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.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
30+ essay-style questions asking me questions about my professional/academic history all the way back to high school!
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.
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?