The HR person at Atlassian was amazing – very responsive, friendly, and helpful. They answered all my questions.

I had three interviews:

• Design Challenge: I chatted with an Atlassian engineer and we went through an application and how to deploy it on AWS. It was great, and the engineer's feedback was also excellent.

• Python Challenge and Systems (Linux) Challenge: Both of these interviews felt very strange. The questions were basic and didn't seem relevant to a Senior position. I expected to discuss complex technical questions and describe my experience with specific situations I had worked on. However, the questions were so fundamental, like asking what the top command does or what swap is. It felt more like a second-semester Computer Science exam.

Atlassian seems to be a great company. I would suggest focusing the interviews on the specific skills required for the role, rather than solely on general experience. Perhaps a review of an Operating Systems textbook from a Computer Science degree would be beneficial :|

What is the Linux command top?

What does swap mean on the Linux top command?

How do you invoke a function in Python?