October 01, 2026
Estimated reading time: 2 minutes
In this series, staff writer Chantal Kapani sits down with the people behind the scenes to explore what makes their engineering culture tick.
Key takeaways:
- Atlassian starts by asking developers what’s broken, not by buying the latest tool.
- 10% of developers’ time is scheduled specifically for fixing build times, docs, and technical debt.
- AI is already cutting friction: 45% faster PR cycles and 51% of security vulnerabilities auto-resolved.
It is tempting for engineering leaders to implement the latest tools on the market in the hope that they will improve developer experience.
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October 01, 2026
