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Atlassian (software company)
Atlassian
Atlassian
to lay off employees
cáiyuán
裁员
approximately
yuē
1,600 people
1600 rén
1600人
will
jiāng
to save
jiéshěng
节省
funds
zījīn
资金
to invest in
tóurù
投入
artificial intelligence
réngōng zhìnéng
人工智能

software
ruǎnjiàn
软件
company
gōngsī
公司
Atlassian (software company)
Atlassian
Atlassian
on
March 11
3 yuè 11 rì
3月11日
to announce
xuānbù
宣布
layoffs
cáiyuán
裁员
approximately
yuē
1,600 people
1600 rén
1600人
accounting for
zhàn
employees
yuángōng
员工
total number
zǒngshù
总数
structural particle
de
10 percent
10%
10%
company
gōngsī
公司
to state
biǎoshì
表示
this move
cǐjǔ
此举
is
shì
in order to
wèile
为了
disposal marker
more
gèngduō
更多
funds
zījīn
资金
to use for
yòng yú
用于
artificial intelligence
réngōng zhìnéng
人工智能
development
fāzhǎn
发展

March 11, 2026 at 4:00 PM

software
ruǎnjiàn
软件
company
gōngsī
公司
Atlassian (software company)
Atlassian
Atlassian
to announce
xuānbù
宣布
layoffs
cáiyuán
裁员
approximately
yuē
1,600 people
1600 rén
1600人
this
zhè
accounts for
zhàn
company
gōngsī
公司
employees
yuángōng
员工
total number
zǒngshù
总数
structural particle
de
10 percent
10%
10%
company
gōngsī
公司
to say
shuō
the layoffs
cáiyuán
裁员
are
shì
in order to
wèile
为了
disposal marker
funds
zījīn
资金
to use for
yòng yú
用于
artificial intelligence
réngōng zhìnéng
人工智能
company
gōngsī
公司
leadership / management
lǐngdǎo
领导
to say
shuō
artificial intelligence
réngōng zhìnéng
人工智能
currently
zhèngzài
正在
to change
gǎibiàn
改变
work
gōngzuò
工作
way / manner
fāngshì
方式
this
cǐcì
此次
layoffs
cáiyuán
裁员
to affect
yǐngxiǎng
影响
completion marker
le
multiple
duō gè
多个
countries
guójiā
国家
structural particle
de
employees
yuángōng
员工
North America
Běi Měi
北美
region
dìqū
地区
structural particle
de
employees
yuángōng
员工
to experience
shòu
impact
yǐngxiǎng
影响
the most
zuìduō
最多
accounting for
zhàn
layoffs
cáiyuán
裁员
total number
zǒngshù
总数
structural particle
de
40 percent
40%
40%
many
xǔduō
许多
technology
kējì
科技
company
gōngsī
公司
all
dōu
in the process of
zài
because of
yīn
artificial intelligence
réngōng zhìnéng
人工智能
and therefore
ér
to reduce
jiǎnshǎo
减少
employees
yuángōng
员工
number of people
rénshù
人数

New Words

cáiyuán
裁员
to lay off employees
gōngsī
公司
company
yuángōng
员工
employees
réngōng zhìnéng
人工智能
artificial intelligence
zījīn
资金
funds / capital
tóurù
投入
to invest in
fāzhǎn
发展
development
bǎifēnbǐ
百分比
percentage
yǐngxiǎng
影响
impact / influence
ruǎnjiàn
软件
software

News in English

Business

Atlassian Cuts 1,600 Jobs to Self-Fund Artificial Intelligence Investments

Software company Atlassian announced layoffs of about 1,600 employees, or 10 percent of its workforce, saying the move would free up funds to invest in artificial intelligence and enterprise sales.

Software company Atlassian announced layoffs of approximately 1,600 employees, representing 10% of its total workforce. The company stated that the layoffs are intended to direct more funds toward artificial intelligence development. Company leadership emphasized that artificial intelligence is transforming the way work is conducted. The layoffs affect multiple departments across the organization.

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