Used to be a great place to work, now its just 'OK' - Software Engineer Xero Employee Review

4.0
10 Nov 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Great WFH policy Tech stack relatively modern Good perks if you go into office

Cons

Trying to be a Silicon Valley company without the same pay Increasingly becoming very political 'Xero' room for creativity anymore. Hackathons are a bit of a joke, no time to implement because of deliverables.

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5.0
24 Apr 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Great culture and solid benefits

Cons

Could be a bit chaotic at times

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1.0
30 Jun 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Xero has a great product and a lot of very passionate employees who work very hard for their customers.

Cons

The executive leadership at Xero is creating a toxic, backstabbing culture that promotes yes-men at the expense of honest dialogue. It's impossible to make decisions at the company, and multiple rounds of layoffs are leaving all employees shell shocked and fearful. Marketing teams are under-resourced while more demands are constantly being placed on teams to do more. When constraints are communicated, employees are blamed for them, rather that listened to. Multiple colleagues have said the same thing. Additionally, management has instituted a 'rank and yank' policy where everyone is graded on a forced curve, where the bottom quarter are immediately put on a PIP.

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