Atlassian has hired 1,200 workers remotely since the beginning of the pandemic. It plans to hire 1,000 workers in its next fiscal year and will keep remote work as an option. An engineering exec told Insider how the firm evaluated candidates and what it was looking for. The $55 billion Australian software giant Atlassian has hired 1,200 workers remotely since the beginning of the pandemic and plans to hire at least 1,000 workers in its next fiscal year. Its rash of new hires amounts to about 25% of its total workforce, Atlassian's head of cloud engineering, Stephen Deasy, told Insider. The bulk of its new hiring has focused on research and development — including roles in engineering, designing, and managing — as the company plans a slate of new releases in the coming months. For example, it has announced upcoming versions of its popular Jira and Confluence products, which help with project tracking and team collaboration.