Rajeev Rajan
CTO at Atlassian, focused on building world-class engineering through developer productivity, customer trust, and people; advocates for developer joy and has led major engineering transformations toward cloud and modern architectures.
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Dec 17, 2025 • 47min
How Atlassian built Rovo in 6 months: systematizing developer joy, autonomy/ownership, productivity champions & reducing ship time w/ Rajeev Rajan #240
Rajeev Rajan, CTO at Atlassian and a veteran from Meta and Microsoft, reveals how he transformed Atlassian's engineering culture to prioritize 'developer joy'. He discusses the incredible feat of reducing ship time from 120 days to zero for their new AI app, Rovo. Rajeev shares insights on empowering teams with autonomy, creating community productivity champions, and aligning on company-wide OKRs. He also hints at future innovations like better browser UX and the potential of AI for personalized applications.
Mar 5, 2026 • 21min
Tech Titans: Why Accidental Managers are the Best Leaders with Rajeev Rajan, CTO at Atlassian
Rajeev Rajan, CTO at Atlassian and champion of developer joy, talks about why joyful engineers outperform productivity metrics. He explains why many great leaders are accidental managers and how career ladders should let top coders stay technical. Conversation covers scaling leadership as teams grow, staying connected across locations, and building trust, people, and developer-focused tools.
Apr 15, 2025 • 21min
3243: How Atlassian CTO Turned Developer Joy Into a Performance Metric
In this discussion with Rajeev Rajan, the CTO of Atlassian and a leader in engineering innovation, the focus is on prioritizing 'developer joy' as a key performance metric. Rajeev reveals how measuring developers' satisfaction boosted productivity from 49% to 75%. He explains this cultural shift supports rapid developments like Rovo, Atlassian's ambitious AI product, all while fostering an empowered engineering culture. They also explore India's significant role in global AI and software development, emphasizing trust in local teams and the value of creativity.
