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Java Developer Interview Experience - Sydney, Australia

March 1, 2011
Negative ExperienceGot Offer

Process

The first step was a phone interview, which was very easy. After that, there was a take-home test. That was also very easy.

The manager-style interview, however, was all over the place, with unclear and presumptive questions.

I got the job and worked there, and it was relatively fine, except for the prima donna attitudes backed by low to very low professionalism from most managers. Despite their claims, the company has a quite low rate of innovation. They tend to move out of inertia based on past ideas, so the spirit of innovation has pretty much evaporated.

The most important part is that they changed their interview strategy to a "fishing method." They post nonexistent positions and only conduct the take-home test. The test is easy, except for one item. That item is the whole point of the interview, and it's where Atlassian is looking for a solution to their current development needs. During the process, the candidate accepts their conditions.

There is no clause where Atlassian commits not to use the solutions offered by candidates in their products. It's probably not the first company doing this, but it's done on a large scale, and there are always "open" positions posted by the company.

Questions

Code a solution to one of Current's Atlassian problems.

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Interview Statistics

The following metrics were computed from 7 interview experiences for the Atlassian Java Developer role in Sydney, Australia.

Success Rate

14%
Pass Rate

Atlassian's interview process for their Java Developer roles in Sydney, Australia is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.

Experience Rating

Positive57%
Neutral14%
Negative29%

Candidates reported having very good feelings for Atlassian's Java Developer interview process in Sydney, Australia.

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