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Software Engineer Interview Experience - Sydney, Australia

August 4, 2025
Positive ExperienceNo Offer

Process

I applied online, and the process took 3 weeks. There were 4 rounds.

  • Chat with internal recruiter to check your values, experience, and aspirations.
  • Coding challenge: Test conducted on HackerRank. It was not overly hard, but I wouldn't say it's simple. The engineer overseeing the test, Cath, was a legend and made me feel at ease.
  • Execution & Cross-Functional Collaboration Discussion: Chat with someone from a non-engineering team. Expect questions around your way of working, challenges you've faced, and how you resolve conflicts.
  • Culture Fit & Team Interview: 2 senior or lead engineers check if you fit their teams. Expect questions about your technical background, your exposure to the technologies these teams use, and challenges you've faced.Even though I didn't get the job, I walked away having learned a lot, and the feedback provided by the internal recruiter, Raisa, was very detailed and will help me in my future endeavours.

Questions

Write a function that takes in two strings. Return true or false if a condition is met. One answer.

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Interview Statistics

The following metrics were computed from 1 interview experience for the Xero Software Engineer role in Sydney, New South Wales.

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Pass Rate

Xero's interview process for their Software Engineer roles in Sydney, New South Wales is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.

Experience Rating

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Candidates reported having very good feelings for Xero's Software Engineer interview process in Sydney, New South Wales.