Atlassian
Collaboration software. Jira, Confluence, Trello. Founded in Sydney.
Reported Offshore Headcount
1,700+
reported 1 Sept 2023, Atlassian crosses 1,700 employee count in India
Estimated % of Workforce
~14.2%
illustrative, not directly reported by the company
Destination Countries
Financial Context
Estimated Wage Differential
~$145M/yr
CEO: Mike Cannon-Brookes
$85,000
1x avg Australian worker
Estimate uses avg AU employment cost of $110,000+/yr (incl. super and on-costs) vs offshore $25,000/yr (salary + on-costs). Actual figures vary by role, seniority, and location.
In Plain English
- In 2023, Atlassian was reported to have 1,700+ offshore contractors and staff.
- This represents ~14.2% when compared to its current workforce of 12,000 (illustrative comparison only, not directly reported by the company).
- 🇮🇳 1,700+ staff reported in India in Engineering.
- 630 Australian jobs have been cut.
Based on data from public sources at the dates reported. Figures may not reflect current headcount. See sources below for full attribution.
The Story
- Correction, October 2026Two corrections. This page said Atlassian cut 150 customer support roles in June 2025 “citing AI systems as the replacement”. Atlassian said close to the opposite: it denied AI was replacing those roles and attributed the cuts to reduced demand for support, and the round was in July. Separately, the March 2026 cuts were given here as 500 Australian jobs; the company put Australia at 30% of 1,600, which is about 480. [Offshore Watch correction]
- March 2026Atlassian announced on 12 March 2026 that it would cut about 1,600 roles, roughly 10% of its global workforce. A spokesperson said 30% of those cuts were in Australia, which is about 480 roles, with the remainder across North America and India. This time the company did attribute the decision to AI: Cannon-Brookes said Atlassian was reshaping its skill mix and changing how it works, and that the move would self-fund further investment in AI and enterprise sales. He apologised, and affected Australian staff were told by email. Professionals Australia called it a devastating blow. Restructuring costs were put at US$225 million to US$236 million. [SmartCompany]
- July 2025Atlassian made 150 customer support staff redundant, telling them via a pre-recorded video from Mike Cannon-Brookes titled “Restructuring the CSS Team”. Affected staff were spread across the US, Australia, India, Germany, Canada and the UK, and were entitled to at least six months of pay. Worth being precise about the framing here, because this site has previously got it wrong: Atlassian explicitly denied that AI was replacing these roles. Its stated reason was that improvements to its platform and tools had significantly reduced the need for support. Several outlets reported the cuts as AI replacing customer service, which the company disputed at the time. [Cyber Daily]
- March 2023Atlassian cut around 500 roles, about 5% of its workforce, at a restructuring cost of US$70 million to US$75 million. The cuts fell mainly on talent acquisition, program management, and research and insights, not engineering. Co-founders Mike Cannon-Brookes and Scott Farquhar framed it as a reallocation rather than a financial decision, saying it was “not a reflection of Atlassian’s own financial performance, as we will be reinvesting in roles that better support our priorities”. It came shortly after the company had said it planned to hire more than 1,000 people over the following year. [SmartCompany]
All facts sourced from public reporting. No editorial commentary. Click source links to verify.
Department Breakdown
| Department | Country | Headcount | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Engineering | 🇮🇳 India | 1,700 | Estimated |
Layoff Events
| Date | Headcount | Location | Department | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Mar 2026 | 480 | Australia | technology | Atlassian cut 1,600 jobs globally (10% of workforce), 480 in Australia. 900+ R&D roles. CTO stepping down. CEO framed it as AI-era pivot. Restructuring cost $225-236M. |
| 1 Jun 2025 | 150 | Australia | customer_support | Customer support roles eliminated by AI systems. |
Other Technology Companies That Offshore
Other companies in technology with reported offshore operations.
| Company | ASX | Reported Offshore | Offshore Destinations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canva | 1,000+ | 🇵🇭 Philippines | |
| REA Group | REA | 577+ | 🇨🇳 China🇵🇭 Philippines🇮🇳 India |
| WiseTech Global | WTC | 428+ | 🇮🇳 India |
| Computershare | CPU | 350+ | 🇵🇭 Philippines🇮🇳 India |
| Employment Hero | 220+ | 🇵🇭 Philippines |
What Public Sources Say
All information below is sourced from publicly available documents and reporting. Excerpts are direct quotes. Click source links to verify.
“Atlassian announced 500 job cuts in Australia as part of a global reduction of 1,600, pivoting to AI-first operations.”
“Atlassian lost 150 staff in Australia, mostly in customer support roles eliminated by AI systems.”
Additional Sources
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This list is not complete, and never will be
If a company isn't listed here, that doesn't mean it doesn't offshore. And every number is the lowest we can prove, so the real figures can often be higher.
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This list is not complete, and never will be
If a company isn't listed here, that doesn't mean it doesn't offshore. And every number is the lowest we can prove, so the real figures can often be higher.
This started as an ASX 200 project and mostly still is. It has widened as stories landed from outside that list, so it now also covers employers that aren't ASX-listed, like Canva, Allianz Australia, SS&C and Crown Resorts, along with government departments and agencies. Companies get added when something surfaces about them, not by working through a list in order.
Australian companies are under no obligation to disclose where their work is done, and there is no register of offshored jobs. Everything here comes from something that surfaced publicly: an annual report, a modern slavery statement, a news article, a union statement, a government contract, or a tip from someone who was there.
So an absence usually means nobody has reported on that company and we haven't got to it yet, not that it keeps its work onshore. Some of the biggest offshorers say nothing at all. And because each figure counts only what a source actually stated, the real numbers can often run higher, sometimes much higher.
Every figure links to the source it came from, so you can judge it yourself rather than take our word for it. If you know something that is missing or wrong, tell us. Corrections are published, not quietly buried.
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