Strong benefits but team dynamics can be challenging - Software Engineer Atlassian Employee Review

3.0
Jun 28, 2026
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Pros

In general the tangible benefits Atlassian offers their employees is nothing to sneer at. They may no longer be top of market due to the equity drop but there are few other companies that offer full remote and premium benefits and pay to match.

Cons

Depending on the team you join there are sub-cultures that don't live up to Atlassian values. I was part of a team with incredibly talented engineers that was asked to support another teams code just so that team can do greenfield development and go fast. We're not contractors but it gave the impression our group were 2nd class citizen. The basis of this appears to be based on tribalism formed through referrals or ex-[company] people. This still continues even today after the org has now evolved and things have improved. While I doubt anyone intended this outcome there was an air of condescension from one senior leader that tried to dismiss these concerns.

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5.0
Jun 8, 2026
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Pros

-Good TC package -Great team to work with with good leadership direction -Growth/Expansion Mindset

Cons

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3.0
Apr 30, 2023
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Pros

Amazing people, I loved the core values, competitive salary, great benefits

Cons

I want to start by saying I am not bitter or angry. Working for Atlassian was a whirlwind. I was there for 11 months before being laid off via email. In my time there, I went through 2 re-orgs and 3 managers. It just always felt like being on a hamster wheel… in a hurricane. Today I received an email 7 weeks after I was laid off that started with, “ Congrats on your first year at Atlassian—we know that's a huge accomplishment and are beyond thrilled to be celebrating with you!” It was a bummer to receive that, to say the least, but it included a link to leave this Glassdoor review to “ help provide invaluable insight to future candidates and help us to improve your experience as an employee continually.” so here I am. My advice is to do proper change management of your automated emails when you layoff 5% of your workforce so that emails like this aren’t sent to hard working former employees that you eliminated congratulating them on a milestone they never reached. I know this wasn’t intentional, but it hurt.

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