Great tech company with start-up culture but maturity - Software Engineer Xero Employee Review

5.0
Oct 19, 2014
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Well run development process. Constantly identifying needs and actively filling the holes. Don't ask people to wear too many hats, which can result in poorly filled roles. Great coworkers, easy to make friends. Great culture and good work life balance, flexible schedule. Beautiful office. Awesome espresso machine. Good compensation. Expanding team, so lots of opportunity for advancement.

Cons

No name recognition in the US (hopefully this is changing). Not sexy to tell friends "I build accounting software". Benefits are good, but could always be better. ie Higher 401k contributions, public-transit passes, provide basic lunch supplies. No cash bonuses, only stock that fully-vests after 3 years.

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Pros

Awesome work culture. You get to meet everyone from every team in the company. Every one are so helpful. Even the people from different teams will help you to achieve your tasks. Even the managers are so helpful. Perks: Wednesday Lunch, Friday Happy hours.

Cons

I haven't faced anything negative in the company.

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