Software Engineer Interview Experience - Melbourne, Australia
Process
I was given a code challenge in which I had to design a custom rate limiter. In this task, I was told that I could not use any off-the-shelf solutions. Because of that, the code for the rate limiter had to be designed and written from scratch.
Questions
I received a code challenge where I was tasked with designing a custom rate limiter. In this task, I was told that I could not use any off-the-shelf solutions. Because of this, the code for the rate limiter had to be designed and written from scratch.
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 3 interview experiences for the Atlassian Software Engineer role in Melbourne, Victoria.
Success Rate
Atlassian's interview process for their Software Engineer roles in Melbourne, Victoria is fairly selective, failing a large portion of engineers who go through it.
Experience Rating
Candidates reported having very good feelings for Atlassian's Software Engineer interview process in Melbourne, Victoria.
Atlassian Work Experiences
- 2.0Good pay, poor managementSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeMelbourne, Victoria, AustraliaJuly 28, 2025Pros: Decent compensation, great teammates, and cool tech and scale.Cons: Unrealistic expectations are evidenced by senior engineers working weekends or at night to keep up with workload. You’re then stack-ranked against your teammates.
- 5.0Great People, Low PaySoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeMelbourne, Victoria, AustraliaNovember 10, 2021Pros: Excellent work-life balance, cool CEO, and great people.Cons: The pay is too low.
- 5.0Good Company with Strong Growth PotentialSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeMelbourne, Victoria, AustraliaAugust 14, 2022Pros: - Very good culture - Good peers - Good pipeline of work - Strong visionCons: Need better strategy for team management with remote work. Reduce the ramp-up time for new joiners. There is no new promising product pipeline.
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