J'ai postulé en ligne. Le processus a pris 4 semaines. J'ai passé un entretien chez Canonical en déc. 2024
Entretien
I was sent an email with 30 questions to answer and send back within 2 weeks. At first I wasn't sure if it was scam or not because through the two steps of this process no human bothered to talk to me. This stage took me 3 hours to answer all the questions. They weren't one word answer questions, they required multiple sentences and was a large time commitment. Then I was sent a link to do a Python skill test through a 3rd party. Essentially hours after the skill test I was immediately rejected. No feedback or explanation other than they receive 80,000+ applicants per posting. Well they do a bad job at screening then I guess.
What a waste of my time. I thought this might be worth the time investment, but no. I got an email to start this process for another role I applied to at the company and I am just not going to put the time into it. They didn't invest any time into me in the process so why do they deserve hours of my time for free? What a weird system.
Questions d'entretien [1]
Question 1
Who do you think are key competitors to Canonical? How do you think Canonical should plan to win that race?
The interview process included four stages: an initial phone screen with a recruiter, a technical phone interview covering Python fundamentals and algorithms, a live pair-programming session on a real-world task, and a final interview focused on system design and team fit. Each step lasted between 45 and 60 minutes. The interviewers asked for explanations of tradeoffs and for code clarity.
Questions d'entretien [1]
Question 1
How would you design a scalable Python microservice to handle high request volume?
J'ai postulé en ligne. Le processus a pris 5 semaines. J'ai passé un entretien chez Canonical en août 2025
Entretien
I applied for a position at Canonical and the initial response was very fast and promising. Within a day, a Hiring Manager reached out, expressing positive feedback on my CV.
The first step was a demanding writing assignment: a three-page essay answering a detailed set of personal and professional questions. I dedicated about a week to completing this, and the feedback was immediate and positive—the HM was happy with the essay.
Following the essay, I was required to complete a technical Online Assessment (OA), which I successfully cleared by passing all test cases.
The next stage was the Thomas GIA Test (General Intelligence Assessment). I invested the time to complete all five sections. My results showed I performed Acceptable (average/satisfactory) in four sections and Exceptional (above average) in the Numerical Information section, indicating a strong capability for the role's requirements.
Given the positive feedback on the CV and essay, the successful clearance of the technical OA, and satisfactory cognitive assessment scores, I felt highly confident about moving forward. However, I was promptly hit with a generic rejection email, stating they had decided to proceed with other candidates.
Questions d'entretien [1]
Question 1
Technical interview had string based Python questions
J'ai postulé en ligne. Le processus a pris 3 mois. J'ai passé un entretien chez Canonical en juin 2025
Entretien
Too many steps. First I had to do 3 steps (assessment) in order to gain access to actually talk with people which included:
1. Answer 30 questions
2. Do some online tests that are supposed to measure your intelligence
3. Do an online python assessment (similar to leetcode but easy problems).
Then there were 3 interviews that lasted 1 hour each.