From our research
What this interview looks like
Atlassian's engineering loop typically starts with a recruiter conversation and an online or live coding screen, often run through a partner platform, followed by a virtual onsite of several rounds: one or two coding interviews where a realistic problem is extended step by step and the candidate is expected to write tests and clean code, a system design or low-level design round scaled to the level, a values interview mapped to the five Atlassian values, and a hiring-manager or management conversation.
Product manager loops typically pair a hiring-manager round with product-craft rounds on product sense, metrics and execution, plus the same values interview. Atlassian works as a distributed company under Team Anywhere, so written communication and candour are assessed throughout. Round counts and durations vary by level and team and change from year to year, so treat the pattern as typical.
Englio compresses the loop into a 17-minute panel: HR screen, a hiring-manager round on your project and an Atlassian scenario, a role or technical round in your chosen profile, a short values-based STAR behavioural round and a closing on expectations, scored on role knowledge, problem solving, communication and attitude.
How it is weighted
Every onsite round carries weight and the values interview is a real filter; a strong coder who cannot give specific, honest stories for the values can be declined. Coding rounds reward clean, tested, extensible code more than a clever trick. Here each round is scored against the corporate rubric (role knowledge 30, problem solving 25, communication 25, attitude 20).
Who this is for
Candidates who have cleared the recruiter screen and the coding screen, typically one realistic problem solved live with follow-ups that extend it, and are invited to the virtual onsite loop of coding, design, values and management rounds. Internship conversions and referrals follow a shortened version. Process pattern as of recent drives.
The panel focuses on
- Clean, tested code on a realistic problem that is then extended
- Low-level and system design at graduate depth with one trade-off defended
- Values interview: specific, honest stories for the five Atlassian values
- Asynchronous written communication: tickets, design notes, pull requests
- Engineering judgement: code review, feature flags, incidents
- Why Atlassian and one product you would improve
Step 1
Pick your domain
The expert on the panel probes these areas at the level of this role. Optional here; you can choose during setup.
Step 2
Choose how you want to be interviewed
1:1 interview
One interviewer runs every round and adapts the focus as you go. Lower pressure; ideal for a first attempt.
Ms. Aditi Raghunathan
Hiring manager
Panel interview · 3 members
Most realisticEach member leads their own round and hands over to the next. They hear each other, so a weak answer will be revisited.
Ms. Neha Kulkarni
HR member
Ms. Aditi Raghunathan
Hiring manager
Ms. Ananya Sen
Technical lead
What to expect
5 rounds · 17 minutes
A private-sector hiring loop compressed into one sitting, the way most Indian companies run it: HR screen → hiring-manager round on your actual work → role/technical round led by a lead → communication & behavioural (STAR) round → closing on expectations and your questions.
Works for software, product, sales, finance, HR, support and campus hiring by swapping the role bank.
- Round 1
HR screen
· 3:00Understand background, motivation for this role and company, and basic logistics; check that the resume story holds together.
Ms. Neha Kulkarni2–3 questionsup to 1 follow-up each - Round 2
Hiring-manager round
· 4:00Assess ownership, judgement and how the candidate actually works: what they shipped, closed or ran, their specific part, and how they would approach this job.
Ms. Aditi Raghunathan2–3 questionsup to 2 follow-ups each - Round 3
Role / technical round
· 5:00Test role knowledge and problem-solving in the chosen specialisation: fundamentals, one scenario to think through aloud, and trade-offs.
Ms. Ananya Sen3–4 questionsup to 2 follow-ups each - Round 4
Communication & behavioural round
· 3:00Assess collaboration, conflict handling, resilience and clarity of expression through Situation–Task–Action–Result examples.
Ms. Aditi Raghunathan2–2 questionsup to 1 follow-up each - Round 5
Expectations & closing
· 2:00Cover practical expectations and let the candidate ask questions; close professionally.
Ms. Neha Kulkarni1–2 questions
Meet the panel
Your AI interviewers
Distinct personas, voices and questioning styles, briefed on this role.
Ms. Neha Kulkarni
ChairHR member
HR business partner, IT services
Friendly, efficient, detail-checking.
Female voice · 4 languages
Ms. Aditi Raghunathan
Hiring manager
Engineering manager, Atlassian (Bengaluru); trained values interviewer and hiring-manager panellist for graduate and PM loops
Open, curious, candid, team-first, quietly demanding on specifics.
Female voice · 4 languages
Ms. Ananya Sen
Technical lead
Staff engineer / technical lead
Curious, precise, collaborative.
Female voice · 3 languages
Languages
Answer in the language you think in
The panel asks in your chosen language. Switch mid-answer if you like.
- English
- Hinglish (Hindi + English)Hinglish
How scoring works
A report you can act on
Every round is scored on the rubric
Each interviewer scores only the criteria their round covers. Weights add up to your overall score out of 100.
Only what you actually said counts
Feedback quotes your own answers. Rounds you skip show as “Not assessed” rather than a zero.
Communication is always measured
Fluency, clarity, confidence and structure are tracked across the whole interview, in any language.
Pass mark, then a plan
You see the pass mark for this interview, your gaps, and the courses that close them fastest.
Scored on
- Role knowledge30%
Depth and accuracy of role/domain knowledge; understands the tools, concepts and trade-offs of the job; grounds claims in real work.
- Problem solving & structure25%
Breaks problems down, asks clarifying questions, reasons about trade-offs and edge cases, structures answers (context, action, result).
- Communication25%
Clear, concise, confident; listens and answers the question asked; adapts the explanation to the listener; professional register.
- Culture & attitude20%
Ownership, honesty about limits, coachability, collaboration, motivation for this role and realistic expectations.
Pass mark 65 / 100 · Corporate interview — HR, hiring manager & role round (panel)
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