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:
Personality test: 19%
Skills test: 19%
IQ intelligence test: 17%
One on one interview: 16%
Phone interview: 12%
Other: 7%
Background check: 3%
Presentation: 3%
Group panel interview: 2%
Drug test: 1%
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I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Canonical in May 2021
Interview
As others' reviews describe, the interview process is roughly the same, there are several stages for the application:
* Screening (they check your resumé)
* Writing an essay answering questions (it depends on the hiring manager I guess)
* Interview, non-technical, it is more like talking with someone in the team you are applying to
* Some logical and behavioral tests (completed online)
* More interviews with people from different teams
* HR interview
* Take-home assessment
* Technical interview with engineers from the team you are applying to
There are further steps, but I didn't get to them.
I must say that I wasn't initially informed that I was not moving forward with the process, I just got a survey from talenthub.io in which I just suspected I didn't move forward. Then, days later I just get the rejection email with no feedback. I think it was just a very long and demanding process in which you will receive no information nor feedback even if you got to the final stage of the process. I think, I would only recommend applying to this if you really need a job and have the time to a long application process.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Some basic C programming questions just as implementing some stdlib functions. Other programming exercises (in python) such as dividing a string into chunks. and applying a function to a list of elements.
There were other questions such as debian packaging process, analyzing logs of compilation failures, identify what the issue was (e.g. library dependency missing), and other OS related questions such as: How the source command work, what is the boot loader and what does it do?
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.