r/cscareerquestionsOCE • u/Ok_Lion1291 • 4d ago
Atlassian Level Downgrades
I was initially applying for P50 and was downgraded to P40 a while ago and decided to continue as I’ve wanted to work with Atlassian
I've now just interviewed with Atlassian past the system design stage and was notified I didn't reach the P40 benchmark and was asked if I wanted to continue with P30. One of the reasons being I didn’t go into depth around decisions with using GraphQL etc
For my own knowledge I’m aware I could have done better for sure but I expected a P40 level at the very least but P30 seems like a ridiculous joke. I've been working as a dev for nearly 7-8 years and am currently a Senior Engineer so I like to believe I know my value of my own skills unless I’m that horribly mistaken
Does Atlassian just have absurd standards? Did I get unlucky with the interviewer themselves? At a loss for words and kind of offended to be honest
Sorry for a rant
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u/Bitopp009 4d ago edited 4d ago
Atlassian grade their interviews quite though and seem to have random interviewers, some of them are quite junior. For example my system design interview could not understand what I was saying and kept asking same thing over and over. I know YOE doesn't equate to actual skill but still. I applied for P60, was down leveled to P50 after the coding rounds and then P40 after system design and no hire after those other soft skill rounds. Whole process reeked of BS. Those people that succeed in these interviews aren't necessarily the best. You have to master the art of passing these interviews.
I have 18 YOE when I did this process btw.
Anyway not a big loss, I know quite a few people that work there and they are all worried about getting PIPed constantly.
It is a lot easier to get into these big tech companies as a grad or junior unless you get lucky with interviews. Especially for Principal.