Principal Software Engineer Jira Platform Search

About the role

Jira Platform Search Team As a Principal Software Engineer for the Jira Platform Search team, you will architect and lead high-scale search solutions across engineering teams to drive our next-generation platform transformation: decomposing core monolith services into modern, resilient microservices capable of handling billions of daily requests.

What you'll do

• Responsibilities End-to-End Technical Delivery: Drive solutions for high-complexity problems from architectural design through to successful production launch
• Engineering Quality & Resilience: Lead high-impact code reviews, technical documentation, and the diagnosis and resolution of critical, high-risk system defects
• Review Standards & Best Practices: Set the benchmark for rigorous, constructive, and impactful code review practices across the team
• Domain & Technical Adaptability: Leverage deep domain and programming expertise to quickly master new technology stacks and drive high-performance engineering outcomes
• Qualifications 10+ years in hands-on software/technology architect roles, owning end-to-end SDLC

What you need

• 10–18 yrs of experience
• JIRA
• PostgreSQL
• AWS
• Kafka
• Elasticsearch
• DynamoDB
• B.Tech or B.E. or B.Sc or BCA

Good to have

• Java
• Kubernetes
• Kotlin
• GCP
• Microservices