Software Engineer Intern

Software Engineer Intern at Atlassian

Working at Atlassian means choosing where you work – whether in an office, from home, or a combination of the two, giving you more control over supporting your family, personal goals, and other priorities. Atlassian can hire people in any country where they have a legal entity, supporting a distributed work model.

Your Future Org

Atlassian’s Intern program offers a comprehensive experience combining hands-on technical training, professional growth opportunities, dedicated mentorship, and strong social connections. This holistic approach prepares students for a successful and impactful career at Atlassian.

Applications are accepted from Australian and New Zealand Citizens and Australian Permanent Residents. The paid internship program runs for 12 weeks between November 2026 and February 2027.

Your Future Team

As a Software Engineer Intern, you will leverage your foundation in computer science and excellent software writing skills to solve challenging problems. You'll be passionate about your work, focused on delivering high quality, and efficient in managing your workload.

As part of a unified R&D team, Engineering prioritizes key initiatives supporting customer migration to the cloud while continuously enhancing the value of core products like Jira, Confluence, Trello, and Bitbucket. Atlassian seeks individuals eager to shape the future and believe in collective achievement.

Responsibilities

From day one, you will be a valued member of the development team, entrusted with making code changes that directly impact Atlassian products. You will gain deep technical knowledge in full lifecycle product development, reporting to Senior Engineers on your team. You will conceptualize and code new features that can be deployed directly into Atlassian products.

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications

• Able to commit to a 12-week full-time (40hrs/week) program from November 2026 - February 2027.
• Current full-time enrollment in a Bachelor's or Master's program in Software Engineering, Computer Science, or other related technical program, returning to the program after the completion of the internship, and graduating by January 2028.
• Programming Foundation: Proficiency in Java, Python, C, C++, or other object-oriented programming languages demonstrated through coursework or personal projects.
• Technical Fundamentals: Understanding of data structures, algorithms, and their practical applications in problem-solving.

Preferred Qualifications

• Software Engineering Experience: Demonstrated skills through previous internships, work experience, personal projects, open-source contributions, or technical publications.
• AI/ML Interest: Exposure to artificial intelligence concepts, machine learning frameworks, or emerging AI technologies (MCP, agentic AI) through coursework, projects, or self-learning.
• System Design Awareness: Basic understanding of common design patterns and their applications in software architecture.

Benefits & Perks

Atlassian provides a wide array of perks and benefits designed to support you, your family, and your engagement with the local community. Offerings include health and wellbeing resources, paid volunteer days, and much more. For additional details, visit Atlassian Internships: Students and New Grads | Atlassian.

About Atlassian

Atlassian is driven by the goal to unleash the potential of every team. Their software products assist teams globally, with solutions crafted for diverse work types. Through their tools, team collaboration transforms what might be impossible alone into collective achievement.

Atlassian believes in the unique contributions of all Atlassians to their success. To ensure their products and culture reflect everyone's perspectives, they do not discriminate based on race, religion, national origin, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, or marital, veteran, or disability status. All information is kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

To provide the best experience, accommodations or adjustments can be supported at any stage of the recruitment process. Inform the Recruitment team during your conversation.

Learn more about Atlassian's culture and hiring process at go.atlassian.com/crh.

Key skills/competency

• Java
• Python
• C++
• Data Structures
• Algorithms
• Object-Oriented Programming
• Problem-Solving
• Cloud Computing
• Software Development Lifecycle
• AI/ML Concepts