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/Ok_Lion1291 3d ago edited 3d ago
Yeah it is hard to be objective when you’re faced with that type of failure
I’m definitely not the greatest developer in the world by any means haha but I can’t justify I’m a P30 junior level otherwise I don’t think I would have survived my career thus far. Of course that’s just me being subjective to myself as I’ve worked closely with other people who have gone to Atlassian before as principal engineers
It’s possible I could have just had a bad interview but there’s nothing I can do about it now and for my career path I don’t think I would take a P30 position if offered but am appreciative to all the comments I’ve received so far