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      Software Engineer Interview

      May 29, 2026
      Anonymous Interview Candidate
      San Francisco, CA
      No offer
      Neutral experience
      Difficult interview

      Application

      I applied online. I interviewed at Canonical (San Francisco, CA) in Sep 2025

      Interview

      I interviewed for a Software Engineer role at Canonical, and the process took around 2 to 3 months. It was a fairly intense and detailed process compared to typical software engineering interviews. The process included a take-home written assessment about my background from high school to the present, a psychometric assessment, a Python assessment, a Python technical interview, a Linux technical interview, a Cloud Platforms / Kubernetes technical discussion, and finally a Talent Interview. Most of the rounds were not typical coding interviews. The interviewers went deep into technical fundamentals and practical experience, especially around Python, Linux, cloud platforms, Kubernetes, system reliability, debugging, and real-world engineering decisions. After completing multiple technical stages, I received a rejection a few days after the Talent Interview. I did not receive detailed feedback.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      The questions were mostly around technical fundamentals and real-world engineering experience. One example was around explaining how I would debug and reason through a Linux or cloud infrastructure issue, including what tools I would use, how I would narrow down the cause, and how I would validate the fix.
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      2

      Other Software Engineer Interview Reviews for Canonical

      Software Engineer Interview

      May 13, 2026
      Anonymous Interview Candidate
      No offer
      Negative experience
      Average interview

      Application

      I interviewed at Canonical

      Interview

      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.

      Software Engineer Interview

      May 12, 2026
      Anonymous Interview Candidate
      London, England
      No offer
      Negative experience
      Average interview

      Application

      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.

      Software Engineer Interview

      Jul 3, 2026
      Anonymous Interview Candidate
      No offer
      Neutral experience
      Average interview

      Application

      I applied online. I interviewed at Canonical in May 2026

      Interview

      The written part was unnecessarily long and the coding interview didn't give any feedback but the questions were fair. Online IDE was a bit slow. Some information multiple choice questions were not things that measure competency.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      Which ones below are not included in standard python libraries?
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