I applied through a recruiter. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Atlassian (Mountain View, CA) in Jun 2019
Interview
The recruiters were friendly initially and they explained about the process. The onsite interview was structured mostly on a interview with manager and followed by a 90 mins coding test. This was followed by a design question. Most of the problems were straightforward.
The post interview experience was horrible. If you are not selected they hardly bother to respond. The recruiters are ghosted and they never respond to emails which is really bad. Having dedicated your entire day for the interview and you feeling worthless. After multiple email requests the interviewer responds with a generic response. To be honest the recruiters don't have any of the Atlassian values they market :)
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
System design concepts and string related coding problem
I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at Atlassian
Interview
I had first Karat round and then 1 DSA, 1 LLD, 1 HLD, 1 Behavioural and 1 manager Interview. Overwall they do nitpick alot and only expect the solution in specific way and if your answer is different than they expect, they rate you bad
I applied through an employee referral. I interviewed at Atlassian (Istanbul) in Feb 2026
Interview
I passed six levels of interviews without a problem, but in the end, they said they closed the position. The technical and values interviews were complete nonsense. Anyone can pass with proper preparation. Especially the management and values interviews. But I was really frustrated because they said they closed the role one day after I passed all the interviews. A company that interviews you about values has no respect for you at all. I spent time, effort, and hope on this.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
- Screening standard pretty basic questions
- Technical (coding) I and II interview is mid level leetcode question but they request an update after completing. They may cause a time problem.
- System Design is mid level system design. But interviewer didn't understand the technologies I use a bit.
- Management and Values interview corporate nonsense. Search or ask AI example questions and create stories if don't have. They are asking question like you have been encountered all types of dispute at previous jobs.
I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Atlassian
Interview
I am going to highlight some of my experiences below.
I felt the interview process was designed to set one up to fail and a waste of my valuable time.
Firstly pitting candidates through numerous coding tests under a tight time schedule is not the way to see through another human. While I conducted all the coding tests and completed the results successfully, I still did not pass through to the next round.
During these tests, I was asked to hold the screen so that a screen capture could be taken. This was a red flag suggesting the interviewer was not following my thorough explanation of the solutions I was implementing. Especially that the language I was using was not known to them and more particularly that I was extremely careful to ensure I deliver each and every thought I was making deliberately. The process felt unprofessional and one way. I did not feel confident in the interviewer's skills especially with regards to communication and etiquette.
Two other red flags I have is the lack of feedback the company can provide. If you can't provide genuine feedback to your candidates and are concerned of legal repercussions; then you must be hiding something! Also the fact that one has to perform another technical test with an external organization does not give me confidence in this organization.
The recruiter initially presents a very bright picture of how good it is to work in this organization and are open to proper follow through however later this felt more like a carrot dangling tactic. After putting much effort to ensure successful delivery, I felt this was an unfair process despite trying to put my best human foot forward.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Questions typically asked were along the lines of:
"Find a list of X to fit Y items in provided some other condition."
(I don't want to give away too much).
This is typical to a leet code question at medium difficulty.