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Canonical Software Engineer interview experience

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Tempe, AZPosted Feb 2025 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

My process started with an asynchronous written stage that leaned heavily on education history and general prompts about the role and company.

I ended up working through assessments that included Thomas-labeled psychometric testing, followed by a timed coding assessment in Go with two questions. After that, there was a sequence of live sessions—early technical conversations, then later a set of additional technical interviews, and eventually an HR conversation.

The academic requirements stood out to me a lot. I was asked for extensive proof of achievements in math and physics going back many years, which felt excessive and unusual for a senior-level position. During the interview run itself, some interviewers were nice, but I also

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