Consider Carefully Before Joining – It's Turning into a Disaster Here - Engineer Xero Employee Review

1.0
11 Mar 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

- Great people, really helpful and human. - Good WFH policy with lots of perks when you come into the office. - Extra leaves

Cons

Engineers are expected to wear multiple hats—scrum master, product owner, delivery manager, release manager, devops, QA, architect, documenter, risk manager, and even handle after-hours support—while dealing with layers of management constantly asking for more work or questions. There’s been no salary increase in the last three years, despite performance reviews being treated so seriously that it feels like employees are forced to focus only on proving themselves, leaving little room for team building. The environment is selfish, and higher management tends to favor long-standing staff, while newer employees are at risk of being let go under the guise of performance issues. I wouldn’t recommend a junior or mid-level developer to join here. They only seem interested in hiring experts and have little regard for those still growing in their careers.

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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.

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