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 (42) , 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 583 reviews)); "The people are great and there are heaps of interesting engineering challenges that keep things interesting." ((in 373 reviews)); "I believe this is due to the fact that people do follow the Atlassian Values. 5. Benefits are great." ((in 355 reviews)); "Good pay if you got in early with stock bonus (not so much anymore)" ((in 233 reviews)); "It is great to join a team where they appreciate and value the input you bring from day 1." ((in 125 reviews))

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

"bad management and can be boring" ((in 114 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 66 reviews)); "Poor upper management, focused on the wrong things" ((in 22 reviews)); "No growth opportunity" ((in 21 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

4.0

May 21, 2026

Good benefits, but poor upper management

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good benefits, people are generally quite nice

Cons

Poor upper management, focused on the wrong things

3.0

May 19, 2026

Good benefits and remote work, but high-pressure environment

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good benefits and remote work

Cons

Stack ranking Constant high priority deadlines Dashboards comparing you and your peers

3.0

May 17, 2026

Frustrating focus for engineers

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Remote position and some offices available

Cons

Genuinely such a frustrating review cycle and product focus. Reorgs into the AI org make no sense when the main driver for joining was to work on large products and product features. I felt like the main products were not being worked on. Over time I see that there are teams working on the main products of course, but it doesn't feel like large features across teams are valued. Instead, the values are completely against TEAM. It's basically how many projects, PR's, tokens used, etc can you do alone rather than how can you successfully deliver value and impact by working with your team and other teams. Also the layoffs and following reorgs were draining.

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