Security Engineer Intern, 2026 Summer
Atlassians have the flexibility to work where they can collaborate most effectively with their team, whether at home, one of our global offices, or both.
As a distributed-first company, all interviews are conducted virtually. We hire in any country where we have a legal entity.
Your Future Org
Atlassian’s Intern program combines hands-on technical training, professional growth opportunities, dedicated mentorship, and strong social connections. This holistic approach empowers students to hit the ground running and sets them up for a successful and meaningful/ career at Atlassian!
This position is based in British Columbia. To be considered, candidates must be willing and able to work from this location.
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Our intern roles are not eligible for Canada work visa sponsorship now or in the future. Candidates with student work permit or any open work permit are welcome to apply.
Your Future Team
As an intern in our Security team, you'll oversee our Atlassian services, which host tens of thousands of customers. You'll report to a Security Engineering Manager and learn from your team mentor, who is one of the best Security Engineers in the business.
Requirements
Experience programming with Java, Python, JavaScript, or other related object-oriented programming languages
Demonstrated interest in the security field through academic coursework, previous work or internship experience, or personal projects
Comfortable writing code to accomplish goals, and does not depend solely on third-party products
Have an interest in software engineering demonstrated by previous internships, work experience, projects, or publications
Knowledge of data structures, in particular, how they are implemented and how to apply them to meet security challenges
Familiarity with the application of common design patterns
Able to commit to a 15-week full-time (40hrs/week’s degree program and returning to the program after the completion of the internship, graduating by June 2027
Benefits
At Atlassian, we strive to design equitable, explainable, and competitive compensation programs. To support this goal, the baseline of our range is higher than that of the typical market range, but in turn we expect to hire most candidates near this baseline. Base pay within the range is ultimately determined by a candidate's skills, expertise, or experience. In the Canada, we have one geographic pay zone. For this role, our current base pay range for new hires in this zone are:
Zone A: $40.00/hr - $45.00/hr CAD
This role may also be eligible for benefits, bonuses, commissions, and equity.
Responsibilities
Are you energized by solving security challenges? We're looking for folks to help us in four important areas:
Build and run new monitoring and analytics systems to detect compromises.
Write automation to find and exploit vulnerabilities in our products and Marketplace apps.
Research and suggest product features to harden our software against common vulnerabilities.
Architect and secure hardware, networks, and corporate infrastructure.
The application process will continue on the employer's website.