Xero Software Developer reviews

3.5

41% would recommend to a friend

(138 total reviews)
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Sukhinder Singh Cassidy

28% approve of CEO

16% positive business outlook

Software Developer employees have rated Xero with 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 138 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Software Developer professionals have a good working experience there. Xero is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Software Developer professionals compared to other employers within the Information Technology industry (3.6 stars).

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138 reviews
1.0
Jun 30, 2026

High Pressure, Low Support

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Modern technology stack and talented engineers. Good exposure to cloud technologies and distributed systems.

Cons

The engineering culture became heavily focused on delivery and short-term performance, with limited emphasis on coaching, career development, or engineer wellbeing. Team morale was extremely low during my time there, and I saw multiple experienced engineers leave or be managed out. Frequent changes in priorities and organisational direction made it difficult to plan long-term work.

2.0
Jun 24, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

People are nice The office has good perks Pay and benefits are slightly above market

Cons

Silicon Valley performance expectations but no Silicon Valley pay Morale is low among employees; people are getting swapped out unwillingly Expectations aren't clear; you just have to outperform your peers and hope for the best

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