I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Xero (San Francisco, CA) in Oct 2015
Interview
Round 1: Hacker Rank Challenge( Total 5 questions : 3 Objectives, 2 Problem Solving)
Round 2: Phone Screening (They will ask about your past experiences, technology you worked on and expected salary)
Round 3: Technical Screening (They will explain about the company, team size and will ask few programming conceptual questions)
Round 4: Group Hangouts Technical Interview ( They will ask more about problem solving questions, web related conceptual questions, most of the questions were out of the job descriptions and are not of job related, few algorithm and data structure related questions, couple of questions from web HTTP response code; which I was not aware of before; )
Interview questions [2]
Question 1
What happens when you click the web link on the browser?
They will give you an array of type int. Print the array element with its repetition count (how many times it appear in the array). You can't use .NET Framework and can't use extra data structure.
I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Xero (Melbourne) in Mar 2026
Interview
It takes too long. The questions are difficult. Also there is a behavior test, not sure whether this test is useful. The technical questions are good:
Lead technical design and implementation of complex features and systems
Write high-quality, maintainable code and automated tests
Make pragmatic architectural and technical decisions that balance short-term delivery with long-term sustainability
Coding assessments: Can be live or take-home. pair programming with a given codebase.
Behavioral + teamwork: Interview with non-engineers (e.g., PMs) to probe how you work in teams, handle conflict, and resolve issues.
I applied online. I interviewed at Xero (Sydney) in Jun 2025
Interview
There were 4 rounds.
1) Chat with internal recruiter to check your values, experience and aspirations.
2) Coding challenge: Test conducted on HackerRank. Not overly hard but wouldn't say its simple. The engineer overseeing the test (Cath) was a legend and made me feel at ease.
3) Execution & Cross-Functional Collaboration Discussion: Chat with someone from a non-engineering team. Expect questions around your way of working, challenges you've faced and how you resolve conflicts.
4) Culture Fit & Team Interview: 2 senior/lead engineers check if you fit their teams. Expect questions about your technical background, your exposure to the technologies these teams use and challenges you've face.
Even though I didn't get the job I walked away having learned a lot and the feedback provided by the internal recruiter (Raisa) was very detailed and will help me in my future endeavours.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Write a function that takes in 2 string. Return true or false if a condition is met.