Xero Senior Software Engineer interview questions

I first had a recruiter call and then was moved to the initial phone screen. I got to meet the hiring manager and another senior dev. Overall, we had a nice conversation and I was asked a coding question which I could solve easily. If you are applying to this company, beware that the recruiters are terrible at communication. They didn't explain to me what to expect during the final round. In fact, one recruiter said another recruiter was supposed to call/email me and fill me in on the details. That didn't happen. I walked into the final round not knowing how it'd pan out. There was a system design interview, a string manipulation coding interview, and a hands-on API design interview. Finally, the final interview was with the hiring manager himself which was casual in nature. The only interviews I enjoyed were the last two. I think the hands-on interview is a great way to gauge whether a candidate is capable enough to carry out similar tasks at work. The manager round was also fun as I got to learn about the company and its needs. I'm quite surprised that other candidates were asked easy questions. I feel like the interview process for me was made specifically hard. Not sure why... Maybe they already had another candidate in mind, and I was just a filler? They said the recruiter would be in touch. Since I haven't heard from him, I think this is a no go at this point. Overall, I was treated with respect and would recommend applying here. Just keep in mind that the recruiters seem clueless and they don't bother with post-interview follow ups.

The overall process included: - Several phone calls - One in person interview, which was more conversational, and fairly easy technical questions. It was a fairly fast interview process and one of the easiest technical interviews I've been to