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      Systems Administrator (Telecommute) Interview

      7 Mar 2014
      Anonymous interview candidate
      Remote, OR
      Declined offer
      Negative experience
      Average interview

      Application

      I applied online. The process took 6 weeks. I interviewed at Canonical (Remote, OR) in Jan 2013

      Interview

      Short summary - 3 interviews. Offer extended, offer retracted before my deadline. Initial phone interview with team member in my timezone (2 man teams in each timezone). Next is a technical interview via irc and ssh with two team members - straight forward broken server scenario, with team assistance when needed. Last was a fit (phone) interview with 2 managers. Notes: Fully work from home, but with strict hours. This team works a sun-following shift rotation, with 2 man teams in each zone, covering 3 focus areas (so 3 teams in each zone covering each area) - ops, web ops, and projects. Teams rotate through areas on a 3 month cycle. Computer hardware is -not- provided by the company, you're expected to provide your own. A refresh bonus is given every 3 years (after 3 years) to help. Internet access and phone expenses are not paid. Medical/dental benefits are 100% covered for employee, but 0% covered for spouse. (coverage available out of pocket, of course) Yearly bonuses are typically expected. 401k exists, but no matching. Now the real killer: They extended an offer to me with a 7 day expiration. 2 days into that window I got a notice from the e-sign system they use canceling the document signing. 7 days after the offer was extended they finally responded back to tell me that they'd decided to retract their offer.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      an inode problem on the break/test. easy enough if you know what to look for (I saw a clue before I ran into the problem).
      1 Answer
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