Canonical Software Engineer interview experience

I went through back-to-back rounds focused on Linux system skills, then a deeper Python portion, and finally HPC-related topics. The sequence felt like they were trying to confirm I could handle multiple technical areas quickly, because the rounds happened in parallel rather than as a single day-by-day flow.

After those cleared, the process continued with interviews involving directors, and at that point the timeline moved toward an offer discussion. I remember it feeling like the early technical screens were the gatekeepers—once I got through the Linux and Python parts, the rest of the