Senior Engineering Manager, Platform Engineering

Working at Atlassian
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.
To help our teams work together, we can hire for this role anywhere in Australia or New Zealand .
Our Platform Engineering Organisation is leading some of Atlassian's most exciting and largest transformations that are helping unleashing the potential of teams across all of our customers. As a Senior Engineering Manager you'll report to a Head of Engineering.
You'll be a technical leader and people manager for a group of 10-18 engineers and guide the team to technical decisions for production services, helping prioritise and organise the team's work, and providing career growth and mentorship opportunities to your team.
Responsibilities

• Input to the team's roadmap and goals, setting clear priorities
• Understand the operational health of the team's existing services, identify areas that need focus and improvements
• Established a collaborative relationship with peer managers across the organisation and main partners and partners across the company.
• Help develop your direct reports' careers
• Set clear goals for each member of your team and provide, relevant feedback to your direct reports

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience leading and developing a team of software engineers
• Management skills are necessary, managing the team and holding them accountable for delivery and manages employee retention and wellbeing
• Experience with mentoring engineers and helping others achieve their career goals
• Project and risk management skills - but not attached to following processes by the book
• Technical background building and running platform or data intensive backend systems

• Experience to carry on a conversation, explaining technical concepts, asking good questions, shielding the team from partners and dependencies whenever possible.
• Familiarity with Agile software development methodologies
• Bachelor's degree with a preference for Computer Science degree

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.
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To learn more about our culture and hiring process, visit go.atlassian