How long does it take to get hired as a Linux Developer at Canonical?

Candidates applying for Linux Developer roles take an average of 60 days to get hired, when considering 1 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Canonical overall takes an average of 51 days.

Where can I find Canonical interview experiences by job title?

Software Engineer (95) ; Engineering Manager (20) ; Sales Development Representative (SDR) (14) ; Senior Software Engineer (12) ; Sales (11) ; Director (8) ; Manager (8) ; Product Manager (8) ; Technical Support Engineer (8) ; Software Developer (6) ; Software Engineer I (6) ; Project Manager (5) ; Sales Executive (5) ; Cloud Operations Engineer (4) ; Engineer (4)

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Sep 18, 2025

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Canonical interviews FAQs

Candidates applying for Linux Developer roles take an average of 60 days to get hired, when considering 1 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Canonical overall takes an average of 51 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Canonical as a Linux Developer according to 1 Glassdoor interviews include:
Skills test: 25%
Personality test: 25%
Group panel interview: 25%
Background check: 25%
Here are the most commonly searched roles for interview reports -
Software Engineer(95) ;
Engineering Manager(20) ;
Sales Development Representative (SDR)(14) ;
Senior Software Engineer(12) ;
Sales(11) ;
Director(8) ;
Manager(8) ;
Product Manager(8) ;
Technical Support Engineer(8) ;

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Canonical interviews FAQs

Candidates applying for Linux Developer roles take an average of 60 days to get hired, when considering 1 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Canonical overall takes an average of 51 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Canonical as a Linux Developer according to 1 Glassdoor interviews include:
Skills test: 25%
Personality test: 25%
Group panel interview: 25%
Background check: 25%
Here are the most commonly searched roles for interview reports -
Software Engineer(95) ;
Engineering Manager(20) ;
Sales Development Representative (SDR)(14) ;
Senior Software Engineer(12) ;
Sales(11) ;
Director(8) ;
Manager(8) ;
Product Manager(8) ;
Technical Support Engineer(8) ;

Software Developer

(6) ;

Software Engineer I(6) ;

Project Manager(5) ;

Sales Executive(5) ;

Cloud Operations Engineer(4) ;

Engineer(4) .

Jobs at Canonical

45 jobs in United States

Linux Devices Software Engineer

Junior Linux Kernel Engineer - Ubuntu

Linux devices software engineer - snapd

Junior Software Developer - Observability

Linux Kernel Engineer

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Linux Developer Interview

Sep 18, 2025

Anonymous Interview Candidate

San Francisco, CA

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Negative experience

Difficult interview

Application

I applied online. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Canonical (San Francisco, CA) in Sep 2025

Interview

I had three rounds. 1 assessment, 1 coding and 1 interview. After that they rejected me. Overall its very time consuming process. It takes months and eventually they reject you.

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Question 1

They asked a couple of questions based on education, background, experience, etc.

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