Canonical·Software Engineer

Canonical Software Engineer interview experience

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ColombiaPosted Apr 2026 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

After I applied, I was sent a long written questionnaire that felt very school-oriented, with sections about background and even high-school style details.

Once I finished that, I took an online assessment and some kind of cognitive or psychometric testing. The process was already tedious, and it got worse because I never felt like anyone was actively reviewing what I wrote—just that I was pushing through a maze of automated steps.

I then got scheduled for a person-to-person interview, but it didn’t end up going anywhere. I received a rejection even though the recruiter email had sounded like things were moving forward. A different time, I put a lot of effort into a long essay-like written task and an aptitude test, only to hear nothing

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