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Tech debt, not an interesting job, poor culture, anti-patterns

Senior Software Engineer
Current Employee
Has worked at Atlassian for 1 year
September 23, 2025
3.0
Doesn't RecommendNeutral OutlookDoesn't Approve of CEO
Pros

Decent salary, comparing to the market. Lot of written documentation. Not many meetings.

Cons

One big technical debt.

People without energy, without initiative.

The most exciting part of the job is the half-year self-assessment.

Hard to force yourself to do something, and if you try, then it's hard to have fun with your work when your code compiles in 10 minutes, then starts in 10 minutes, only to crash. You're never sure if it's your fault or a flaky environment.

Advice to Management

Stop forcing people to fill in APEX, and start giving incentives to have fun with coding.

Additional Ratings

Work/Life Balance
3.0
Culture and Values
2.0
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
4.0
Career Opportunities
3.0
Compensation and Benefits
4.0
Senior Management
2.0

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