quality through tests and observability. This is a hands-on role in a collaborative, agile environment with a clear impact on a globally used product. You’ll join a mission-driven team that values innovation and production excellence.

• generous holiday allowance
• flexible working hours
• MacBooks provided
• support for remote workers
• remote-first working
• extensive leave policies including parental and health-related leave

• Build new features and enhance existing capabilities in ScriptRunner for Jira Cloud
• Investigate customer requirements and craft practical solutions within Atlassian Forge
• Design systems and services to support new functionality
• Develop SaaS components and implement business logic
• Write unit, integration, and performance tests
• Create and maintain automated build and deployment pipelines
• Run, monitor, and debug services in production
• Set up monitoring, alerting, and observability
• Analyze logs and metrics to understand performance and usage
• Respond to live incidents and participate in on-call rotations

• Strong skills in at least one backend language (Java, Python, or PHP)
• Strong skills in at least one frontend JS/TS framework (React, Vue, or Angular)
• Understanding of high-availability, fault-tolerant, scalable distributed systems
• Excellent organisation, prioritisation, and communication
• Willingness to grow as a full-stack engineer (Java or React)

• collaborative mindset
• problem-solving orientation
• CI/CD
• AWS services
• serverless and microservices-oriented architecture
• extensible REST APIs in Java or JavaScript/TypeScript