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Who we are

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Behind every great human achievement, there is a team. 

From medicine and space travel, to disaster response and pizza deliveries, our products help teams all over the planet advance humanity through the power of software.

Our mission is to help unleash the potential of every team.

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12,000+ Atlassians

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Employees in 13 countries

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300,000+ customers

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1% donated of all profit, employee time, and equity

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$132 million donated in Community licenses

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5,700+ apps in our Marketplace

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4.6M+ community members

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2 planets with our software on them

A brief history

Armed with a credit card and a dream, two college friends, Mike Cannon-Brookes and Scott Farquhar set out to create Atlassian. In 2002, they didn't know what kind of company Atlassian was going to be, but they knew exactly what it shouldn't be—an environment where they had to conform rather than be who they authentically are.

Now 20 years in, we’ve grown into a global company with employees all over the world, but those early ambitions hold true. Here’s our story:


Mike and Scott, both 18, land in the same scholarship course at the University of New South Wales.

1998

Atlassian, inspired by the Greek Titan, is registered as a business name.

2001

Atlassian becomes real with the launch of Jira 1.0.

2002

Confluence 1.0 is born and released to the world.

2003

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We get our 1,000th customer

2005

We co-found Pledge 1% and Atlassian Foundation is created.

2006

Our five core values come to life.

Open company, no bullshit.
Build everything with heart and balance.
Don’t #@!% the customer.
Play as a team.
Be the change you seek.

2007

We open our first European office in Amsterdam.

2009

Atlassian ships first cloud versions of Confluence and Jira

2011

10 years!

Atlassian celebrates its 10th anniversary.

We hit $100 million dollars of revenue

2012

We open offices in Yokohama and Manila.

Jira Service Desk (a former ShipIt project!) joins Atlassian's suite of tools.

2013

Atlassian goes public! We are listed on NASDAQ as TEAM.

2015

Trello joins our growing family of tools.

2017

Opsgenie joins our product family.

We opened our Bengaluru office.

2018

We launched Jira Service Management, the next generation of Jira Service Desk.

Atlassian announces TEAM Anywhere, a distributed work policy that allows employees to work from (almost) anywhere.

2020

Launched Jira Work Management.

2021

20 years!

Celebrating 20 years!

2022


What we believe

Values to live by

Our unique values describe, at the most fundamental level, what we stand for. These five values shape our culture, influence who we are, what we do, and even who we hire. They're hard-wired into our DNA and will stay the same as we continue to grow.

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Open company, no bullshit
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Play, as a team
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Build with heart and balance
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Don’t #@!% the customer
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Be the change you seek

We :heart: teams

Over 300,000+ customers use Atlassian to empower their teams and drive their missions forward.

We take 'Don't #@!% the Customer' seriously because our customers are the reason why we do what we do. It's even why we price our products so every company can afford them. They inspire us, challenge us, and in turn, help us build better products.

Pledge 1%

Taking the 1% Pledge

We've joined forces with leading companies around the world to donate 1% of equity, profit, employee time, and software licenses to the community.

Pledge 1%

Taking the 1% Pledge

We've joined forces with leading companies around the world to donate 1% of equity, profit, employee time, and software licenses to the community.

Pledge 1%

A vision for foundation

We created the Atlassian Foundation to help make the world a better place by partnering with local organizations and global ones like Room to Read.

Pledge 1%

A vision for foundation

We created the Atlassian Foundation to help make the world a better place by partnering with local organizations and global ones like Room to Read.

Pledge 1%

Join the ultimate team

Every Atlassian is encouraged to bring their truest, most authentic selves to work. We embrace diversity and are committed to providing a space free of discrimination for everyone.

Pledge 1%

Join the ultimate team

Every Atlassian is encouraged to bring their truest, most authentic selves to work. We embrace diversity and are committed to providing a space free of discrimination for everyone.

Pledge 1%

Corporate social responsibility

Atlassian is built to be open, inclusive, fair, and just. When we face tough questions about ethics, people, or the planet, we let those principles guide us.

Pledge 1%

Corporate social responsibility

Atlassian is built to be open, inclusive, fair, and just. When we face tough questions about ethics, people, or the planet, we let those principles guide us


How we work

Working Open

We believe all teams have the potential to do amazing things when work is Open.

Much of the world works, often unwittingly, in a closed way. Information is hidden or lost, bonds between teams and teammates are weak, and perspectives are withheld. The result? People burn out. Knowledge is wasted. Potential is left on the table. Forward progress is halted. This is why Open matters. This is why we do what we do at Atlassian.

Open work has always been central to our values. It's in the DNA of our products and we bring it to life through our practices. But it doesn't just happen. Our teams make an effort to work, communicate, and collaborate openly every day to lead by example.

Open unlocks new opportunities. Open brings us together. Open unleashes potential.

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See how our philosophy of open work inspires and influences everything we do.