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Carmel Hinks

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Carmel Hinks is a Sydney-based software engineer who joined Atlassian in 2015. She received her B.Sc degree in software engineering from Curtin University (Perth, Australia), where she also spent several years teaching students about application and database design. Since realizing her passion for microservice architecture, she has specialized in the development and maintenance of highly critical cloud platform services. Carmel has an avid interest in sharing knowledge, frequently harnessing opportunities to speak at anything from local meetups through to international conferences.

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  • Are your project management tools promoting collaboration or friction?

    In today’s fast-paced work environment, having numerous purpose-built tools at our disposal should make collaboration easier. Yet, for many teams, advancing work feels more challenging…

  • Atlassian X Figma: Unifying workflows across the product lifecycle

    Atlassian X Figma: Unifying workflows across the product lifecycle

    Discover how Atlassian and Figma have come together to help teams collaborate more effectively and make product launches easier.

  • How Confluence Premium unlocks cross-functional workflows with Jira and Jira Service Management

    How Confluence Premium unlocks cross-functional workflows with Jira and Jira Service Management

    Exploring seamless integrations and AI capabilities to help teams work better together

  • Inbound Sales: 6 Ways to Increase Close Won Rates

    Sales teams often struggle to convert leads despite having quality products and strong marketing. Prospects lose interest, sales calls feel one-sided, and outreach efforts fall…

  • How to Develop a Winning Sales Strategy for 2025

    How to Develop a Winning Sales Strategy for 2025

    Closing deals and generating revenue without an effective sales strategy is like being asked to drive a car while blindfolded—it’s dangerous and unlikely to succeed.…

  • Conducting a 1:1 Meeting: Agendas, Best Practices, & Tools

    Conducting a 1:1 Meeting: Agendas, Best Practices, & Tools

    You’re in a 1:1 meeting, and things are not going smoothly. Whether stumbling through career goals or racing against the clock to cover essential updates,…

  • SaaS Sales: A Complete 2025 Guide + 5 Effective Strategies

    If you work in SaaS sales, you might have one job title but many jobs. You’re an expert on the software product you’re selling. You…

  • How to Run Effective One-on-One Meetings with Your Manager

    The simple thought of a one-on-one meeting with your manager may overwhelm you. It could be anxiety over a potential performance review, excitement to hear…

  • How to Combat Meeting Fatigue: 10 Effective Tips

    Imagine being pulled into one meeting after another, watching hours tick by as your pile of to-do’s grows taller with each passing minute. By the…

  • Stand-Up Meetings 101: Boost Productivity and Collaboration

    Stand-Up Meetings 101: Boost Productivity and Collaboration

    Imagine it’s Monday morning, and your team is scattered across different locations, each member juggling tasks and deadlines. You check your email and find a…

  • How to politely correct someone when they’re wrong

    How to politely correct someone when they’re wrong

    Four ways to make yourself heard without burning bridges.

  • How to avoid groupthink on your team

    How to avoid groupthink on your team

    Team cohesiveness is a good thing – until it sabotages creativity. Here’s how to ensure a desire for consensus doesn’t come at the price of…

  • Evolving Atlassian’s deployment controls enforcement

    Over the last few years, Software Supply Chain Security has rapidly emerged as a critical aspect in the software development lifecycle, ensuring compliance, enhancing security…

  • Upcoming Changes to Pipelines Log Retention Policy

    Bitbucket Pipelines is making changes to the way we manage build logs to create a more predictable and standardised set of policies for managing customer…

  • 8 proven leadership principles and the psychology behind them

    8 proven leadership principles and the psychology behind them

    Effective leaders come in all shapes, sizes, and styles – but certain leadership principles underscore them all.