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      Canonical

      Engaged Employer

      Canonical reviews

      3.2

      49% would recommend to a friend

      (440 total reviews)

      Mark Shuttleworth

      40% approve of CEO

      46% positive business outlook

      Ratings by category

      3.5

      Diversity & inclusion

      3.4

      Work/Life balance

      3.4

      Compensation and benefits

      3.3

      Culture & values

      3.3

      Career opportunities

      2.5

      Senior management

      Canonical has an employee rating of 3.2 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).

      Ratings by demographic groups

      Reviews by job title

      440 reviews
      5.0
      Nov 6, 2025

      Good

      Growth marketer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Flexibility in schedule, culture, technology, travel.

      Cons

      marketing leadership could be better

      3.0
      Oct 26, 2025

      current status of canonical

      Engineering manager
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      * engineering driven organization * all talent is genuinely affective * on sites are crucial to remote

      Cons

      * corporate level decisions seem to be made without considering individuals. these are data driven, but its not clear what the source is, what the density is on the majority population, etc. equity is more than everyone gets the same X * promotion requirements are unclear and seem to be a moving target * every review cycle since i've joined has had the rules change on who i am compared on * hiring is long and at times too critical. i enjoyed the process, but we lose a lot of senior+ talent in the process.

      4.0
      Oct 8, 2025

      Mlop eng

      Mlops engineer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Culture of ongoing learning and research

      Cons

      Projects very demanding in terms of expertise

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