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      Security Engineer Interview

      20 Jan 2023
      Anonymous interview candidate
      Sydney
      No offer
      Negative experience
      Easy interview

      Application

      I applied online. I interviewed at Canonical (Sydney) in Jan 2023

      Interview

      Fill out a big form with questions. Then you need to submit all those answers. After that, a psychological test. Then I just get refused without explanation. I do not really know what is wrong with that company.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      Written Long Interview: Engineering experience What security products have you worked on before? What were your responsibilities from a technical perspective? What kinds of software projects have you worked on before? Which operating systems, development environments, languages, databases? Would you describe yourself as a high quality coder? Why? Outline your thoughts on open source software development. What is important to get right in open source projects? What open source projects have you worked on? Have you been an open source maintainer, on which projects, and what was your role? How comprehensive would you say your knowledge of a Linux distribution is, from the kernel up? How familiar are you with low-level system architecture, runtimes and Linux distro packaging? How have you gained this knowledge? Outline your thoughts on quality in software development. What practices are most effective to drive improvements in quality? Outline your thoughts on documentation in large software projects. What practices should teams follow? What are great examples of open source docs? Education In high school, how did you rank competitively in maths and hard sciences? Which was your strongest? In high school, how did you rank competitively in languages and the arts? Which was your strongest? Which university and degree did you choose? What others did you consider, and why did you select that one? At university, did you do particularly well at any area of your degree? Overall, what was your degree result and how did that reflect on your ability? In high school and university, what did you achieve that was exceptional? What leadership roles did you take on during your education? Context Outline your thoughts on the mission of Canonical. What is it about the company's purpose and goals which is most appealing to you? What do you see as risky or unappealing? Who are Canonical's key competitors, and how should Canonical set about winning? Why do you most want to work for Canonical? What gets you most excited about this role?
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