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Senior Software Engineer Interview Experience

January 20, 2025
Negative ExperienceNo Offer

Process

I applied online.

I had a mixed experience interviewing at Xero. The technical interview was enjoyable and conversational, but the process was overshadowed by poor communication from their internal recruiter. Emails often went unanswered, and key actions were delayed. A rejection email was mistakenly sent, causing unnecessary stress, and feedback after the rejection took 8 days to arrange, resulting in a 3-minute call that offered no meaningful insight. She was late to the feedback call and failed to send written feedback as promised in the timeframe. After a few nudges, I did eventually receive it. Overall, the lack of professionalism and communication negatively impacted my impression of Xero. Going forward, I would not recommend and won't be applying again, purely based on this person. I've also submitted detailed feedback to Xero about this.

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Interview Statistics

The following metrics were computed from 39 interview experiences for the Xero Senior Software Engineer role.

Success Rate

15%
Pass Rate

Xero's interview process for their Senior Software Engineer roles is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.

Experience Rating

Positive36%
Neutral18%
Negative46%

Candidates reported having negative feelings for Xero's Senior Software Engineer interview process.