Canonical reviews

3.3

51% would recommend to a friend

(440 total reviews)

Mark Shuttleworth

43% approve of CEO

48% positive business outlook

Canonical has an employee rating of 3.3 out of 5 stars, based on 440 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Canonical employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

Reviews by job title

440 reviews
4.0
May 4, 2025

High risk high reward

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

- Some of the smartest people you'll meet in tech - They'll let you do as much impact as you want regardless of your level - Amazing biannual travel to meet all remote coworkers - Knows how to work remotely

Cons

- If you mess up you're out - High stress environment with quite a bit of politics

4.0
Apr 27, 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Nice place to work. good people

Cons

everything is good. no issues

4.0
Apr 23, 2025

Its alright

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Good people, though they get worse as you go up

Cons

Leadership are technically savvy, but really quite ruthless

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