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      Linux Engineer Interview

      10 Apr 2022
      Anonymous interview candidate
      Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi
      No offer
      Negative experience
      Average interview

      Application

      I applied online. I interviewed at Canonical (Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi) in Apr 2022

      Interview

      The hiring process looks like this: * Initial application review (complete) * Written interview (this stage) * Standardised personality and aptitude tests * Technical take-home tests and technical interviews * Leadership interviews This is like crazy things to do for a technical role

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      Its a written test and consists of : 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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      Linux Engineer Interview

      19 Sept 2025
      Anonymous interview candidate
      San Diego, CA
      No offer
      Negative experience
      Average interview

      Application

      I interviewed at Canonical (San Diego, CA)

      Interview

      First step was a written interview. They sent an email with roughly 20 questions about yourself. They asked about university and high school performance too. Second step which I failed was an IQ test. The test depends on speed and accuracy.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      an email with roughly 20 questions about oneself. They asked about university and high school performance too.
      Answer question
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