Canonical·Software Engineer

Canonical Software Engineer interview experience

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Negative

TunisiaPosted Nov 2024 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

My process began with a very long written introduction that dragged on because it covered education and experience in a lot of detail—it took me hours to complete.

There were also odd prompts tied to personal background, including questions that asked about high school grades and favorite subjects, which felt strange for a role that’s supposed to be about professional engineering skills.

After that, I moved into a personality-style test that didn’t leave me with much confidence about what would actually be evaluated. I ended up getting rejected without meaningful feedback about why, and the only signals were basically that I didn’t fit.

The part that really stuck with me was the lack of transparency. I put in a lot of time to complete the early-stage

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