Pleasant people, but a tangle of internal issues - Anonymous employee Xceptor Employee Review

3.0
15 Aug 2025
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Line managers are thoughtful and compassionate, and emphasise work-life balance. A good level of respect for employee independence. Development teams genuinely care about team success and helping each other out. Very little rivalry or office politics to worry about at team level. Anyone in the department will pause or book in an opportunity to help if someone is struggling. A feeling of "we'll do anything for our clients", and code quality is well enforced in new code with multiple human reviewers and high automated testing coverage requirements. No shortage of ways to communicate with senior people in the company. Comprehensive, history-disregarded private healthcare coverage is a somewhat unusual benefit for the UK and is extremely well received.

Cons

Most recent CEO has been partially eroding the hybrid working benefits, and was dismissive and blunt about the changes. Senior management requests plenty of feedback on all kinds of topics, but that feedback tends to vanish into action groups and ongoing discussions. It feels like they're genuinely trying but there's not much real impact. Legacy codebase is challenging to work with, being the amassed culmination of a vast number of contributions from well over a decade. Technical debt in general is very high: client bugs are dealt with promptly, but less critical oddities, internal annoyances, build warnings, and other such daily frustrations are accepted as just being too low priority to resolve. This doesn't seem sustainable. Development career progression is not smooth. New senior roles have been created but moving into them is very binary. Annual review outcomes are crucial to progression, and it is very hard to meaningfully advance outside that window.

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Xceptor Response
9mo
Thank you for taking the time to post your review, and thank you for your service to Xceptor. We’re delighted to hear that you’ve experienced a supportive and collaborative environment within our development teams, and that our emphasis on work-life balance, code quality, and healthcare benefits resonates positively. We also appreciate your constructive feedback regarding hybrid working, legacy code challenges, and career progression. These are important areas, and while we may not always get things right immediately, we are committed to listening, learning, and improving. Whilst we have no plans to remove our hybrid working arrangements, your advice to focus more on refining our existing codebase and trusting teams with their resources is well taken and aligns with ongoing internal discussions.

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5.0
9 Feb 2026
Anonymous employee
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Pros

The market has an obvious need for the product The product is mature with a committed team enhancing it The general team overall is supportive Management allows your to operate autonomously - they trust you to get the job done Everyone is very professional and courteous You can tell the company focuses on hiring A players

Cons

The company is coming out of a turnaround so many people are new As with any small and evolving company - there are growing pains. Make sure you like autonomy and can build your own success

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Xceptor Response
3mo
Thank you for taking the time to share a review. We're pleased to hear that you see the clear market need for our product and value the maturity of the platform and the commitment of the team behind it. It’s great to know that you’ve experienced support from colleagues and appreciated the autonomy, professionalism, and high standards we aim for when building our teams. You’ve also highlighted an important part of our journey. As we continue to emerge from a period of transformation, we recognize that many people are new and the organisation is still evolving. With that does come some growing pains, but it also brings fresh energy, new ideas, and significant opportunities for individuals who enjoy autonomy and are motivated to shape their own success. Thank you for your balanced and constructive feedback. Thank you again for being part of our journey and for helping future candidates understand what it’s like to work here.
4.0
28 Jan 2026
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Hybrid working schedule available Teams are friendly and hard working Clear path for professional growth worked towards all year, not just discussed during review season. Building process and procedures from the ground up (also a con sometimes) In process of building internal systems and tools to support growth (also a con sometimes) Compensation is market competitive / average 401k options and match percentage Small internal teams Open to solutions / changes

Cons

Growing pains Undefined processes and procedures when working cross-functionally with internal teams In process of building internal systems and tools to support growth Lack of internal resources to support growth Subpar benefits/packages for US employees Small teams = heavy workloads / long hours

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Xceptor Response
4mo
Thank you for taking the time to share such thoughtful and balanced feedback. We really appreciate your recognition of our collaborative culture, hybrid working approach, and the focus we place on continuous professional growth—not just during review cycles. It’s great to hear that our teams’ openness to new ideas, solutions, and cross-functional collaboration is resonating. We’re also glad you highlighted the opportunity to help build processes and systems from the ground up. While this can certainly present challenges at times, it’s an important part of supporting our long-term growth and creating scalable, sustainable ways of working. We acknowledge the growing pains that come with scaling—particularly around evolving processes, workloads within small teams, and the need for additional internal resources. These are areas we’re actively working on, including continued investment in systems, tools, and support structures to better enable our teams as we grow. Your suggestion around expanding junior support roles is especially valuable and aligns with ongoing conversations about capacity, development, and burnout prevention. Thank you as well for your advice to management. Maintaining our #OneTeam mindset and strong cross-functional alignment remains a priority, and feedback like this reinforces the importance of that focus. We appreciate your honesty and engagement, and we’re grateful for everyone who contributes their voice to helping us improve and grow together. Thank you for your commitment to Xceptor!
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