Candidatei-me online. O processo levou 4 semanas. Fui entrevistado pela Xero (Auckland, ) em set. de 2021
Entrevista
Pretty straightforward. You apply for the role on the Summer of Tech platform and fill up a form on Xero's hiring platform. Then you'll get a hackerrank challenge and subsequently get sent a link to record an elevator pitch if you pass the hackerrank test. After that you'll get an email after a few weeks on whether or not you'll get to the final step which is a 30 minutes interview.
Perguntas de entrevista [1]
Pergunta 1
1.) Hackerrank - Programming and SQL. 1 hour time limit.
2.) Elevator Pitch - Record a video of yourself answeing a few questions.
3.) Video Interview - Behavioural questions and covered a little bit about my programming projects.
Candidatei-me online. O processo levou 3 semanas. Fui entrevistado pela Xero (Melbourne) em mar. de 2026
Entrevista
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.
Candidatei-me online. Fui entrevistado pela Xero (Sydney) em jun. de 2025
Entrevista
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.
Perguntas de entrevista [1]
Pergunta 1
Write a function that takes in 2 string. Return true or false if a condition is met.