I applied online. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Canonical in Apr 2021
Interview
All remote process for a remote role. Had to do several hours worth of written homework as well as a web based personality and skills test up front.
First round was a few interviews with engineers and HR. An hour each. Next round was with managers, followed by meeting the CEO. That bounced back to more interviews managers, with no known connection to the role I applied for. Same set of standard interview questions. Looped back to the CEO again. More homework and further interviews were requested. At that point I left the process. 12 hours or so of interview time gave me little to look forward to.
I applied online. The process took 12 months. I interviewed at Canonical
Interview
Applied through LinkedIn, they sent me 20 questions to answer, each one I can write a book to answer! don't do that, they are absolute time wasters, you will get no feedback what's so ever, and they don't even send an email to say no, just keep waiting, when chased for a decision, they said we can not give you an answer, just wait!!!
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Many questions about documentation and other software development management.
Written assessment with many questions about career history, how to run teams and technical views.
Aptitude test
4 interviews that covered tech, management and interpersonal skills. Then follow ups with leadership.
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Canonical (London, England) in Jan 2024
Interview
Initial screen went well. It was followed by a very lengthy, in detail 50+ essay questionnaire, including everything from my high school GPA to current situation. Zero feedback aside from an automated rejection letter. I requested feedback, received no reply.
Engineering Director applicants have rated the interview process at Canonical with 2.9 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 50% positive. To compare, the company-average is 14.9% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Engineering Director roles take an average of 62 days to get hired, when considering 8 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 Engineering Director according to 8 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 19%
Personality test: 15%
Phone interview: 15%
Skills test: 15%
IQ intelligence test: 15%
Other: 11%
Background check: 7%
Group panel interview: 4%
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