I can clearly understand why Atlassian's ratings have gone down in recent years. It starts right from their recruitment, and overall, I had a negative impression.

The first round was outsourced to a third party, Karat. This was followed by a code design round, which was routed to the development team in India, although I applied for a position in Europe.

The interviewer from the code design round could not understand the thought process I was trying to explain, which drove me to a complicated solution from an easy one. The team in Europe conducted the second round; they were pretty good at understanding and explaining the problem, unlike the first round.

Finally, when I received the email about rejection, I expected some feedback to improve and learn from my mistakes. However, the email did not include any feedback, so I had to ask them explicitly. Transparency in the interview process, especially in providing feedback, is crucial for building trust and confidence in potential job applicants.

I was surprised to receive false feedback regarding the code design round, which was discouraging without mentioning any detailed explanation. However, I agree with the input for the second round (more details would still be helpful).

I have been reading other reviews about management issues and other pitfalls. Given this recent interview experience, I would not recommend Atlassian as a good place to work.

Atlassian should focus more on team-specific hiring requirements and assign the right person for technical interviews.

Code Design: OOP question on using a hashmap, sorting, and efficient searching.

Second Round: OOP question on designing collections for an adding tag feature.