Small town company in big city cosplay without the benefits of either - Intermediate Software Engineer Xero Employee Review

2.0
11 Dec 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

- Flexible hybrid working - work from home as much or as little as you like - Health insurance is amazing

Cons

- Huge corporate culture shift has rendered Xero unrecognisable from the workplace it was ~3 years ago - Employee experience can range from okay to horrific depending on what team you’re in (massive domain favouritism) - There has been huge amounts of silent firing over the last 2 years, as well as “sabotaging” great engineers with a PIP and terrible performance reviews if costs need to be cut. Have seen firsthand that managers will doctor and remove evidence from your performance review to make you look worse - Pay is lower than ever - Company is leaner than ever - I’ve been in a few teams now and all of them are incredibly stretched for capacity. And they’re always looking to cut more. Not sustainable. If you’re an engineer, expect to be on call at least every 3 weeks because the rosters are too small

Explore other reviews about Xero

5.0
24 Apr 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Great culture and solid benefits

Cons

Could be a bit chaotic at times

3.0
1 May 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

The team is super smart and everyone knows their stuff well. If you see an opportunity, you can take it and do it. Flat structure, less authority means you can experiment and do as much as you want.

Cons

There's not much of an onboarding, so you have to figure things out. It can feel very sink or swim. Also, you have to work across many different time zones as well, because the team is global. Also, people have very short fuses if you don't pick things up quickly or not as smart as them.

1
See reviews by: Helpful|Rating|Date|All