FinOps Software Engineer
Content + Source + Freshness • 17 Dec 2025 • 95% confidence
Offer value
High value stemming from the unique blend of software engineering and financial operations, along with remote work flexibility.
- Influence cost efficiency across Atlassian
- Flexible remote work options
- Engage with cloud technology and financial analytics
Pros
- Work in a critical role influencing cost efficiency across the organization
- Flexible working arrangements support personal balance
- Engagement with cutting-edge analytical tools and cloud environments
Cons
- Requires proficiency in both software engineering and FinOps principles
- Fast-paced nature may demand adaptability to rapid changes
- Potential to encounter high expectations for results
Who it's for
Mid-level / Senior • Remote / Flexible
Good fit
- Experienced cloud engineers looking for a new challenge
- Data analysts interested in financial operations
- Professionals motivated by cost efficiency and strategic impacts
Not recommended for
- Those lacking cloud or data analytics experience
- Candidates seeking less dynamic roles
- Entry-level applicants without technical skills
Motivation fit
Key skills
About the job
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.
With a sufficient timezone overlap with the team, we're able to hire eligible candidates for this role from any location in Australia. If this sparks your interest, apply today and chat with our friendly Recruitment team further.
Your future team
We are a dedicated team of data engineers and FinOps analysts within the Cloud FinOps organisation, which operates under the Core Engineering department.
Our mission is to drive cost efficiency to sustain Atlassian’s growth. We focus on bringing relevant data and compelling insights, helping teams make informed decisions and sustain their unit economics.
As a FinOps Engineer, reporting to Senior Engineering Manager - FinOps Insight, you will play an important role in our cost efficiency strategy across Atlassian, using our data insights and your cloud engineering experience to foster a culture of cost efficiency throughout the company.
It’s your job to ensure our teams are well-informed about their costs, aware of opportunities for efficiency, and take direct action to improve efficiency of our cloud spend.
What You’ll Do
Contribute to insights on cost and efficiency opportunities through reports and dashboards
Partnering with engineering and finance teams to improve efficiency of our cloud spend
Contribute to rate optimisation by exploring and executing viable commitments with cloud vendors
Contribute to usage optimisation through insights and driving adoption of recommendations
Conduct trainings to guide teams on best practice for cost management
Leverage cloud engineering knowledge to provide data-driven perspective
Optimise queries and data models, and automate workflow to scale the deliver of optimisation insights
Contribute to experimentation and adoption of ML/AI-driven intelligence into our processes
Contribute to cost efficiency discussions with both internal and external stakeholders
Get exposure, impact and visibility across Atlassian engineering teams and senior execs
Your background
2+ years of technical experience as a cloud engineer with background in data analytics or business financial operations
Bachelor’s degree, preferably in Computer Science or Software Engineering.
Proficient in writing performant queries using SQL or Python
Enjoy working in fast-paced, multi-disciplinary environment with a focus on high-impact outcome
It's great but not required if you have
A background in FinOps and cloud financial management
Technical or management experience with AWS or other Cloud vendors
Experience with data platform and tooling (Spark, Databricks, etc)
An interest or knowledge in data visualisation practices
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.
To learn more about our culture and hiring process, visit go.atlassian.com/crh.
