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%
Presentation: 3%
Background check: 3%
Group panel interview: 2%
Drug test: 1%
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I applied online. The process took 5 months. I interviewed at Canonical
Interview
This is absolutely the worst, most obnoxious and disrespectful interview process I have ever had the displeasure of participating in. Takes a minimum of several months doing: multi-page high school essays, multiple IQ and personality tests, 15+ interview rounds, and there is a very low chance you will be accepted at the end of it all. Plus, pay rate is average at best. I have not personally met the CEO, and hope to never have to. He regularly engages in flame wars on Reddit and is super toxic. No wonder Ubuntu has been stuck in a rut. Whoever is reading this, please do yourself a favor and do not waste your time on this delusional company. Nearly any other place will provide you a better experience and more rights as an employee.
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Question 1
30+ essay-style questions asking me questions about my professional/academic history all the way back to high school!
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.