Atlassian sees the current round of layoffs and hiring freezes across the tech industry as an opportunity on which it hopes to capitalise – even as its own share price slumps.
Atlassian plans to"be really thoughtful around how many we hire and where we hire, but our experience is that we can come out really strongly on the other side by selectively picking up staff that other people are letting go," he added. Last quarter Atlassian added 989 staff, and it plans to keep hiring.
Atlassian shrugged off the loss – mostly – preferring to focus on data about adoption of its products. But shareholders were also told"We're not seeing any changes in our competitive position or in the inherent demand for our products. Looking across our customer base of 249,000+, there has been no overall decrease in usage or change in churn."