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

Software Developer professionals working at Atlassian have rated their employer with 3.0 out of 5 stars in 663 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 663 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?

37% of Software Developer employees at Atlassian would recommend their employer to a friend. This rating has decreased by 20% 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 (612) , Senior Software Engineer (281) , Senior Support Engineer (81) , Product Manager (66) , 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 587 reviews)); "The people are great and there are heaps of interesting engineering challenges that keep things interesting." ((in 377 reviews)); "I believe this is due to the fact that people do follow the Atlassian Values. 5. Benefits are great." ((in 351 reviews)); "The pay is good and top in market" ((in 226 reviews)); "Good salary + RSU component" ((in 118 reviews))

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

"bad management and can be boring" ((in 112 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 64 reviews)); "Poor upper management, focused on the wrong things" ((in 19 reviews)); "Limited growth opportunities in Recruitment stream due to scalingndown of the team." ((in 16 reviews))

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3.0

37% would recommend to a friend

(663 total reviews)

Mike Cannon-Brookes

32% approve of CEO

21% 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 3.0 out of 5 stars, based on 663 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Software Developer professionals have an average 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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663 reviews

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.

3.0

May 12, 2026

Great benefits, but culture could improve

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great benefits and compensation / pay

Cons

Culture not as good as before

5.0

May 6, 2026

High impact work comes with frequent reprioritization

Software developer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

High impact, high scalability problema to deal with. Great perks

Cons

Lots of reprioritisation based on business needs, sometimes leading to not being able to finish initiatives to completion

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