Software Engineer Intern

Overview

Working at Atlassian means enjoying flexibility. Atlassians have the choice to work from an office, from home, or a combination of both, providing more control over supporting personal goals and priorities. As a distributed-first company, interviews and onboarding are conducted virtually, allowing us to hire talent in any country where we have a legal entity.

Your Future Org

Atlassian’s Intern program offers a comprehensive experience that blends hands-on technical training with professional growth opportunities, dedicated mentorship, and robust social connections. This holistic approach is designed to help students quickly become impactful contributors and build a foundation for a successful career at Atlassian!

This Software Engineer Intern role is located in British Columbia. You must be willing and able to work out of this time zone to qualify.

Please note, our intern roles are not eligible for Canada work visa sponsorship, either now or in the future. Candidates holding a student work permit or any open work permit are encouraged to apply.

Your Future Team

Join Atlassian's world-class engineering organization, where technical excellence converges with AI-driven innovation. Our elite engineers develop cutting-edge solutions that scale to enhance user experiences, utilizing artificial intelligence to redefine how millions of teams collaborate. We uphold the highest standards through data-driven insights and agile methodologies. Every engineer is empowered to contribute breakthrough ideas for AI-powered features and take ownership of impactful solutions, creating industry-leading products that shape the future of teamwork.

Responsibilities

• From day one, you will be a valued member of our development team, trusted to make changes to code that directly impact our products, while acquiring deep technical knowledge in full lifecycle product development.
• You will report to Senior Engineers on your team and be empowered to conceptualize and code new features that can be directly shipped into our products.
• As part of a unified R&D team, Engineering is prioritizing key initiatives to support our customers in transitioning to the cloud, while simultaneously continuing to deliver maximum value through investments across our core product suite, including Jira, Confluence, Trello, and Bitbucket.

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications

• Ability to commit to a 15-week full-time (40 hours/week) program during Summer 2026.
• Currently enrolled full-time in a Bachelor or Master degree program at a Canadian university and returning to the program after the completion of the internship, with a graduation date by June 2027.
• Programming Foundation: Proficiency in Java, Python, C, C++, or other object-oriented programming languages demonstrated through coursework or personal projects.
• Technical Fundamentals: A solid 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 (e.g., MCP, agentic AI) gained through coursework, projects, or self-learning.
• System Design Awareness: Basic understanding of common design patterns and their applications in software architecture.

Compensation

CAD $40/hr - $45/hr

Benefits & Perks

Atlassian provides a comprehensive array of perks and benefits designed to support you, your family, and your engagement with the local community. Our offerings encompass health and wellbeing resources, paid volunteer days, and much more. To discover additional details, please visit go.atlassian.com/perksandbenefits.

About Atlassian

At Atlassian, our driving mission is to unlock the potential of every team. Our software products empower teams globally, offering solutions tailored for diverse work styles. Through our tools, team collaboration transforms seemingly impossible individual tasks into shared accomplishments.

We firmly believe that the unique contributions of all Atlassians are integral to our success. To ensure our products and culture consistently reflect everyone's perspectives and experiences, we never discriminate based on race, religion, national origin, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, or marital, veteran, or disability status. All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

To provide you with the best experience, we can support accommodations or adjustments at any stage of the recruitment process. Simply inform our Recruitment team during your conversation with them.

To learn more about our culture and hiring process, please visit go.atlassian.com/crh.

Key skills/competency

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