The role of a Senior Atlassian Platform Engineer at Social Discovery Group
Social Discovery Group (SDG) is one of the world’s largest groups of social discovery companies, uniting millions of users on dozens of products. SDG solves the problem of loneliness, isolation, and disconnection – transforming virtual intimacy into the new normal. SDG products redefine the way people interact and connect with each other.
Our portfolio includes social entertainment platforms designed to connect people online across different cultures in different parts of the world. This includes globally recognized brands such as DateMyAge, Dating.com, EuroDate, Dil Mil and Cupid Media. SDG has a presence in more than 150 countries.
We bring together a team of like-minded people and IT professionals specializing in the creation and development of globally impactful social discovery products. Our international team of 1000+ professionals and digital nomads works all over the world. Our teams of digital nomads work remotely from Cyprus, Malta, the USA, Armenia, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Montenegro, Poland, Latvia, Serbia, Spain, Portugal, UAE, Israel, Turkey, Thailand, Indonesia, Japan, Hong Kong, Australia and many other locations.
We’re 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).
We are looking for 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.
We expect from you:
- 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.
- Strong Russian and English communication skills, both written and verbal.
What do we offer:
- 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. According to the paychecks, if you are not eligible for corporate medical insurance, the company will compensate you with up to $ 1,000 gross per year per employee. This can be spent on self-purchase of health insurance or on doctor’s fees for yourself and close relatives (spouse, children);
- Workplace organization. The company provides all employees with an equipped workplace and all the necessary equipment (table, armchair, wifi, etc.) in our offices or co-working locations. In the other locations, the company provides reimbursement of workplace costs up to $ 1000 gross once every 3 years, according to the paychecks. This money can be spent on the rent of the co-working room, on equipping the working place at home (desk, chair, Internet, etc.) during those 3 years;
- Internal gamified gratitude system: receive bonuses from colleagues and exchange them for our merchandise, team building activities, massage certificates, etc.
Sounds good? Join us now
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