Senior Quality Engineer Interview Experience - Sydney, Australia
Process
Communication from the internal recruiter was good throughout the process, except for the part where I didn't receive any feedback after failing the technical interview. It would be beneficial to get honest feedback on areas for improvement, but I felt ghosted by Atlassian afterward. I understand they likely have a high volume of candidates, so it's probably not a pleasant experience being the bearer of bad news to unsuccessful candidates.
I spent a significant amount of time building a robust automation framework that ran properly on their CI pipeline, only for it to be undone by the technical interview. I admit I did not perform well, despite the technical recruiter providing tips, tricks, and links to their candidate experience portal.
For some reason, I experienced a mental block during the interview. The technical questions were quite basic, so basic that I likely didn't prepare for them and wasn't using them in my day-to-day job. The interviewers were very nice and supportive during the interview.
The interviewers also mentioned the role of a Quality Engineer as more of a coaching position from the sidelines rather than being hands-on. In the end, perhaps it wasn't a good fit as I'm unsure if I could contribute consistently. I don't feel it should even be called an "Engineer" if there are no technical aspects involved, such as building automation frameworks.
Questions
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Success Rate
Atlassian's interview process for their Senior Quality Engineer roles in Sydney, Australia is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.
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Candidates reported having mixed feelings for Atlassian's Senior Quality Engineer interview process in Sydney, Australia.
Atlassian Work Experiences
- 2.0Great Pay, Toxic CultureSenior Software Engineer • Current EmployeeSydney, AustraliaFebruary 8, 2025Pros: + Prestigious company + Free lunch and snacksCons: Within six months of my promotion, my manager left during their probation, and I was put on a PIP. After my exit, my new EM also took unpaid leave to secure their position and avoid a performance review cycle. Our PM was absent for most of the year, leaving multiple teams without clear direction. People feel insecure and under extreme stress, but stay because of the good pay. * Reorgs are commonplace. In the past year alone, I had five different managers, and the team's direction changed multiple times. * Stack-ranking occurs every six months, fostering a toxic culture where employees leave meaningless comments on PRs just to boost their PR count and appear active. * People constantly seek ways to inflate their metrics, forcing you to compete for opportunities. Otherwise, your metrics will fall behind—meaning you may have to stay online at 9 PM to submit another PR or send a Slack message at 2:00 AM (literally). * Changing teams is difficult because everyone wants to switch teams. * Frequent distractions due to constant logins and re-logins across different tools, with little consistency between them. * Excessive red tape everywhere. * If you're on a core team, you'll receive numerous requests from other teams to modify your codebase for library upgrades and other changes. * Slow development loop, especially when working with Jira, which has many issues when running locally. * Promotions are extremely difficult to achieve.
- 5.0Highest paying tech company apart from HFTSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeSydney, AustraliaFebruary 5, 2024Pros: - Very competitive pay, bonus, and stock. - Annual stock refresher. - Up to 150% bonus and additional stock refresher for high achievers. - Remote work.Cons: Stack ranking: fire bottom 4%.
- 5.0Great Culture, Environment, BenefitsSoftware Engineer • Former EmployeeSydney, AustraliaOctober 5, 2023Pros: Good culture, great environment, great benefits.Cons: None that I can think of.
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