Skip to contentSkip to footer
  • Community
  • Jobs
  • Companies
  • Salaries
  • For employers
      Notifications

      Loading...

      Elevate your career

      Discover your earning potential, land dream jobs, and share work-life insights anonymously.

      employer cover photo
      employer logo
      employer logo

      Xero

      Engaged employer

      About
      Reviews
      Pay and benefits
      Jobs
      Interviews
      Interviews
      Related searches: Xero reviews | Xero jobs | Xero salaries | Xero benefits
      Xero interviewsXero Principal Engineer "but Senior On Arrival" interviewsXero interview


      Glassdoor

      • About / Press
      • Awards
      • Blog
      • Research
      • Contact Us
      • Guides

      Employers

      • Free Employer Account
      • Employer Centre
      • Employers Blog

      Information

      • Help
      • Guidelines
      • Terms of Use
      • Privacy and Ad Choices
      • Do Not Sell Or Share My Information
      • Cookie Consent Tool
      • Security

      Work With Us

      • Advertisers
      • Careers
      Download the App

      • Browse by:
      • Companies
      • Jobs
      • Locations
      • Communities
      • Recent posts

      Copyright © 2008-2026. Glassdoor LLC. "Glassdoor," "Worklife Pro," "Bowls" and logo are proprietary trademarks of Glassdoor LLC.

      Followed companies

      Stay ahead in opportunities and insider tips by following your dream companies.

      Job searches

      Get personalised job recommendations and updates by starting your searches.

      Principal Engineer "but Senior On Arrival" Interview

      3 Nov 2019
      Anonymous interview candidate
      Sydney
      Declined offer
      Neutral experience
      Average interview

      Application

      The process took 6 days. I interviewed at Xero (Sydney)

      Interview

      Via a recruiter head hunting I got asked in for an interview. I got there on time and signed in, waited for a few minutes and a bunch of people came out. They didn't acknowledge me or invite me in. Waited another minute till the manager came out. He was keen to get out of the office and go around the corner for a coffee. Good interview, had a think about it, it wasn't clear if it was for a senior or principal or lead, read Glassdoor reviews and didn't feel it was going to be a step up so I declined the second interview.

      Interview questions [3]

      Question 1

      experience with API, rest, soap, testing, css
      1 Answer

      Question 2

      preference on leading a silo'd team vs working across multiple teams
      1 Answer

      Question 3

      experience with finance, tax, accounting, data compliance and standards
      1 Answer

      Top companies for "Compensation and Benefits" near you

      avatar
      Kapsch
      3.5★Compensation and benefits
      avatar
      Siemens Digital Industries Software
      3.7★Compensation and benefits
      avatar
      Bitmovin
      4.3★Compensation and benefits
      avatar
      Canva
      3.9★Compensation and benefits

      Bowls

      Get actionable career advice tailored to you by joining more bowls.

      Company Bowl sample

      Want the inside scoop on your own company?

      Check out your Company Bowl for anonymous work chats.