Atlassian interview questions

I interviewed with Atlassian 4 months ago and went through the entire interviewing process. There was a total of 4 interviews although I was told there would be 5. 1. Recruiter screening (30 min): straight forward with light behavioral questions 2. Hiring manager interview (45 mins): Behavioral questions that was scripted. The hiring manager read questions from a script and each question had multiple parts to it. He did give me a heads up that it was a set of scripted questions and that he would be reading and taking notes. I appreciated that. This interview style isn't my favorite as it makes it difficult to follow along and build a connection with the hiring manager. The Q&A section was appreciated as it gave time to actually connect with the manager. 3. Values Interview (30 mins): This interview was behavioral as well and completely focused on soft skills, communication, and handling of tough situations. 4. Case study, presentation, and technical interview (90 mins): This was a panel interview with 2 people. I was given a case study a week in advance and had to provide a 35 mins presentation followed by a technical interview. The recruiter wasn't able to give me much information regarding what the technical interview entailed so it was difficult to prepare. When I asked she said she didn't have an example so I just prepared the best I could. The purpose of the case study itself was to solve a customer issue and provide a recommendation using the Atlassian suite of tools including a budget friendly option. The technical questions ended up being more behavioral and focused on how I would respond to customer questions and feedback which wasn't too difficult. The interviewers were very nice which made the interview less intimidating as presenting to strangers can be a bit nerve wrecking. Overall I thought the interview process was difficult but fair. The most disappointing thing was that after I spent over 40+ hours researching, creating a solution, and preparing for the presentation and interview I got ghosted. Before the interview the recruiter told me that they would make a decision by the end of the week, then a week after the interview they told me the team would need another week to decide but that they wanted to connect with me that same day or the next. I sent them my availability and never heard from them since. So that's a bit disappointing. I understand the nature of interviewing and the current competitive market however, I do think that if a company requires a case study to interview, they should treat candidates better.

I am going to highlight some of my experiences below. I felt the interview process was designed to set one up to fail and a waste of my valuable time. Firstly pitting candidates through numerous coding tests under a tight time schedule is not the way to see through another human. While I conducted all the coding tests and completed the results successfully, I still did not pass through to the next round. During these tests, I was asked to hold the screen so that a screen capture could be taken. This was a red flag suggesting the interviewer was not following my thorough explanation of the solutions I was implementing. Especially that the language I was using was not known to them and more particularly that I was extremely careful to ensure I deliver each and every thought I was making deliberately. The process felt unprofessional and one way. I did not feel confident in the interviewer's skills especially with regards to communication and etiquette. Two other red flags I have is the lack of feedback the company can provide. If you can't provide genuine feedback to your candidates and are concerned of legal repercussions; then you must be hiding something! Also the fact that one has to perform another technical test with an external organization does not give me confidence in this organization. The recruiter initially presents a very bright picture of how good it is to work in this organization and are open to proper follow through however later this felt more like a carrot dangling tactic. After putting much effort to ensure successful delivery, I felt this was an unfair process despite trying to put my best human foot forward.