Candidate FAQ

We're looking for curious, empathetic, and people-centric candidates. We want people who are motivated by meaningful work and share our purpose of helping our customers succeed.

Candidates should resonate and align with our four core values, have a positive outlook, be comfortable with ambiguity and thrive working in an ever-evolving and complex environment. We love meeting big picture thinkers and doers, people who can be both tactical and strategic, aim high and put people first in everything they do.

Our values are the core beliefs we stand for at Xplor and they're an essential part of how we hire and recognise our team members. We know that by living up to our values we'll help people succeed.

It’s so important to be able to communicate with other Xplorers around the globe and to make sure everyone feels connected. Our main tools are Workplace (by Meta) and Microsoft Teams. We’ll transition from Workplace to Workvivo (by Zoom) later this year.

Our leaders share regular business updates and we have quarterly Global All Hands, so we can hear directly from our CEO and Senior Leadership team on the latest news and company updates.

All our job openings are advertised on our careers page https://www.xplortechnologies.com/careers. We kindly ask you apply through this portal or job boards only. Please don't send your application to an individual Xplorer via email, LinkedIn, or other channel.

Applying through the portal is quick and easy, and also makes sure that everyone on the hiring team has immediate access to your application.

We embrace innovation and understand that AI tools can be helpful in your job search. However, we have some guidelines to ensure transparency and authenticity:

Do's:

Dont's:

Always be transparent if you've used AI tools to help prepare your application. We value authenticity and want to get to know the real you.

A strong application:

While our ATS (Applicant Tracking System) allows for creativity, our Hiring Managers prefer a resume in a simple and clean format. It should be easy to read and capture all the important information at the top.

Please submit your resume in a Word or PDF format. Please don't scan a pdf as an image. Use one standard font throughout the entire document and avoid tables and columns.

Finally, please don't include a profile photo. Studies suggest that photos on resumes may influence the hiring process, potentially leading to biases.

We like them as we know a resume doesn't always tell the whole story, but we don't ever make them a requirement.

A cover letter is a great tool to give us an insight into your personality, and provide more information about your current situation, the type of role, and the flexibility you're looking for.

There's an auto-reject function for candidates who aren’t authorized to lawfully work in the country they’re applying for (known as knockout questions). However, we don’t ever auto-reject based on keywords or specific phrases in your resume.

All our applications are reviewed by humans. While our ATS has AI capabilities, we do not exclusively rely on AI when making hiring, promotion or any other employment decisions.

None of our AI tools in place are capable of making these kinds of hiring decisions for us.

Yes, you can apply for multiple openings but please be intentional about the roles you’re applying for.

Our interview process typically includes:

The exact process may vary depending on the role and level. We aim to be transparent about timelines and next steps throughout the process.

The Recruiter Screen is the first step of our hiring process. It's an opportunity for us to learn more about you and tell you more about the role you've applied for.

During the Recruiter Screen, you'll be asked about your experience and skills to make sure they're aligned with the role. The recruiter will also make sure compensation expectations align, share more about the role, Xplor and our culture and values, and answer any questions you may have.

If the conversation goes well, the next step will either be an interview with the Hiring Manager or a practical assessment. And we'll always follow up with you, regardless of the decision.

With more and more people working remotely, we've moved to video interviewing for most roles at Xplor. Here's some general advice:

What should I prepare for the interview?

To make the most of your interview:

We always share some more information and resources with you before your interview.

We're committed to building a diverse and inclusive workplace where everyone feels they belong. This commitment extends to our hiring practices, workplace policies, and company culture. We believe diverse perspectives lead to better outcomes and stronger communities.

As part of Xplor's commitment to creating and maintaining a diverse and inclusive workforce, we ask candidates to voluntarily and anonymously self-identify through a few demographic questions. It's up to you if you'd like to share this information, and your decision to answer or not answer ("prefer not to say") those questions will have no impact on your application.

This information helps us to assess our Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) strategies. This includes benchmarking the diversity of candidate pools, measuring our outreach efforts, and other reporting purposes.

If you choose to respond, your individual responses will not be shared with anyone who will assess your application or be involved in the hiring process, and your responses won't play any role in our hiring decision. Xplor makes employment-related decisions based solely on an individual's skill sets, experience and job performance.

We understand that diverse candidates have diverse needs. If you require additional support or have any accessibility needs throughout any stage of your recruitment journey with us, you can let us know by emailing talent@xplortechnologies.com.

We're big on flexibility. We have a lot of remote employees. We also have a lot of Xplorers that live near one of our offices, and for those people we've found that generally the hybrid model works best.

We typically highlight the work model in our job ads, but if you can't see it please check with your Talent Team contact. We're open to discussing different needs and flexibility, to suit both you and the role.

We're committed to helping our people grow. Some of our development initiatives include:

While benefits vary by location, we offer competitive packages that typically include:

For specific details about benefits in your location, please ask your recruiter during the interview process.

The biggest part culturally at Xplor is that we rely heavily on our engineers to be dynamic. Xplor is not a big company (yet) where you'll have really well-defined requirements and rigid processes. Our Engineers have a lot of input into the process and requirements. However, there can be challenges and ambiguity you as an Engineer have to overcome -- and we know that's not for everyone. The positive side of this is that you get to have a lot of say and ownership in the product and the process.

Xplor is dynamic company with many different products and technologies. We have evolved from a bunch of start-ups to a single company with a single goal. We continue to iterate on our processes and technologies to find common ground between the different projects. You can find everything from super modern to older languages. We have cloud and on prem, depending on the group. The great part of Xplor is you can find anything you are interested in. Our most common languages include:

After accepting an offer, you can expect:

If you weren't considered for a role and you see the same job being advertised again within a short period of time, please hold off. It wasn't meant to be.

However, we do encourage you to keep checking our careers page for future career opportunities. Job requirements can vary across our different business units and teams, so if you believe you're a match and have the right skills and experience for another role, please do apply and don't let a previous rejection put you off.