[Hiring] Senior Atlassian Platform Engineer @Social Discovery Group

Role Description

We are looking for a Senior Atlassian Platform Engineer. Your main tasks will be:

• Administer Jira Server / Data Center, Confluence, and Atlassian Cloud environments.
• Configure and support workflows, permissions, dashboards, JQL, automations, integrations, and plugins.
• Monitor Jira performance, troubleshoot issues, and improve platform stability and reliability.
• Support maintenance, upgrades, housekeeping, and incident resolution.
• Improve Jira governance and reduce configuration debt.
• Automate routine administrative tasks using ScriptRunner, REST API, and scripting tools.
• Collaborate with Infra, SRE, DBA, and engineering teams to resolve system and performance issues.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience with Jira Server / Jira Data Center and Confluence administration.
• Strong hands-on experience with Jira as a critical internal platform, including workflows, permissions, custom fields, users, groups, dashboards, JQL, and reporting.
• Experience troubleshooting Jira Server issues: logs, indexing, performance bottlenecks, slow queries, plugins, and integrations.
• Understanding of Jira architecture, JVM basics, indexing, and performance impact of customizations.
• Experience working with REST API, ScriptRunner, webhooks, and administrative automation.
• Ability to write and maintain Groovy, Python, or Bash scripts for operational tasks.
• Experience with Jira / Confluence Cloud administration will be a plus.
• Fluent Russian and intermediate (B1) or higher English level.

Benefits

• REMOTE OPPORTUNITY to work full-time.
• Vacation: 28 calendar days per year.
• 7 wellness days per year (time off) that can be used to deal with household issues, to lie down and recover without taking sick leave.
• Bonuses up to $5000 for recommending successful applicants for positions in the company.
• 50% payment for professional training, international conferences, and meetings.
• Corporate discount for English lessons.
• Health benefits: up to $1,000 gross per year for health insurance or doctor's fees for yourself and close relatives (spouse, children).
• Workplace organization: reimbursement of workplace costs up to $1000 gross once every 3 years for home office setup.
• Internal gamified gratitude system: receive bonuses from colleagues and exchange them for merchandise, team building activities, massage certificates, etc.

Company Description

Social Discovery Group (SDG) is a group of social discovery companies that solve the problems of loneliness, isolation, and disconnection. SDG's products redefine the way people interact and connect with one another.

• Our portfolio includes social entertainment platforms designed to connect people online across different cultures and regions of the world.
• We bring together a team of like-minded people and IT professionals who specialize in creating and developing globally impactful social discovery products.
• Our international team of digital nomads works remotely from all over the world.
• We are proud to be a two-time “Great Place to Work” winner (USA & Japan, 2024–2025) and a Top-5 Company for Work-From-Anywhere Jobs (FlexJobs, 2025).