Xero Software Developer reviews

3.4

36% would recommend to a friend

(138 total reviews)
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Sukhinder Singh Cassidy

22% approve of CEO

14% positive business outlook

Software Developer employees have rated Xero with 3.4 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
3.0
May 4, 2018

Growing pains

Recommend
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Pros

+ plenty of interesting technical challenges to solve + good benefits + good workspace + flexible working + lots of great people + Rod Drury was a great CEO

Cons

- a lot (arguably too much) depends on the team you're in and on your manager. Some teams have it better than others, so there are lots of silos with people not even talking to each other and having completely different experiences - salary below market rate - no clear career progression - too much focus on breaking even at the expense of long term prospects of the business - too many restructures with no good outcomes - no focus on establishing and promoting good practices - lack of vision for the future - lack of clear direction - mid-level management not always up to the task, it looks like Xero is having problems with selecting and growing its leaders - great values declared, but not lived by - poor hiring practices - great startup culture is being replaced by boilerplate corporate bureaucracy and petty office politics

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Xero Response
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Thank you for taking the time to provide your feedback. We are growing rapidly and this creates opportunities and challenges. We are certainly not perfect, and candid feedback like this helps us continue to improve as we grow. -Julie (Director of People Operations)
5.0
Dec 14, 2017

Great place to work

Recommend
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Pros

People seem to love what they do here and get the chance to develop themselves and skills in areas they are interested in. Good work life balance, without the crappy "work hard, play hard" culture. Plenty of opportunities for learning and development.

Cons

Haven't come across anything worth mentioning yet.

4.0
Nov 18, 2017

Good Teams

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Great teams and bright people

Cons

Unsure about where they are going - or bad at communication it

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