I applied online. The process took 3 months. I interviewed at Canonical (Nairobi) in Jan 2023
Interview
The interview was vigorous. Went through close to 8 different interviews. Starting with an essay, then many interviews with different individuals within the company. Later on did a psychometric test followed by an interview with the HR and Talent Consultant. After that, I did three more interviews with different individuals again! Then waited for a while and got the generic response. I emailed back requesting for any specific feedback to improve myself, this was responded to with the same generic email. All in all, they made me think about my career and evaluate my life choices.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What Security products have you lead before? What were your responsibilities from a technical or leadership 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?
What is your most senior role in a software engineering organisation? Describe your span of control, and the diversity of products, functions and teams you led.