Great tech company with start-up culture but maturity - Software Engineer Xero Employee Review

5.0
19 Oct 2014
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Well run development process. Constantly identifying needs and actively filling the holes. Don't ask people to wear too many hats, which can result in poorly filled roles. Great coworkers, easy to make friends. Great culture and good work life balance, flexible schedule. Beautiful office. Awesome espresso machine. Good compensation. Expanding team, so lots of opportunity for advancement.

Cons

No name recognition in the US (hopefully this is changing). Not sexy to tell friends "I build accounting software". Benefits are good, but could always be better. ie Higher 401k contributions, public-transit passes, provide basic lunch supplies. No cash bonuses, only stock that fully-vests after 3 years.

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Pros

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Cons

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3.0
30 Jun 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Impressive onboarding for new hires. Benefits incomparable to other organizations.

Cons

Pay not sustainable AI introduction caused layoffs for department No room for growth as other continents had priority instead of US candidates.

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