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      Field Software Engineer Interview

      21 Nov 2020
      Anonymous interview candidate
      No offer
      Negative experience

      Other Field Software Engineer interview reviews for Canonical

      Field Software Engineer Interview

      16 Aug 2023
      Anonymous interview candidate
      Dubai
      No offer
      Easy interview

      Application

      I applied online. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Canonical in Nov 2020

      Interview

      Process began with a recruiter screen, asking basic questions about interest and background. 1 month later I received an email from a different recruiter to setup the tech interviews which was 2 rounds. 1 coding which was pretty easy and not bad, and the other was troubleshooting a broken system in AWS. A couple days later I was given an interview with the Director of the department. This interview was more or less another technical round where he would ask a question and based on the response drill deeper and deeper into the technical aspects. A couple days after the interview with the director I was invited to interview with the CEO. I am not exactly sure why the CEO is interviewing for such a low level role but it does seem like micromanaging which threw up many red flags for me. Once in the interview the CEO was 8 minutes late which was extremely unprofessional as I am sure I would not have been extended similar grace as I did. Once in the interview he began by asking where I grew up and really wanting my life story. There was a concentration on my time in high school which I fail to understand how it is applicable to a position. I have been out of high school for over 10 years and it is definitely not relevant to the position. It seemed as if he was unprepared for the interview as he was asking irrelevant questions revolving around my personal life rather than professional career. Overall the interview was a negative experience and I firmly believe that the CEO should trust his director to make hiring decisions rather than micromanaging.

      Interview questions [2]

      Question 1

      Do you have experience with OpenStack?
      Answer question

      Question 2

      Various kubernetes questions relating to configuration management
      1 Answer
      9
      Neutral experience
      Difficult interview

      Application

      I interviewed at Canonical (Dubai)

      Interview

      Slightly tedious, never made it to the final round which is an interview with the hiring manager and before that a long 3 hour exam that gets sent to you

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      What do you work on as a software engineer?
      Answer question

      Field Software Engineer Interview

      19 Sept 2023
      Anonymous interview candidate
      London, England
      No offer
      Negative experience
      Average interview

      Application

      I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Canonical (London, England) in Aug 2023

      Interview

      As laborious as other people have described. 10 page written assessment and a take home technical assessment. 2 technical interviews (Linux troubleshooting and MLOps) and a meet and greet. I made it to the end of the technical interviews and was ghosted by the recruiter even after emailing to follow up. Don't waste your time.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      They asked about previous experiences. During technical assessments they spun up a bugged Ubuntu VM and ask me to address 5 bugs.
      Answer question
      1

      Field Software Engineer Interview

      10 Aug 2023
      Anonymous interview candidate
      Austin, TX
      No offer
      Neutral experience
      Average interview

      Application

      I applied online. The process took 7 months. I interviewed at Canonical (Austin, TX) in May 2023

      Interview

      Written interview followed by Thompson GIA tests followed by Linux debugging interview followed by offline Python coding interview followed by pre sales interview followed by HR "talent" interview followed by interview with the hiring manager, then the hiring lead.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      Offline coding challenge in Python and time of behavioral interview questions
      Answer question