I am based in India. A recruiter from Atlassian reached out to me on LinkedIn.com and wanted to talk. She spoke about opportunities at Atlassian and enquired if I was interested in considering opportunities for their headquarters in Sydney. I conveyed that I might be, and she set up interviews at my convenience.

I had two interviews, which were quite easy. The interviewers conveyed that their expectations for the position were petty. When I enquired, they mentioned they were looking at the role of Senior Engineer, which was a junior position for someone with my experience (18 years).

When I expressed my surprise at the leveling, I found them inflexible and had to pull out of their interview loop.

What was shocking was that people with less experience and accomplishments had been offered higher positions. I thought Atlassian was trying to low-ball me by using the relocation carrot. Overall, it was a waste of my time, and my experience was similar to other recent experiences with Atlassian.

Given how hard companies are trying to fight for the right talent, I found their candidate experience management mediocre.

I was asked to refactor some code.