Canonical Software Engineer interview experience

For me it began with a writing test and coding test, plus an aptitude-style evaluation, and then it kept going with a long stretch of interviews. The timeline felt like it could easily take weeks to months, and the big pressure was that failing any single step would end the whole application.

What stood out in the interviews was the tone. When I finally got into technical and conversational rounds, the interviewers were mostly tolerant and willing to talk through topics instead of just trying to trap me. Several of the interviewers later connected to the team and even to direct management