Xero·Software Engineer

Xero Software Engineer interview experience

No offer

Medium

Positive

IrelandPosted Jun 2024 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

My first step was a video call with HR that covered software-focused questions, then I moved into a peer coding assessment with two software engineers.

The coding part stood out because the codebase was provided in advance, and the interviewers asked me to make changes live to satisfy the requirements they gave.

It felt like they were measuring more than just whether I could write code quickly—they watched how I interpreted the task, adapted the existing code, and collaborated in real time while working through the updates. The setup was direct, but the live modifications meant there wasn’t much room to drift.

I didn’t receive an offer after this sequence, but the process itself felt clear and technically grounded from start to finish.

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