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Atlassian · Software engineer · P40-P50 IC

Coding Interview, Code Design

Second live coding session that leans toward clean structure, readability, OOP and extensibility over raw algorithm tricks

What this round is judged on

  • Code design · readable, extensible structure
  • Trade-offs · verbosity versus optimization
  • Problem-solving · clear reasoning about the approach
  • Extensibility · adapting the design to new requirements
  • Communication · explaining decisions aloud

Where this round sits

Atlassian’s published process. Lime marks the stage this round runs.

  1. 01
    Recruiter / TA Screen
  2. 02
    Online Coding Assessment
  3. 03
    Coding Interview, Data Structures
  4. 04
    Coding Interview, Code Designthis round
  5. 05
    Systems Design Interview
  6. 06
    Manager Interview
  7. 07
    Values Interview
  8. 08
    Hiring Committee
What happens in each stage›
Recruiter / TA Screen
~25-30 min phone call on background, recent projects, why Atlassian, and level fit. Not a technical grill.
Online Coding Assessment
Required online coding test before the loop (community reports it is run through third-party vendor HackerRank). Roughly two coding problems plus short verbal scaling/situational questions.
Coding Interview, Data Structures
Live coding with an Atlassian engineer, candidate's choice of language. Practically-themed algorithm/data-structure problem, often with a base-case-then-scale-up twist.
Coding Interview, Code Design
Second live coding session leaning toward clean structure, OOP, and extensibility rather than pure algorithm tricks. Officially the coding interview is 'two parts: Data Structures and Code Design'; candidates often experience it as two separate rounds.
Systems Design Interview
60-min spoken conversation, no code. Questions 'ladder' to your performance and 'there's no one right answer'; often narrows into concrete API design.
Manager Interview
~45-60 min behavioral/career conversation about who you are, your hardest projects, collaboration, and growth.
Values Interview
~45 min behavioral round mapped to Atlassian's five values, usually with someone outside the hiring team (Sales, HR/People, Customer Support).
Hiring Committee
Internal decision stage: a committee reviews consolidated debrief feedback and makes the final objective call. Not candidate-facing / not simulate-able.

Sources

Built from what Atlassian publishes about its own process and from real interview data. No leaked question lists. The questions you get are generated against your own resume, so they are not from anyone else's interview.

  • companyAtlassian Engineering Interview Guideatlassian.com

    Coding interview is two parts (Data Structures + Code Design), any language, 'how you think' rubric; 60-min laddering systems design with no one right answer; Manager interview; Values interview with an outside-team interviewer; Hiring Committee.

  • companyAtlassian Early Careers Interview Guideatlassian.com

    '3 to 4 interviews' for early-career SWE; required online coding test before the loop; leadership and values interviews.

  • companyAtlassian Core Valuesatlassian.com

    Verbatim five values and their taglines used in the Values interview.

  • companyAtlassian Company / Aboutatlassian.com

    Company background and products (Jira, Confluence, Bitbucket, Trello, Loom) for the blurb.

  • datalevels.fyi, Atlassian Software Engineerlevels.fyi

    Atlassian IC ladder: P30 (entry), P40 (Engineer), P50 (Senior), P60 (Principal).

Sources last checked . Hiring loops change, so this date is the honest limit on everything above.

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