Process
The interview consisted of five interviews conducted in a single day:
- Hiring Manager
- Behavioral Interview
- System Architect Interview
- Code Design Interview
- Data Structures Interview
Each interview was approximately one hour long. Code design and data structures interviews were definitely an hour, but the others could have been less.
Questions
Asked to architect a simple web API.
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 1 interview experience for the Atlassian Backend Developer role in Canada.
Success Rate
0%
Pass Rate
Atlassian's interview process for their Backend Developer roles in Canada is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.
Experience Rating
Positive100%
Neutral0%
Negative0%
Candidates reported having very good feelings for Atlassian's Backend Developer interview process in Canada.
Atlassian Work Experiences
5.0
Love It Here Forever
Backend Developer • Former Employee
Sydney, Australia
April 4, 2021
Pros: Good. I love it very much.
Cons: Very good. I wish I could work here forever.
1.0
Wfh Only, Chaos & Politics
Principal Software Engineer • Current Employee
November 16, 2025
Pros: Allows WFH. That's literally it.
Cons: Clueless Directors and VPs.
No strategy. Just ad hoc projects shoved down the throats of engineers with crazy deadlines.
Extreme politics.
Extreme favoritism.
There are P70s and P60s who slack off and don't land any impact, but they are blessed every half for kissing behinds.
APEX is the Hunger Games.
Over hiring. No impactful work = dog eat dog.
Zero product strategy.
Zero customer focus.
Horrible WLB.
Chaos.
2.0
Atlassian: 2 years work experience
Data Engineer • Current Employee
Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
November 15, 2025
Pros: Good salary
Amazing office
Good office pearls
Cons: Too stressful.
Too much work pressure.
Unrealistic deadlines.
Performance review every 6 months, stack rankings, and PIP culture for the bottom 10%.
- 5.0Love It Here ForeverBackend Developer • Former EmployeeSydney, AustraliaApril 4, 2021Pros: Good. I love it very much.Cons: Very good. I wish I could work here forever.
- 1.0Wfh Only, Chaos & PoliticsPrincipal Software Engineer • Current EmployeeNovember 16, 2025Pros: Allows WFH. That's literally it.Cons: Clueless Directors and VPs. No strategy. Just ad hoc projects shoved down the throats of engineers with crazy deadlines. Extreme politics. Extreme favoritism. There are P70s and P60s who slack off and don't land any impact, but they are blessed every half for kissing behinds. APEX is the Hunger Games. Over hiring. No impactful work = dog eat dog. Zero product strategy. Zero customer focus. Horrible WLB. Chaos.
- 2.0Atlassian: 2 years work experienceData Engineer • Current EmployeeBengaluru, Karnataka, IndiaNovember 15, 2025Pros: Good salary Amazing office Good office pearlsCons: Too stressful. Too much work pressure. Unrealistic deadlines. Performance review every 6 months, stack rankings, and PIP culture for the bottom 10%.
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