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

Software Developer professionals working at Atlassian have rated their employer with 3.1 out of 5 stars in 665 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 Software Developer Jobs at Atlassian now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Software Developer interview questions at Atlassian .

Does Atlassian pay Software Developer employees well?

Software Developer professionals rate their compensation and benefits at Atlassian with 4.1 out of 5 stars based on 665 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is equal to the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Software Developer salaries at Atlassian.

How happy are Software Developer professionals working at Atlassian?

39% of Software Developer employees at Atlassian would recommend their employer to a friend. This rating has decreased by 17% in the past 12 months. Software Developer professionals have also rated Atlassian with a 3.0 rating for work-life-balance, 3.6 rating for diversity and inclusion, 2.6 rating for culture and values and 3.1 rating for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Atlassian?

Software Engineer (614) , Senior Software Engineer (281) , Senior Support Engineer (82) , Product Manager (67) , Technical Support Engineer (65) , Software Developer (58) , Engineering Manager (52) , Program Manager (50) , Support Engineer (47) , Principal Software Engineer (41) , Senior Product Manager (38) , Software Engineer(Internship) (34) , Product Designer (33) , Data Scientist (29) , Senior Data Scientist (29)

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 585 reviews)); "The people are great and there are heaps of interesting engineering challenges that keep things interesting." ((in 356 reviews)); "I believe this is due to the fact that people do follow the Atlassian Values. 5. Benefits are great." ((in 353 reviews)); "The pay is good and top in market" ((in 233 reviews)); "It is great to join a team where they appreciate and value the input you bring from day 1." ((in 119 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 102 reviews)); "Recent layoffs were a little shocking" ((in 65 reviews)); "Poor upper management, focused on the wrong things" ((in 21 reviews)); "No growth opportunity" ((in 20 reviews))

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3.1

39% would recommend to a friend

(665 total reviews)

Mike Cannon-Brookes

34% approve of CEO

22% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.1

Compensation and benefits

3.6

Diversity & inclusion

3.1

Career opportunities

3.0

Work/Life balance

2.6

Culture & values

2.3

Senior management

Software Developer employees have rated Atlassian with 3.1 out of 5 stars, based on 665 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Software Developer professionals have a good working experience there. Atlassian is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Software Developer professionals compared to other employers within the Information Technology industry (3.7 stars).

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665 reviews

3.0

Jun 2, 2026

Great compensation with some internal challenges

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

WFM, great compensation, good perks, great office, people are geniunely good and smart.

Cons

Lots of internal tools to learn and navigate. Product direction isn't strong. Decisions can be quite top down. Performance review is/was anxiety inducing.

3.0

Jun 1, 2026

Great perks and smart colleagues, but micromanagement is common

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great perks. Fully remote is what I was here for. Very smart people to work with

Cons

A lot of micro management

2.0

May 29, 2026

Supportive team and pay overshadowed by poor leadership direction

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Pay, RSUs, bonus. Great team and colleagues to work with and engaging/progressive attitude.

Cons

Upper management constantly changes their mind with agile mindset. No engagement from leadership direction. Product has little direction and no care to customers. Metrics on all work aspects and constant fear of underperformance. Little growth or guidance on personal and professional skills. All performance determined by metrics and numbers. Half yearly performance reviews. All values and culture are just for show and none are lived through their employees. Upper management constantly lies to staff, constantly told there will be no layoffs and layoffs happened within weeks of being told that multiple times from multiple managers and C suite.

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