Is Atlassian a good company to work for as a Senior Software Developer?

Senior Software Developer professionals working at Atlassian have rated their employer with 2.9 out of 5 stars in 292 Glassdoor reviews. This is a lower than average score with the overall rating of Atlassian employees being 3.2 out of 5 stars. Search open Senior Software Developer Jobs at Atlassian now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Senior Software Developer interview questions at Atlassian .

Does Atlassian pay Senior Software Developer employees well?

Senior Software Developer professionals rate their compensation and benefits at Atlassian with 4.1 out of 5 stars based on 292 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is equal to the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Senior Software Developer salaries at Atlassian.

How happy are Senior Software Developer professionals working at Atlassian?

38% of Senior Software Developer employees at Atlassian would recommend their employer to a friend. This rating has increased by 30% in the past 12 months. Senior Software Developer professionals have also rated Atlassian with a 2.6 rating for work-life-balance, 3.5 rating for diversity and inclusion, 2.4 rating for culture and values and 3.0 rating for career opportunities.

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What are the pros of working at Atlassian according to real employee reviews?

"Great Culture and try to make sure they follow culture values at all level of the company." ((in 584 reviews)); "The people are great and there are heaps of interesting engineering challenges that keep things interesting." ((in 368 reviews)); "I believe this is due to the fact that people do follow the Atlassian Values. 5. Benefits are great." ((in 347 reviews)); "The pay is good and top in market" ((in 235 reviews)); "It is great to join a team where they appreciate and value the input you bring from day 1." ((in 121 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Atlassian according to real employee reviews?

"bad management and can be boring" ((in 116 reviews)); "Engineers are not very skilled and they hide their inefficiencies in the name of bad leadership and culture." ((in 101 reviews)); "Frequent layoffs including quiet layoffs (so much for “open company, no bulls" ((in 70 reviews)); "Poor upper management, focused on the wrong things" ((in 22 reviews)); "No growth opportunity" ((in 18 reviews))

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2.9

38% would recommend to a friend

(292 total reviews)

Mike Cannon-Brookes

34% approve of CEO

29% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.1

Compensation and benefits

3.5

Diversity & inclusion

3.0

Career opportunities

2.6

Work/Life balance

2.4

Culture & values

2.1

Senior management

Senior Software Developer employees have rated Atlassian with 2.9 out of 5 stars, based on 292 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Senior Software Developer professionals have an average working experience there. Atlassian is rated 21% below average by Senior Software Developer professionals compared to other employers within the Information Technology industry (3.7 stars).

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292 reviews

4.0

Apr 14, 2026

Good pay and remote work, but increasing pressure

Senior software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

* Good pay for Sydney * Full remote by default, but plenty of opportunities to meet in person * Lots to learn, and easy to transfer between teams

Cons

* Recent focus on enterprise opportunities * Increasing pressure thanks to stack-ranking and strict performance review culture * Recent lay-offs, excessive re-orgs * Can still maintain good work-life balance

4.0

Apr 14, 2026

Going downhill

Senior software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

FT WFH, compensation, nice people

Cons

Experience depends what team you land in, some teams are worse than others, the yearly performance framework is brutal and ruins the culture. No where near as good of a place to work as it's been known to be, as culture is shifting after hiring so many more thousands of people

3.0

Apr 8, 2026

Sad downfall of culture

Senior software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- Still one of the most competitive comp in Sydney - Good to be on a good team - Remote first

Cons

- Performance review-driven development - Poor middle-down direction - causes conflicting and changing priorities - Comp is dropping - Culture used to be great, heaps of jerks around now

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