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      81 jobs in United States
      Python Software Engineer, Commercial Systems
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      London, England
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      £44K - £70K /yr
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      Software Engineer, Sustaining Engineering
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      Software Engineer, Commercial Systems Interview

      Jan 13, 2022
      Anonymous Interview Candidate
      Amsterdam
      No offer
      Positive experience
      Difficult interview

      Application

      I applied online. The process took 6 weeks. I interviewed at Canonical (Amsterdam) in Jan 2022

      Interview

      The stages for this process are: Review of your application package Written interview Standardised aptitude and personality assessment Culture fit & HR/Recruiting interview Technical assessment and team interviews Hiring manager & senior leadership Interviews Offer

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      What excites you about the opportunity for a career at Canonical? In what areas have you focused on success in your studies and career? What in your journey has led to you now pursuing a career at Canonical? At high school or university, what did you achieve that you would consider exceptional? What are your strengths as a software engineer? Describe your level of skill with your best programming language and how you've achieved that. Describe your level of skill working with Linux as a developer, and as an administrator, and how you've attained that. Which Canonical products and services would you most like to work on? How do you ensure quality in the software you write or maintain? Can you describe steps that you have taken to excel at quality? What experience do you have using or contributing to open source?
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      Canonical interviews FAQs

      • Software Engineer, Commercial Systems applicants have rated the interview process at Canonical with 5 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 100% positive. To compare, the company-average is 14.9% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
      • Candidates applying for Software Engineer, Commercial Systems roles take an average of 42 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 Software Engineer, Commercial Systems according to 1 Glassdoor interviews include:

        IQ intelligence test:  50%

        Phone interview:  50%

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