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      Software Engineer (Graduate) Interview

      3 Jul 2026
      Anonymous interview candidate
      No offer
      Neutral experience

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      Graduate Software Developer Interview

      23 Mar 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

      10 Feb 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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