Supports product, design, and engineering teams by researching customer needs, competitors, market trends, and AI tools. The intern will translate insights into feature plans, identify product opportunities, build prototypes, collaborate with customers and partners, and help create innovative product solutions. The role requires full-time enrollment in a technical degree program and availability for a 40-hour weekly internship in the Pacific Time Zone.
Working at Atlassian
Atlassians have the flexibility to work where they can collaborate most effectively with their team, whether at home, one of our global offices, or both.
As a distributed-first company, all interviews are conducted virtually. We hire in any country where we have a legal entity. Learn how we work at go.atlassian.com/distributed .
Your Future Org
Atlassian's Intern Program combines hands-on training, professional growth opportunities, mentorship, and the chance to work with innovative technologies like AI that are shaping the future of product management. This holistic approach empowers students to hit the ground running and sets them up for a successful and impactful career at Atlassian!
This role is located in the Pacific Time Zone. You must be willing and able to work out of this time zone to qualify.
This position is not eligible for F1 and J1 students. It is not available for any work sponsorship.
Your Future Team
From day one, you'll work with product, design, and engineering teams on problems that matter to customers. You'll speak with customers and partners, turn what you learn into practical next steps, and help write clear plans for new features. You'll research competitors and emerging AI tools, identify new product opportunities, and build prototypes to explore possible solutions. Along the way, you'll gain experience across different parts of product work and help design innovative solutions to the challenges our customers care about most.
What you'll bring
Eligibility requirements
At Atlassian, we strive to design equitable, explainable, and competitive compensation programs. We follow consistent hiring practices and account for each candidate's skills, knowledge, and experience when setting base pay within the range.
In the United States, we have three geographic pay zones. For this role, our current base pay ranges for new hires in each zone are:
Zone A: $51/hr - $57/hr
Zone B: $46/hr - $51/hr
Zone C: $42/hr - $47/hr
Please visit go.atlassian.com/payzones for more information on which locations are included in each of our geographic pay zones. However, please confirm the zone for your specific location with your recruiter.
This role may also be eligible for benefits, bonuses, commissions, and equity.
Benefits & Perks
Atlassian offers a wide range of perks and benefits designed to support you, your family and to help you engage with your local community. Our offerings include health and wellbeing resources, paid volunteer days, and so much more. To learn more, visit http://go.atlassian.com/perksandbenefits .
About Atlassian
At Atlassian, we're motivated by a common goal: to unleash the potential of every team. Our software products help teams all over the planet and our solutions are designed for all types of work. Team collaboration through our tools makes what may be impossible alone, possible together.
We believe that the unique contributions of all Atlassians create our success. To ensure that our products and culture continue to incorporate everyone's perspectives and experience, 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 the best experience, we can support with 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, visit go.atlassian.com/crh .
In line with local law, identity verification (which may include use of biometric data) is a condition of employment with Atlassian for employment fraud purposes.
Atlassians have the flexibility to work where they can collaborate most effectively with their team, whether at home, one of our global offices, or both.
As a distributed-first company, all interviews are conducted virtually. We hire in any country where we have a legal entity. Learn how we work at go.atlassian.com/distributed .
Your Future Org
Atlassian's Intern Program combines hands-on training, professional growth opportunities, mentorship, and the chance to work with innovative technologies like AI that are shaping the future of product management. This holistic approach empowers students to hit the ground running and sets them up for a successful and impactful career at Atlassian!
This role is located in the Pacific Time Zone. You must be willing and able to work out of this time zone to qualify.
This position is not eligible for F1 and J1 students. It is not available for any work sponsorship.
Your Future Team
From day one, you'll work with product, design, and engineering teams on problems that matter to customers. You'll speak with customers and partners, turn what you learn into practical next steps, and help write clear plans for new features. You'll research competitors and emerging AI tools, identify new product opportunities, and build prototypes to explore possible solutions. Along the way, you'll gain experience across different parts of product work and help design innovative solutions to the challenges our customers care about most.
What you'll bring
- Demonstrated interest in analyzing technology products, customer needs, and market dynamics
- Interest in translating customer insights into actionable outputs for engineering teams
- Interest or experience applying AI to improve product functionality and user experience
- Ability to consider multiple perspectives, including those of customers and development teams
Eligibility requirements
- Currently enrolled full time in a technical degree program and returning to the program after the internship, with expected graduation by June 2028
- Available to work a full-time internship schedule of 40 hours per week
At Atlassian, we strive to design equitable, explainable, and competitive compensation programs. We follow consistent hiring practices and account for each candidate's skills, knowledge, and experience when setting base pay within the range.
In the United States, we have three geographic pay zones. For this role, our current base pay ranges for new hires in each zone are:
Zone A: $51/hr - $57/hr
Zone B: $46/hr - $51/hr
Zone C: $42/hr - $47/hr
Please visit go.atlassian.com/payzones for more information on which locations are included in each of our geographic pay zones. However, please confirm the zone for your specific location with your recruiter.
This role may also be eligible for benefits, bonuses, commissions, and equity.
Benefits & Perks
Atlassian offers a wide range of perks and benefits designed to support you, your family and to help you engage with your local community. Our offerings include health and wellbeing resources, paid volunteer days, and so much more. To learn more, visit http://go.atlassian.com/perksandbenefits .
About Atlassian
At Atlassian, we're motivated by a common goal: to unleash the potential of every team. Our software products help teams all over the planet and our solutions are designed for all types of work. Team collaboration through our tools makes what may be impossible alone, possible together.
We believe that the unique contributions of all Atlassians create our success. To ensure that our products and culture continue to incorporate everyone's perspectives and experience, 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 the best experience, we can support with 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, visit go.atlassian.com/crh .
In line with local law, identity verification (which may include use of biometric data) is a condition of employment with Atlassian for employment fraud purposes.
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