Principal Data Engineer

Principal Data Engineer

Analytics & Data Science Bengaluru, India Remote, Remote Apply for this job

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Atlassian is looking for a Principal Data Engineer to join our Data Engineering Team and play a tech lead & architect role to build world-class data solutions and applications that power crucial business decisions throughout the organization. We are looking for an open-minded, structured thinker who is passionate about building systems at scale. You will enable a world-class engineering practice, drive the approach with which we use data, develop backend systems and data models to serve the needs of insights and play an active role in building Atlassian's data-driven culture.

• Own the technical evolution of the data engineering capabilities and be responsible for ensuring solutions are being delivered incrementally, meeting outcomes, and promptly escalating risks and issues

• Establish a deep understanding of how things work in data engineering, use this to direct and coordinate the technical aspects of work across data engineering, and systematically improve productivity across the teams.

• Maintain a high bar for operational data quality and proactively address performance, scale, complexity and security considerations.

• Drive complex decisions that can impact the work in data engineering. Set the technical direction and balance customer and business needs with long-term maintainability & scale.

• Understand and define the problem space, and architect solutions. Coordinate a team of engineers towards implementing them, unblocking them along the way if necessary.

• Lead a team of data engineers through mentoring and coaching, work closely with the engineering manager, and provide consistent feedback to help them manage and grow the team

• Work with close counterparts in other departments as part of a multi-functional team, and build this culture in your team.

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.

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

On your first day, we'll expect:

• You have 12+ years of experience in a Data Engineer role as an individual contributor.

• You have at least 2 years of experience as a tech lead for a Data Engineering team.