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Candidate-reported interview insights

Atlassian Principal Software Engineer interviews, decoded.

Explore commonly reported questions, interview rounds, difficulty, duration, and candidate experiences for the Principal Software Engineer role at Atlassian.

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Interview overview

Difficulty

Average

Average rounds

3.6

Average duration

~44 days

Difficulty and candidate experience

Interview difficulty

easy15.4%
average61.5%
difficult23.1%

Candidate experience

negative53.8%
neutral30.8%
positive15.4%

Candidate-reported interview process

This recruiter was unprofessional and unreliable. They did not show up for the scheduled interview twice and gave no explanation. It was disappointing and showed poor communication. Such repeated no-shows and lack of follow-up reflect poorly on the recruiter's reliability and respect for candidates' time.

This was the initial recruiter phone screen, which is the very first step. The recruiter mentioned there are several rounds of interviews and it was a lot to take in. They made it seem like I was moving on, but I didn't hear back.

Recruiter mentioned 2 tech interviews at the start. The coordinator scheduled both at times I hadn't confirmed, which made it hard to focus. After the first interview, which was just okay, I got an email saying I wouldn't be considered further. But then my second interview was scheduled. I tried contacting the recruiter and coordinator, but no response. The second interviewer contacted me a few days later, saying he waited for me to connect. I had to explain that he should take that up with his recruiter for clarity. The hiring process seems broken.

Common Atlassian Principal Software Engineer interview questions

A focused selection of the most detailed candidate-submitted questions.

  1. 1

    What is your total compensation request?

  2. 2

    How do you approach a new initiative?

  3. 3

    Design scalable and reliable systems.

  4. 4

    What is the complexity of this task?

Interview question formats

Behavioral37.5%
Technical28.1%
Coding18.8%
System Design12.5%
Presentation3.1%

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Interview information is based on candidate reports and may not represent the current official hiring process of Atlassian.