Is Xero a good company to work for as a Software Developer?

Software Developer professionals working at Xero have rated their employer with 3.4 out of 5 stars in 138 Glassdoor reviews. This is a higher than average score with the overall rating of Xero employees being 3.3 out of 5 stars. Search open Software Developer Jobs at Xero now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Software Developer interview questions at Xero .

Does Xero pay Software Developer employees well?

Software Developer professionals rate their compensation and benefits at Xero with 3.5 out of 5 stars based on 138 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 2.8% worse than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Software Developer salaries at Xero.

How happy are Software Developer professionals working at Xero?

36% of Software Developer employees at Xero would recommend their employer to a friend. This rating has decreased by 21% in the past 12 months. Software Developer professionals have also rated Xero with a 3.4 rating for work-life-balance, 3.7 rating for diversity and inclusion, 3.0 rating for culture and values and 3.1 rating for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Xero?

Software Engineer (95) , Customer Experience Specialist (90) , Senior Software Engineer (67) , Account Manager (60) , Product Manager (45) , Software Developer (34) , Senior Account Manager (28) , Senior Engineer (28) , Engineer (23) , Sales (22) , Product Designer (19) , Developer (16) , Lead Engineer (15) , Intern (14) , Partner Consultant (14)

What are the pros of working at Xero according to real employee reviews?

"Xero has a great culture which trusts its employees and gives them space and authority to do their best work." ((in 309 reviews)); "Great people to work with Free vending machine and fruit Lots of cool events and Friday drinks Up to date tech to use for working" ((in 230 reviews)); "Good Benefits and snacks and close to a subway station in the middle of the city." ((in 84 reviews)); "Great teams and nice people" ((in 59 reviews)); "Great company culture thats inclusive and flexible" ((in 39 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Xero according to real employee reviews?

"Micro management What’s was cool and special before are being taken away" ((in 62 reviews)); "Senior leadership are so overconfident in their decisions that they get visibly angry when questioned about their laughably poor decisions" ((in 54 reviews)); "Pay is low compared to australia" ((in 42 reviews)); "No Career Progression or its not clear enough" ((in 40 reviews)); "Starting salary is low compared to other companies" ((in 39 reviews))

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Xero Software Developer reviews

3.4

36% would recommend to a friend

(138 total reviews)

Sukhinder Singh Cassidy

22% approve of CEO

14% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.7

Diversity & inclusion

3.5

Compensation and benefits

3.4

Work/Life balance

3.1

Career opportunities

3.0

Culture & values

2.3

Senior management

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

5.0

Jan 26, 2016

Stand Up Employer

Developer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The company is filled with a very diverse and talented team. Culture and values are kept at the forefront and are drilled in early and often and the senior management really does make an effort to adhere to them. Effort is made to make life easier for the employees within reason, work from home or remote when needed. Flexible hours. Great facilities. Exciting young company still getting a lot built and shipped. Fun to be a part of a product people like.

Cons

Growing pains with all of the new people and systems. Some inefficiencies are still being sussed out. Adjusting to new senior management. Seems to be a lot of change in that space.

Xero Response

10y

Thank you for your feedback and advice. The People Experience team is currently trialing a cool new tool that will help us gather opinions, feedback and concerns in real time so we are able to respond and improve things at the same speed as we are scaling.

5.0

Dec 27, 2015

Great product, great company

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

• Fun, talented, smart coworkers • Good compensations, perks, decent benefits • "New Zealand culture" open, value focused, Friday afternoon happy-hours... • Company invests a lot of time and money into making the development process run smoothly • Awesome office spaces and views of the bay • Good mix of fast-paced self-directed teams, but with the support and backing of a larger more stable company. "Start-up like environment, with a big bankroll"

Cons

• Less Kiwis and Aussies around the office than there use to be • No holiday bonuses / stock bonuses vest slowly • Still some heavily handed policies from overseas HQ

2.0

Jun 27, 2015

Becoming a corporate machine

Developer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Free drinks, etc. Work colleagues are great. Video games, and other stuff you'd expect from a modern tech company that is trying to pretend it's still a start up.

Cons

Has scaled very poorly in the past few years, and beginning to feel like a poorly managed corporate monster with ever-changing c-team. Non-competitive pay (in NZ). Lack of autonomy and constant meddling by senior execs towards development teams really defeats the purpose of #ownership. CEO constantly makes embarrassing and lout-ish comments. Comes across as very intolerant. Very poor communication between US and NZ team has led to a large amount of animosity and poor development practices.

Xero Response

11y

Sorry to hear you feel this way and I absolutely agree any signs of being the corporate monster you describe should be quashed! Given the rate of growth we've experienced it's unavoidable that there will be times where we miss the mark, adapt and improve. I see lots of examples of great teams, communication and increasing autonomy, so am confident we're on the right track. Thanks for the feedback

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