Atlassian Corporation, a provider of  team collaboration and productivity software and the maker of Jira, Confluence, Bitbucket and Trello products, announced its plans to recruit over 1,500 new employees by the end of FY24. This is in alignment with the company’s major recruitment drive as the organisation reinforces its commitment to the India market. 

The company has an R&D centre at Bengaluru which has a workforce of 1,400 employees. In the official statement, the company noted the hiring will have a strong R&D focus, with roles across engineering, product and design, among others. The new recruits will work closely with the client base which includes Bank of America, Redfin, NASA, Verizon and Dropbox. In India, its customers include Ola Cabs, Reliance, Walmart Labs, and Flipkart, among others.

Commenting on the initiative, Mike Cannon-Brookes, co-founder and co-CEO, Atlassian said, “India’s tech talent is world-class, and we want to hire the smartest technical minds across the country. Since opening locally in 2018, India has become home to our fastest-growing R&D site globally, and our doors are now open to talent across all of India. Our engineers are working on hard problems, and significant products for our overall strategy - it's a true R&D hub for us.” 

“I have witnessed the incredible growth of Atlassian in India first-hand and I’m excited to be part of our next growth journey. Atlassian’s ambitions reflect its long-term view of becoming a 100-year company, where talent, innovation, and passion converge,” Dinesh Ajmera, Site Lead India, Atlassian said. “As we rapidly grow in India, we want to hire bright and talented individuals who are excited to contribute to our goals; who value an open culture where everyone’s voice is heard; and who want to build products that continue to change how the world works,” he further explained.