Pros
Disclaimer: Xero is an amazing company to work for. It grew up from a small startup into a real corporation, and that probably explains both pros and cons. You should also keep in mind there will be differences depending on the team, as it's hardly possible to have the same experience everywhere in a big company. - Good culture. People are friendly, help and fair conversations are encouraged on every level, management takes feedback nicely. Teams having lunches and activities together. - Good work-life balance. Your time is appreciated and no bad practices like overtiming or micromanagement are used. It's usually easy to arrange things flexibly if needed. - Plenty of technical challenges. It's usually encouraged to take your time to pursue your own goals or pay technical debt. - Some opportunities for career growth and relocation. - Fair pay for NZ market + good shares package. - Extra leave during Christmas time. - Decent parental support.
Cons
- Career progression was not very clear for long time. It's getting better now, but there are still a lot of things to improve. - Unclear payment ranges and promotion. There was a formal system, but it wasn't possible to understand the decisions or how to follow it. It's getting better as well. - A bit outdated tech stack in some areas. - As company grows there are more and more middle management. Sometimes it is unclear what their responsibilities are.