Process: 1st round HR screener, 2nd round 30 min. convo w/ hiring manager, 3rd round 4-person panel interviews (1 values, 3 standard behavioral).
Timing: Was told this would be a 3 week process, ended up taking over 3 months.
Candid Observation(s): I was handed off from initial HR contact to a new POC, The new HR POC while responsive and personable, was either very swamped or disorganized/incompetent... probably both. At three different points, before and after my final round, I was given specific deadlines and expectations for a final decision (this was after 2+ months of getting jerked around from 1st to 2nd rounds). Each time no update or communication was given. When I finally received my rejection update, I was told it the team really thought highly of me, I was told the team really liked me, I interviewed well and was a compelling candidate. But given where the team was currently at, my lack of SaaS experience was deemed disqualifying... This is something that could have been deduced before screening or before speaking with the hiring manager... or even after speaking with the hiring manager, not as a final decision consideration!
I was transparent in sharing that I had received another offer from a different company (going into final rounds) and that while compelling, I'm more interested in Atlassian long-term. I asked if they could accommodate a decision prior to my needing to decide on the competing offer. Assurances and specific deadlines were given, and ultimately missed. Though I ultimately declined the competing offer, the fact that the Atlassian team failed to provide a timely decision before my offer revoke deadline was the last and final show of disrespect from this company.
My TLDR is this, Atlassian has undergone a lot of changes and that is likely making growing pains a key driver of the dysfunction I experienced. However, this method of operation is not only unprofessional its deeply disrespectful. For anyone interested in this company, I'd recommend keep moving on. There is enough recent postings on Glassdoor from prospective and former employees to affirm that this isn't a one-off issue, its systemic. For a company that so enthusiastically markets its values and vets candidates for them, one would be mistaken in assuming the company lives them.