Xero Software Engineer interview experience

I’d get updates that raised my hopes, only for them to lead nowhere, and it took a long time—over a month and a half—before any meaningful feedback arrived. When it did come, it was generic and vague, and I didn’t get the kind of examples that would’ve explained what actually went wrong.

Part of what made it feel exhausting was the communication around the interviews themselves. It wasn’t just delays; it felt like there were moments where I was effectively left in the dark unless I followed up. That matched what I experienced with the broader talent process too: applying could mean getting