Advance your career as a software development leader with Atlassian products
Atlassian offers training, certification, and access to a global network of peers to leaders in software development so they can find inspiration and advance their careers.
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The Atlassian development leader career path at a glance
Atlassian development leaders ensure the teams that build and ship software products deliver quality products on schedule. Whether their title is development manager or technical lead, they live to reduce administrative overhead for dev teams so the teams can focus on building great products.
$157,990
Average salary*
12
available certifications & courses
86%
of cert holders who reported that a certification helped their career
Three ways to advance your
Atlassian development leader career
Grow your network
Whether you prefer to find your people at an event near you or connect in an online group, the Atlassian Community can help you build a vibrant network to learn and grow with.
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Attend an upcoming event near you
Atlassian Community Events are free, user-led events held in cities around the globe. Meet and swap tips with local Atlassian development leaders in your city.
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Join an online group for developers
The DevOps community group is a dedicated space to questions, access resources, and rub elbows with fellow developers and Atlassians.
Build your skills
Atlassian University offers courses to help you build skills and increase your success as a development leader. Or, try having your team learn together in a virtual setting with a dedicated instructor!
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Schedule an AtlassianDevOps Essentials live team training
A live instructor will show your team how to manage the complete product lifecycle with Atlassian’s approach to DevOps in this essentials course.
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Enroll in Planning with Advanced Roadmaps
In this self-paced course, you’ll create reliable forecasts and track current work with roadmapping across all of your projects for agility at scale.
Showcase your expertise
Earn recognition and highlight your skills with an official Atlassian certification. Build credibility by sharing your knowledge and leveling up in Atlassian's online community.
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Earn Atlassian Certified Associate - Jira Software Board Configuration
Power your career growth by proving you know what’s essential to effective board configuration in Jira Software company-managed projects.
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Earn a DevOps badge on our community
Share your Jira stories in our online community to earn kudos, badges and level up!
Supercharge your success
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*Source: Salary.com