Xero Software Engineer interview experience (2022)

Xero Software Engineer interview experience

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MelbournePosted Aug 2022 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

My process included a full sequence of stages: a recruiter conversation up front, followed by a code refactoring task focused on turning a poorly written API into something more production-ready.

I was given time to work on the refactor and then had to discuss what I changed and why, including tradeoffs and the structure of the solution. After that, I had a systems design-style session where I designed a simple system and talked through things like deployment, cloud choices, authentication, scalability, storage, and other non-functional concerns.

The tricky part was that the environment felt inconsistent depending on who I spoke with. I ran into moments where expectations were either oddly constrained or not clearly aligned with what I was told about how to approach the task, which

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Xero Software Engineer interview experience

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