Software Engineer applicants have rated the interview process at Canonical with 3.2 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 16% positive. To compare, the company-average is 14.9% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Software Engineer roles take an average of 53 days to get hired, when considering 155 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 Software Engineer according to 155 Glassdoor interviews include:
Skills test: 19%
Personality test: 19%
IQ intelligence test: 17%
One on one interview: 16%
Phone interview: 12%
Other: 7%
Presentation: 3%
Background check: 3%
Group panel interview: 2%
Drug test: 1%
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I applied online. The process took 6 weeks. I interviewed at Canonical (London, England) in Jun 2021
Interview
Quite long and involved interview process but that is well described right upfront.
1. Application review
2. Written submission (around 10 questions they ask you to answer in a written form)
3. Standardised aptitude and personality assessment
4. Culture fit and HR interview
5. Technical assessment
6. Team Interviews
7. Hiring manager interviews
I managed to get through steps 1-5 and was rejected after the technical assessment without much detail being provided, just a standard template email saying I will not be advancing further.
The people I have interacted with were all very friendly and accommodating. The interviews were not difficult at all, but obviously, I cannot comment about steps 6 or 7. The technical challenge was straightforward, a simple problem to code out and you need to provide a description of your work plan as well as timings.
Interview questions [2]
Question 1
Technical assessment consistent of writing a simple command-line utility to parse some files.
Brutally long and difficult. They take their time so only apply if you have time and are dedicated to open source tech.
That being said they are very communicative so if you have any questions its not such a black box.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
They'll ask for specific niche aspects of coding languages to check if you actually use them day to day.
It's an extremely long process that includes standardized tests, take home assignments, and several rounds of interviews. It was at least 5 rounds long and you interview across different teams.
I applied through other source. I interviewed at Canonical (London, England)
Interview
They have a really long, tiring interview process. The first round was a written interview where I had to answer like 15 questions. Then a coding interview with 1 hour time that I could do anytime for 2 weeks. Then I had to take a personality test and they totally ghosted me.