Canonical·Software Engineer

Canonical Software Engineer interview experience

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Negative

AustraliaPosted May 2025 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

My process started with an essay-style written interview, and it was genuinely time-consuming.

I had to write something long—framed around my high school experience—so it took me days to complete. It didn’t feel like a quick assessment; it felt like I was producing a substantial written submission without much indication that anyone would read it closely.

After the essay and then an aptitude-style test, I was rejected and it left a bad taste. Even when the questions were framed as meaningful, the experience felt like I was being pushed out after the written work, with the sense that a manager could dismiss you without real consideration. The hardest part was not just the time

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