Atlassian, the Australian team collaboration and productivity software company behind Jira, Confluence, and Loom, on Wednesday inaugurated its new research and development (R&D) centre in India’s technology capital, Bengaluru.
The inauguration was marked by a ribbon-cutting ceremony attended by Philip Green AO, Australia’s High Commissioner to India, and Mukund Narayanamurti, Minister Commercial and Head of Austrade South Asia.
Spanning over 200,000 square feet, the facility is four times larger than the company’s previous Bengaluru office, reflecting Atlassian’s growing commitment to India as a strategic hub for innovation.
The Bengaluru campus is now Atlassian’s third global R&D centre, after Australia and the United States, and houses 1,200 employees — nearly half of its Indian workforce. India has become a cornerstone of Atlassian’s global growth, with more than 2,500 employees across the country, making it the company’s largest workforce outside of Australia and the US.
The Bengaluru team leads high-value product development, including Atlassian’s fastest-growing offering, Service Management, which has generated over AUD 6.3 billion in sales since 2018. Nearly 75% of Atlassian’s Indian employees work in R&D roles, contributing to strategic areas such as enterprise search, commerce, data residency, and customer success.
The new R&D centre has been designed to support Atlassian’s “Team Anywhere” policy, a distributed-first approach enabling employees to work from wherever they are most effective. The campus features flexible workstations, collaborative zones, wellness areas, and cutting-edge technology to facilitate seamless collaboration across time zones.
Initiatives such as the Australia India Business Exchange (AIBX) and the Australia India Innovation Network (AIIN) underscore the growing collaboration between Australia and India in technology and innovation.
Since entering the Indian market in 2018 with a modest team of 60, Atlassian has rapidly expanded its presence in Bengaluru, reflecting both the company’s global ambition and India’s rising importance in the technology landscape.
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