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      55 jobs in United States
      Junior Ubuntu Software Engineer
      Douglas, Scotland
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      £41K - £74K /yr
      (Glassdoor est.)
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      Python Software Engineer, Commercial Systems
      Douglas, Scotland
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      Ubuntu Core Software Engineer
      London, England
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      £50K - £92K /yr
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      Python and Kubernetes Software Engineer - Data, Workflows, AI/ML & Analytics
      Douglas, Scotland
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      £51K - £74K /yr
      (Glassdoor est.)
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      Software Engineer - Cloud Images
      Douglas, Scotland
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      Canonical interviews FAQs

      • Candidates applying for Software Engineer (Graduate) roles take an average of 61 days to get hired, when considering 4 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Canonical overall takes an average of 51 days.
      • Common stages of the interview process at Canonical as a Software Engineer (Graduate) according to 4 Glassdoor interviews include:

        Personality test:  33%

        One on one interview:  33%

        Group panel interview:  33%

      • Here are the most commonly searched roles for interview reports -

        1. Software Engineer(95) ;
        2. Engineering Manager(20) ;
        3. Sales Development Representative (SDR)(14) ;
        4. Senior Software Engineer(12) ;
        5. Sales(11) ;
        6. Director(8) ;
        7. Manager(8) ;
        8. Product Manager(8) ;
        9. Technical Support Engineer(8) ;
      Software Developer
      (6) ;
    • Software Engineer I(6) ;
    • Project Manager(5) ;
    • Sales Executive(5) ;
    • Cloud Operations Engineer(4) ;
    • Engineer(4) .
    • Software Engineer (Graduate) Interview

      Jul 3, 2026
      Anonymous Interview Candidate
      No offer
      Neutral experience

      Other Software Engineer (Graduate) Interview Reviews for Canonical

      Graduate Software Developer Interview

      Mar 23, 2026
      Anonymous Interview Candidate
      No offer
      Neutral experience
      Difficult interview

      Application

      I interviewed at Canonical

      Interview

      2 rounds of interviews, one for the art and science of software engineering and another round to talk about open source and the inspiration for open source. There would also be late stage interviews, the ones I described are the early stage interviews of the process

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      Motivation for open source and why you find it amazing
      Answer question
      Difficult interview

      Application

      I interviewed at Canonical

      Interview

      Still in the interview process and I would say it is very difficult as it takes a long time, and still I got a very long road to cross which makes it much more harder.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      Basic Python questions, linux questions and software architecture questions
      Answer question

      Graduate Software Engineer Interview

      Feb 10, 2026
      Anonymous Interview Candidate
      Bengaluru
      No offer
      Negative experience
      Difficult interview

      Application

      I applied online. I interviewed at Canonical (Bengaluru)

      Interview

      There is a written test where you have to list out all your achievements, and then a psychometric test. After which, if you are shortlisted, you get called for a one-on-one interview.
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