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Xero Software Engineer Interview Questions

The questions to prepare for a Xero Software Engineer interview. Questions from real interview reports rank first. Updated weekly.

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SQL & Data ManipulationStart here. 10 questions + 1 drill · ~102 min
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Coding10 questions · ~92 min
Merge Overlapping IntervalsMedium
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Sort intervals by start time, then merge overlapping ranges into a minimal non-overlapping list.

ArraysSearchingSortingXero
Prime Number ProgramEasy
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Determine whether an integer is prime using trial division up to the square root.

ProgrammingXero
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System Design9 questions · ~83 min
Airport Flight Scheduling SystemHard

Evaluates your end-to-end system design for complex, real-time domain requirements.

system architectureXero
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Execution10 questions · ~92 min
Design a Real-Time Booking SystemHard
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Tests your ability to design scalable real-time systems with appropriate cloud and data choices.

Trade-offssolution designCloudXero
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Pipelines3 questions · ~28 min
Production REST Error HandlingMedium
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Tests your operational readiness and ability to design robust API error flows.

monitoringrest apisXero
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Security & Infrastructure6 questions · ~55 min
Choose an API Authentication MechanismMedium

Assesses security decision-making and understanding of authentication tradeoffs.

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More topics2 questions · ~18 min
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