Andrea Olrich is a Senior Engineering Manager with 12 years of experience building and coaching high-performing full‑stack teams at Atlassian, where she progressed from developer to senior engineering leader focused on Jira Service Desk. She combines hands-on technical depth across AWS, Java/Scala, NodeJS and modern front-end stacks with a people-first approach to delivery and team culture. Based in the Greater Sydney Area, she brings practical experience scaling features from code to production while mentoring engineers through career growth. Outside work she pursues creative interests—language learning, crafting and baking—which she channels into a deliberate, experimental leadership style that values curiosity and continuous learning.
12 years of coding experience
9 years of employment as a software developer
Higher School Certificate, Higher School Certificate at Presbyterian Ladies' College, Armidale
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Andrea Olrich - Senior Engineering Manager at Atlassian