I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Canonical (Austin, TX) in Nov 2022
Interview
First off they email you a whole question sheet to answer. Experience Please describe your most significant and relevant role to date Please describe your business development and sales experience Please describe your experience working with technology Please describe your experience working with open source What do you bring to a team? What makes you stand out among your peers? Tell us about a time you had to learn about a complex and unfamiliar technology? How did you approach it? What did you learn? What do you believe will be the biggest challenges of a career in software sales and why will you be successful? Education At high school, how did you fare in mathematics and physical sciences? Which were your strongest subjects in the hard sciences, and how did you rank in your class? At high school, what leadership roles did you take on? What course and university did you choose, and why? How did you rank competitively in university? Which were your strongest courses, and which did you enjoy the most? At high school and university, describe your achievements that were considered exceptional by colleagues and staff. Context Why do you most want to work for Canonical? Which other companies are building the sort of products you would like to work on? Please describe the important trends and opportunities in the technology market that you think are relevant for Canonical Who do you think are key competitors to Canonical? How do you think Canonical should plan to win that race? Next they will follow up with the Thomas GIA assessment that should take 30-45 mins. All of this has to be done before you even get an initial "interview screening" with a recruiter.
Positive experience
Difficult interview
Application
I applied online. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Canonical (New Delhi) in Apr 2026
Interview
Application Review
-CV screened by hiring lead against role criteria
Assessment Stage
-Written interview/questions
-Psychometric assessment
-Technical assignment (role-dependent)
Early-Stage Interviews
-Technical + competency-based interviews
-Talent Team interaction
Late Stage
-Interviews with senior leadership/executives
-Final management/team fit evaluation
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
A lot about my working style, motivations and habits. Some sales simulations was also done. Also, good knowledge about the company and its offerings is a must.
I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at Canonical
Interview
waste of time. they make you take a bunch of IQ tests as if that's some sort of signal that you'll be good at sales. i get what they're going for but don't think it actually increases the level of talent
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
they put you through interviews with 3 separate sdr managers who ask you more or less the same questions.
I applied online. I interviewed at Canonical (London, England) in Feb 2025
Interview
Processo lungo e stancante, con un numero infinito di passaggi.
Durante il secondo colloquio, che non ho superato, è stato messa in dubbio la mia pertinenza al ruolo dal momento che sto iniziando un master in project management.