Questions that have appeared at atlassian for a engineering (Case Study) interview.

1. System Design

Question: How would you design a system for managing and prioritizing bug reports?

Question: Imagine you are tasked with designing a system for tracking progress on a large, multi-team project. What elements would you include and why?

Question: How would you approach designing a system to integrate third-party applications into an existing product?

2. Problem Solving

Question: If a customer reports an obscure bug that only occurs under very specific circumstances, how would you go about investigating and resolving it?

Question: Describe a situation where you had to make a critical decision with incomplete information. How did you handle it?

Question: How would you handle a situation where a critical feature is delayed and risks pushing back the entire project timeline?

3. Collaboration

Question: Describe a time when you had to collaborate with other teams to solve a problem. What was your approach and what was the outcome?

Question: How have you dealt with a situation where another team's priorities conflicted with your own?

Question: Can you provide an example of when you had to negotiate resources or priorities with other teams to achieve a common goal?

4. Prioritization

Question: How do you decide what tasks to prioritize when you have multiple projects with similar deadlines?

Question: Describe a scenario where you had to reassess and change your priorities mid-project.

5. User Experience

Question: How would you approach improving the user experience of a product that has a steep learning curve for new users?