Xero·Software Engineer

Xero Software Engineer interview experience

No offer

Medium

Positive

Auckland, AucklandPosted Sep 2019 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

I went through a couple of rounds that felt very “people and fit,” even when technical topics showed up.

One interview with a tech lead and a senior developer was built around real business scenarios, and I had to write code on site while they walked through the reasoning as I produced it. They were approachable, and it didn’t feel like a gotcha—more like they wanted to see how I handled the code as the discussion evolved.

There was also a separate round that was much more about technical conversation paired with how I worked: an introduction-style call where I met the product owner and team leader, and we talked in detail about tech and process. I felt I was doing well and the discussion was

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