I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Canonical in Jan 2024
Interview
Online experience quiz thing, oddly focused on highschool/university performance (which is completely irrelevant for a senior position), then a timed online developer quiz answering Python language trivia and implementing two pointless LeetCode style questions totally irrelevant to the position. I bailed on the LeetCode nonsense, questioned their ridiculous interview and quiz, and was ghosted from then on.
Interview questions [6]
Question 1
How did you rank in your final year of high school in mathematics? Were you a top student? On what basis would you say that?
Please state your high school graduation results or university entrance results, and explain the grading system used. For example, in the US, you might give your SAT or ACT scores. In Germany, you might give your scores out of a grading system of 1-5, with 1 being the best.
Can you make a case that you are in the top 5% in your academic year, or top 1%, or even higher? If so please outline that case. Make reference where possible to standardised testing results at regional or national level, or university entrance results. Please explain any specific grading system used.
What leadership roles did you take on during your education? Did you conceive of, and drive to completion, any initiatives outside of your required classwork?
I applied online. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Canonical
Interview
1. Written interview with lots of question; some are weird and out of touch (they do ask about high school no matter how long ago that was);
2. Programming test with a multiple choice section and two programming questions;
3. Psychometric assessment, at which point I decided that this company is not worth my time.
Interview questions [2]
Question 1
How did you rank in your final year of high school?
