I kicked things off with a Karat screening, and then I had two separate coding interviews that focused on data structures and algorithms. Each of those coding sessions ran for about an hour, and the overall vibe felt like they wanted solid problem-solving more than anything flashy.
After that, the plan was to move into system design and then a culture/values-style interview. I didn’t make it to those later stages, so I didn’t get that far into the loop.
> 1 year
Average Neutral Poland
My loop for a senior position leaned very heavily on coding. After an initial prescreen with Karat, the structure broke down into an engineering questions segment followed by a longer coding block, and then more coding sessions. The pattern was consistent: lots of time spent coding rather than architecture-level discussion.
I ran into a time crunch during the technical portion and didn’t end up finishing everything, and that ended up being a major factor in how the interview went. I eventually received an offer from another company instead, so I didn’t push this Atlassian process to completion.
> 1 year
Average Negative Sydney
I went through six rounds over about three months, and I kept getting positive feedback after each interview—one Karat stage, two coding interviews, o…
> 1 year
Average Neutral Australia
After a recruiter outreach, I did a screening with a third-party interviewer, then moved into Atlassian rounds. Before each interview, the recruiter w…
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