Question 1

Does Canonical pay their employees well?

Accepted Answer

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Canonical employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.5 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Canonical. This rating has improved by 10% over the last 12 months.

Question 2

How satisfied are employees working at Canonical?

Accepted Answer

51% of Canonical employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews. Employees also rated Canonical 3.5 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.3 for culture and values and 3.4 for career opportunities.

Question 3

What are the top reviewed jobs at Canonical?

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Software Engineer (95), Engineering Manager (20), Sales Development Representative (SDR) (14), Senior Software Engineer (12), Sales (11), Director (8), Manager (8), Product Manager (8), Technical Support Engineer (8), Software Developer (6), Software Engineer I (6), Project Manager (5), Sales Executive (5), Cloud Operations Engineer (4), Engineer (4)

Question 4

What are the pros of working at Canonical according to real employee reviews?

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"I'm excited about the role & the people I was interviewed by (and my new team members) are great." ((in 63 reviews)); "Great colleagues and made friends for life" ((in 41 reviews)); "Good salary and pay ranges" ((in 34 reviews)); "It was great to work from home, and also to travel several times per year." ((in 31 reviews)); "Good pay" ((in 19 reviews))

Question 5

What are the cons of working at Canonical according to real employee reviews?

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"Very poor management only driven by person interests." ((in 35 reviews)); "men surrounding CEO and CTO" ((in 26 reviews)); "People are affraid of managers." ((in 16 reviews)); "Demotivating and destructive upper management, no real strategy, constant diversification into new lines of business without real success in any single one, unprecedented churn." ((in 14 reviews)); "I don't enjoy being at a company where people are afraid to talk to senior leadership and swap horror stories when they're not around." ((in 10 reviews))

Question 6

What are employees saying about Canonical layoffs in 2026?

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Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Canonical layoffs and their outlook for job security at Canonical in 2026.

Question 7

What are the top reviewed Canonical locations?

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New York, Austin, Boston, Denver, Lexington, Washington, Indianapolis, Jacksonville, Remote, New Brunswick, Huntsville, Chicago, Lansing, Dallas, Kenyon, Kingsport, Morocco, Long Beach, Los Angeles, San Mateo, Mountain View, Scotland, Seattle, Philadelphia, Fort Mill, America, Naismith, Germany

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