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Senior Software Engineer Interview Experience - San Francisco, California

October 1, 2025
Negative ExperienceNo Offer

Process

I went through the full Atlassian interview pipeline over about 1.5 months, including:

  • Karat Live Coding – I passed two rounds. The interviewer changed the problem twice mid-session to make it harder, but I solved all versions successfully.
  • Code Design – Again, the interviewer increased difficulty during the interview, but I passed.
  • DSA Round – Two challenging problems, solved both.
  • System Design – Passed. Clear, fair, and technical.
  • Managerial Interview – Interviewer was an ex-Meta engineer. Unfortunately, this round felt disengaged; the interviewer did not show interest, gave no signals, and asked questions mechanically.
  • Values Interview – This was the best part. The interviewer was genuinely kind, thoughtful, and appreciated my examples. It felt human and conversational.

Outcome

After completing all rounds successfully, I received a generic rejection email:

“We have carefully reviewed your application… and have decided not to move forward… Unfortunately, we cannot provide more specific feedback.”

This was surprising because every other signal in the process was positive.

Questions

Design a system to store and retrieve a hierarchical model which can store any data.

(System Design)

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Interview Statistics

The following metrics were computed from 4 interview experiences for the Atlassian Senior Software Engineer role in San Francisco, California.

Success Rate

0%
Pass Rate

Atlassian's interview process for their Senior Software Engineer roles in San Francisco, California is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.

Experience Rating

Positive25%
Neutral25%
Negative50%

Candidates reported having very negative feelings for Atlassian's Senior Software Engineer interview process in San Francisco, California.

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