Atlassian Backend Engineer interview experience

Before each interview, the recruiter walked me through what to expect and emphasized that each step had a very specific checklist. After that, I went through multiple “gates” with Atlassian employees—coding, plus a system design round and behavioral interviews—spanning a process that felt like it took about a month end to end.

The interviews weren’t a disaster and the feedback I heard along the way was generally strong. I left each round with the sense that I was progressing and that my recommendations looked good overall, even if there were a few question marks. Still, the hiring committee