The first interview was with the Corporate Recruiter. This lasted for one hour.

It went well, and I honestly felt like this was going to be a nice and successful process because my experience was immediately recognized.

The second interview was with the Director of Engineering and Senior Engineering Manager. This also lasted for one hour. Both calls were over Zoom.

The Director of Engineering has very little warmth or emotional connection with candidates, even after reading the welcome script about how "amazing" everything is at Atlassian.

My spider senses were firing right off the bat. It seemed to go downhill when I asked whether I was being too technical, and his answer was, "You can never be technical enough."

I had woken the ego, and it proved hard from then to reconnect.

I would advise playing more of an introvert than an extrovert in the interview. I suspect much of the team operates this way – a manager of highly technical minions.

Preparation is everything here, so have the scripted replies to any team-related questions ready, like his scripted introduction.

Keep it clear and concise, as his disposition is to look for problems instead of potential in candidates.

Maybe they treat you better once you get hired, but if this were anything to go by, then I would reconsider.

Give details where you have shown the ability to work across products and engineering teams.