Shashank Singh

CEO

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India12 yrs 8 mos experience

Most Likely To SwitchHighly Stable

Key Highlights

Over 13 years of experience in software engineering.
Led initiatives enhancing Jira’s cloud migration platform.
Mentored teams and drove technical strategy at Atlassian.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a SaaS-focused Principal Engineer with expertise in cloud migration and team leadership.

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Skills

Core Skills

Technical LeadershipTechnical ArchitectureProduction ReadinessJavaTechnical Design

Other Skills

Team ManagementDistributed ApplicationsAgile DevelopmentRequirements GatheringPostgreSQLCassandraAngularJSC++ObjectiveCWeb ServicesOpen-Source SoftwareJavaScriptKotlinInterpersonal SkillsProduct Design

About

With over 13 years of experience, I currently serve as a Principal Software Engineer and Tech Lead at Atlassian, driving technical strategy and mentoring within a fast-paced engineering organization. In this role, I drive key design decisions, collaborate across platform and domain teams, and contribute to scaling our talent pipeline by supporting the hiring of senior engineers. My focus is on translating technical excellence into measurable outcomes—accelerating delivery, boosting reliability, scalability, and performance, and driving cross-team alignment. By leading initiatives that strengthened Jira’s cloud migration platform, I helped enhance customer trust and advance Atlassian’s cloud-first vision.

Experience

Atlassian

2 roles

Principal Engineer

Promoted

Aug 2024 – Present · 1 yr 7 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

In my role at Atlassian, I served as a Principal Software Engineer and Tech Lead, where I mentored a talented team and collaborated with various stakeholders. My responsibilities included driving design decisions and ensuring alignment across multiple platform and domain teams. Additionally, I played a key role in the hiring process for senior engineering positions, helping to shape the future of our engineering talent.

Technical LeadershipTeam ManagementJavaDistributed ApplicationsTechnical ArchitectureAgile Development

Senior Software Engineer

Jan 2022 – Jul 2024 · 2 yrs 6 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

At Atlassian, I played a pivotal role in designing cloud migration tooling that significantly improved system reliability. By leading a team of seven engineers, we successfully delivered a migration platform with an upgraded architecture. My focus on removing performance bottlenecks was instrumental in elevating system reliability from 70% to 95%.

Production ReadinessRequirements GatheringJavaPostgreSQL