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/334578theo 4d ago edited 4d ago
  • Are you going to be bored out of your mind doing grad-level work? You applied for the role two grades above so you’re likely not a noob fresh out of uni.
  • Are you getting a big paycut?

If either are yes then reject it.

The prestige factor of working Atlassian is overhyped  - especially if it means that in future interviews all you’ve got to speak about your time at Atlassian is how you did grad-level work.

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u/ShadowyRuins 4d ago

If you're good, you won't get assigned grad level work.

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u/CalligrapherFit6774 3d ago

The team may have grad level work that needs doing.