TheJobsMapRole not stated
Outcome not sharedunknown. 2 rounds. Shared by fmajid on hn, 2023-09-26
- 1Written essayTake-homeA long written application essay that is read carefully.
- 2InterviewsPanelAround ten interviews over the process.
Canonical interview questions
From 6 candidate accounts, updated Oct 12, 2026
- Candidate accounts
- 6
- Rounds on average
- 2
- Fewest and most rounds
- 1 to 3
- Open roles at Canonical
- 310
How the loop works
This guide draws on 6 first-hand interview accounts from Hacker News. Candidates describe about 2 rounds on average, most often an online assessment, a take-home task and a panel.
These 6 writeups cover software engineering roles. All of them were posted under a forum handle, so we could not verify the authors’ identities.
Interview experiences at Canonical
Role not stated
Outcome not sharedunknown. 3 rounds. Shared by klyrs on hn, 2023-07-11
- 1Aptitude testOnline assessmentA timed test including identifying rotated shapes.Covered: Spatial reasoning
- 2Personality testOnline assessmentA personality assessment.
- 3InterviewHiring managerInterviewers indicated they mostly hire existing community contributors.
What Canonical is hiring for now
310 open roles in our index.
Most-posted roles
- Project Manager - Ubuntu Embedded Systems3
- Software Quality Assurance Engineer - Linux, PC, IoT2
- Linux Enablement - Software Engineering Manager2
- Sales Development Representative2
- Senior Ubuntu Embedded IoT System Engineer2
- Ubuntu Enablement Engineer2
Top locations
- Apac19
- Taipei12
- Beijing7
- London6
- Toronto2
Open roles at Canonical
- Senior Software Engineer - MAASHome Based - Americas; Home based - EMEA
- Observability Engineering ManagerHome based - EMEA
- Senior Site Reliability / Gitops EngineerHome based - Worldwide
- Go (Golang) Software Engineer, Developer Tooling and ContainersHome Based - APAC
- Ubuntu Linux Kernel Engineer - Silicon EnablementHome based - Worldwide
- Graduate Software Engineer, Open Source and Linux, Canonical UbuntuHome based - Worldwide
Canonical interviews: FAQ
- What is the interview process like at Canonical?
- This guide draws on 6 first-hand interview accounts from Hacker News. Candidates describe about 2 rounds on average, most often an online assessment, a take-home task and a panel.
- What topics does Canonical test in interviews?
- Commonly reported topics include Aptitude and personality tests, Spatial reasoning, Personality profiling, Aptitude, Education history, Python and Linux experience.
These guides summarize public, first-hand interview experiences shared by candidates. They describe the shape of each loop and the topics that came up, not a leaked question bank, and every experience links back to its original source. Processes change often. Treat this as directional prep, not a script.