High confidence
Mar 11, 2026
Atlassian
− 1,600 ~1,600 employees, or ~10% of Atlassian's workforce
Attribution · verbatim quote
“But it would be disingenuous to pretend AI doesn’t change the mix of skills we need or the number of roles required in certain areas.”
— Mike Cannon-Brookes (ceo)
Summary
Atlassian announced a reduction of about 1,600 employees, or 10% of its workforce, to self-fund additional AI and enterprise sales investment. CEO Mike Cannon-Brookes said Atlassian was not taking an 'AI replaces people' approach, but acknowledged AI changes the skill mix and number of roles required in some areas.
Evidence notes
- · First-party Atlassian post gives the headcount, rationale, and severance terms.
- · The same post says Atlassian's approach is not 'AI replaces people', but also says AI changes the skills mix and number of roles required in certain areas.
- · This is distinct from the already tracked July 2025 Atlassian customer-support reduction.
- · Quote swapped to Mike Cannon-Brookes' direct statement about the number of roles required, which supports explicit strength.