Atlassian trims Washington staff as AI shift prompts CTO departure
TL;DR
Atlassian is laying off about 63 workers in Washington (roughly 10% of its Washington staff) as it pivots to an AI-first strategy; CTO Rajeev Rajan will step down after nearly four years, with Taroon Mandhana and Vikram Rao promoted to AI leadership roles. Most affected WA employees are remote, and about half work in engineering or data science, amid broader tech-headcount reductions in the Seattle area.
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