Early careers at Atlassian
Shape the future with us as we make the impossible possible. Ready to change the world and learn from the best minds in technology? Join us!

Launch your career as a Software Engineer
Kickstart your career with us
The Atlassian Early Careers program offers exciting opportunities for students and recent graduates to kickstart their careers in the tech industry. With its Summer Internship Program and Graduate Program, Atlassian provides a pathway to gain invaluable experience, develop professional skills, and make a tangible impact.

Become a Gradlassian
The Graduate Program at Atlassian is tailored for students in their final year of study or recently graduated. This program immerses our graduates in Atlassian's innovative world of technology, where they tackle complex challenges that have a meaningful impact on the company’s teams and its 300,000 global customers.
The Grad++ 12-month learning journey offers a blend of professional skills development, mentorship, and social programming, all designed to help graduates build strong connections within Atlassian and accelerate their career growth.
Intern program
Designed for students in their penultimate year of undergraduate or postgraduate studies, Atlassian's Internship Program is a remarkable opportunity to explore a career with a leading technology company.
This full-time, paid internship is crafted to provide a balanced experience, focusing on both learning and professional development. Interns will enhance their craft and technical expertise while working on real projects that contribute to the company's success.
We're an award-winning team
Atlassian is proud to be recognized as an exciting place to kick off your career. Our recognition spans the globe from Australia being ranked #1 for Large Graduate Programs on the AAGE's Top Graduate Employer list in 2024, to India’s HackerRank Innovator Awards 2024, and more!
Own your future
At Atlassian, we believe in empowering you to own your career. Whether you’re a software engineer, aspiring product designer, or talented writer, we give you the support and resources for you to hone your craft and set you up for the career you want.
Software Engineer
As an Atlassian Engineer, you’ll build software that powers millions of teams around the world. Whether crafting elegant JavaScript, building mobile apps, or architecting a scalable cloud platform with micro-services on Amazon Web Services. Your impact will touch teams across NASA, Tesla, and more.
Degree and your Atlassian journey
Typically early career software engineers that join Atlassian study Computer Science or Software Engineering to then join us as Backend, Frontend, Mobile, or Fullstack Engineers.
We seek individuals who…
- Live, breathe, and love code
- Break down big problems into small solutions
- Possess the superpower to see challenges as opportunities and find innovative solutions
How we hire
Atlassian recruits on a rolling basis and strongly encourages early applications to ensure candidates are considered for these competitive opportunities.
Key dates
Australia and New Zealand
Recruiting Period: February - June
Summer Internship: November - February
Graduate Program Commencement: February
Americas
Recruiting Period: September - March
Summer Internship: May - September
Graduate Program Commencement: July
India
Recruiting Period: July - December
Summer Internship: May - August
Graduate Program Commencement: July

Meet a few Gradlassians
“One thing I love about working at Atlassian is that it’s full of incredibly smart people who are keen to share their knowledge. Thanks to them I’ve learned how to use data to guide product decisions and get to see how it improves user experience.
Dive in head first and put your hand up for everything - fellow Atlassians will be more than happy to help you grow.“
Jemima Walsh
Associate Data Scientist