Senior Software Engineer Interview Experience - Sydney, Australia
July 1, 2023
Positive ExperienceNo Offer
Process
- 1 Karat interview (sys design + coding)
- 2 coding interviews
- 1 system design interview
- 1 behavioral interview about values
- 1 behavioral interview with manager
This was spread out over several weeks, which worked to my favor since I wanted time to prepare for each. Also, this approach gave me clear feedback on whether I had done well or not on the previous interview.
Questions
How to design a tagging system.
Discuss:
- The API
- The data structure
- Scaling it up
- How you would generate daily "trending tags"
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 32 interview experiences for the Atlassian Senior Software Engineer role in Sydney, Australia.
Success Rate
13%
Pass Rate
Atlassian's interview process for their Senior Software Engineer roles in Sydney, Australia is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.
Experience Rating
Positive28%
Neutral13%
Negative59%
Candidates reported having very negative feelings for Atlassian's Senior Software Engineer interview process in Sydney, Australia.
Atlassian Work Experiences
3.0
Too much changes
Senior Software Engineer • Current Employee
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
February 8, 2024
Pros: Great people and decent compensation
Cons: The company is going through a lot of changes, including cultural changes.
5.0
The best company that I've worked for till date
Senior Software Engineer • Current Employee
Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
August 19, 2022
Pros: 1. Atlassian truly cares about its employees.
2. Great tech to work upon. There are a lot of brilliant projects across the company to work upon.
3. Really smart colleagues.
4. Lot of transparency.
5. Great pay.
Cons: Nothing that comes to mind.
5.0
Great Place To Work, But Hiring Process Is A Major Letdown
Senior Software Engineer • Current Employee
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
February 17, 2020
Pros: Company cares about employees and their opinions.
Great flexibility and good perks.
Interesting work.
Cons: Hiring process is poorly structured and leaves reviewers rating candidates conservatively.
Tried to roll out titling changes without consulting staff, resulting in major issues.
Promotional path seems to be encouraging employees pursuing horizontal growth before returning.
- 3.0Too much changesSenior Software Engineer • Current EmployeeSydney, New South Wales, AustraliaFebruary 8, 2024Pros: Great people and decent compensationCons: The company is going through a lot of changes, including cultural changes.
- 5.0The best company that I've worked for till dateSenior Software Engineer • Current EmployeeBengaluru, Karnataka, IndiaAugust 19, 2022Pros: 1. Atlassian truly cares about its employees. 2. Great tech to work upon. There are a lot of brilliant projects across the company to work upon. 3. Really smart colleagues. 4. Lot of transparency. 5. Great pay.Cons: Nothing that comes to mind.
- 5.0Great Place To Work, But Hiring Process Is A Major LetdownSenior Software Engineer • Current EmployeeSydney, New South Wales, AustraliaFebruary 17, 2020Pros: Company cares about employees and their opinions. Great flexibility and good perks. Interesting work.Cons: Hiring process is poorly structured and leaves reviewers rating candidates conservatively. Tried to roll out titling changes without consulting staff, resulting in major issues. Promotional path seems to be encouraging employees pursuing horizontal growth before returning.
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