Atlassian·Machine Learning Engineer

Atlassian Machine Learning Engineer interview experience

P40Posted Jan 2026 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

I ended up doing a very focused two-part process for the MLE track.

The first part was an ML craft interview where I had to walk through a complex ML project I’d worked on and explain the reasoning behind the choices. They pushed hard on the small details—if I glossed over something, it got questioned again until I clarified it properly.

The second part was a coding round tied to graphs. I had to solve the graph problem like a typical algorithmic exercise, but it wasn’t just about getting to an answer; it was also about explaining what I was doing as I went. The whole thing felt intense in a small number of steps, and the design of the rounds made it clear

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