Lots of Good Stuff Here - Software Development Team Lead Xero Employee Review

5.0
May 28, 2020
Recommend
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Pros

Communication is very open and flows well Many parts focus on hiring for attitude as much as for skills Has grown a lot in the last few years Things like mental health, work-life balance and personal development are openly discuss Lots of smart people to work with and talk to

Cons

Flexible working policy is based around conversations with managers, but some managers have a personal bias against this regardless of whether or not the role can be done flexibly. Culture can feel a little cheerleader-ish and overly positive at times, improvement does required acknowledging where you've gone wrong Office and shared spaces are a bit out of touch with reality, software development requires deep thinking but office is very cramped and noisy, leads to days of low productivity.

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5.0
Apr 24, 2026
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Pros

Great culture and solid benefits

Cons

Could be a bit chaotic at times

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1.0
Jun 30, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Xero has a great product and a lot of very passionate employees who work very hard for their customers.

Cons

The executive leadership at Xero is creating a toxic, backstabbing culture that promotes yes-men at the expense of honest dialogue. It's impossible to make decisions at the company, and multiple rounds of layoffs are leaving all employees shell shocked and fearful. Marketing teams are under-resourced while more demands are constantly being placed on teams to do more. When constraints are communicated, employees are blamed for them, rather that listened to. Multiple colleagues have said the same thing. Additionally, management has instituted a 'rank and yank' policy where everyone is graded on a forced curve, where the bottom quarter are immediately put on a PIP.

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