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      Linux Support Engineer Interview

      Mar 12, 2024
      Anonymous Interview Candidate
      No offer
      Negative experience

      Other Linux Support Engineer Interview Reviews for Canonical

      Linux Support Engineer Interview

      Jul 18, 2022
      Anonymous Interview Candidate
      No offer
      Negative experience
      Average interview

      Application

      I applied online. The process took 2 days. I interviewed at Canonical in Jun 2022

      Interview

      It all has started with the "written interview" where you have to write about your favourite subjects at high school and how you adore Canonical. At first, I decided to skip this vacancy just not to waste my time but later I had some free time and wrote about A4 page of text and submitted it. It seems that I have impressed bots and was asked to choose the time with one of Support Engineers. I've chosen a time, prepared for the interview, and met somebody who even haven't opened my CV before the interview and wasn't interested to hire me. He didn't ask even "Tell me about yourself". Literally, two questions: What do you know about Canonical? This is your second job, how old are you? (I am less than 30 btw). Exceptional experience, it's hard to choose appropriate words to describe it. Avoid at any cost!

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      What do you know about Canonical? How old are you?
      Answer question
      Average interview

      Application

      I applied online. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Canonical in Mar 2022

      Interview

      The hiring process involved several steps. The 2nd step was a (very long) written interview and the 3rd some aptitude tests. The problem is that the position was posted as local at LinkedIn and the number of applicants was in the dozens. When I have been informed that my application was rejected I have inquired why, and in the answer it was mentioned that I was pitted against 5000 other applicants. If I knew that figure I would never have bothered investing my time in the process. So, stay away from Canonical folks!

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      Elaborate on what you think would make you an outstanding team member at Canonical
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      Linux Support Engineer Interview

      Nov 10, 2021
      Anonymous Interview Candidate
      No offer
      Negative experience
      Average interview

      Application

      I applied online. I interviewed at Canonical

      Interview

      I am in shock. I was never asked such a written essay. After almost 10 years in professional industry, I find it really bizarre that they are asking me about my high school background. Such an outdated interviewing process and unecessary waste of time. I haven't really replied to them, and after reading other reviews - Canonical is definitly not a company I would want to work for, nor will I recommend it to anybody else. So bizarre.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      Please cover the following topics in any style you prefer: Education * How would you describe your high school interests in mathematics, physical sciences and computing? In these subjects, which were your strengths and what were your most enjoyable activities? How did you rank, competitively, in these subjects? * What sort of high school student were you? Outside of required work, what were your interests and hobbies? * At high school or university, can you outline some of your achievements which were considered exceptional by your peers and staff members? * Which course and university did you choose, and why? * What did you enjoy most about your time at university? * Which university studies did you enjoy the most, and which ones did you perform best at? * Outside of degree requirements, what were your interests and where did you spend most of your time? * Looking back at university, what were the things that have stuck with you as useful insights gained there? How would you change your focus if you could redo that experience? * How did you rank in your degree? * During your time at university, what did you achieve that you consider to be exceptional? Career and Experience * In your most recent role, what did you enjoy most, and what did you achieve that you consider exceptional? * Have you taken on any technical projects outside of educational or professional roles that excited you? * What was your first Linux distribution, and why did you start there? * How comprehensive would you say your knowledge of Linux is, from the kernel up? How have you gained this knowledge? * Describe your experience as a user of the broader open source ecosystem. * Outline your experience working with customers directly. Describe a particularly memorable customer interaction. * Describe your familiarity with Linux performance debugging and tuning * Provide real-world examples where you've solved hard Linux problems * How comprehensive would you say your knowledge of networking is? How have you gained this knowledge? * Outline your approach to troubleshooting problems with software-defined networking * Describe issues you've worked on with Linux block storage, distributed or software-defined storage * Describe your skill level with Python, Bash, or other programming languages, and how you've achieved that * Provide any experience you may have contributing to open source projects * Explain why you most want to work for Canonical * Elaborate on what you think would make you an outstanding team member at Canonical
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