Like thousands of other applicants, I went through Canonical’s extremely long hiring process (over four months: September 2024 → February 2025) for a software engineer position. TL;DR: They wasted my time and cost me my current job. The process required me to spend tens of hours answering pointless questions—such as my high school grades—and other irrelevant ones, plus technical assessments. Here’s the breakdown: Endless forms with useless questions that took 10+ hours to complete. IQ-style test (for some reason). Language test—seriously, why? After passing those, I moved to the interview stages: Technical interview – Python coding. Manager interview – Career discussions (with the hiring team). Another tech interview – System architecture and general tech questions. HR interview – Career-related topics, but HR had no clue about salary expectations. Another manager interview (not in the hiring team). Hiring lead interview – Positive feedback. VP interview – Very positive feedback, I was literally told, "You tick all the boxes for this position." Eventually, I received an offer. Since I was already employed, I resigned to start in four weeks. Even though the salary—revealed only after four months—was underwhelming, it was a bit higher than my previous job, so I accepted. The emotional toll of the long process made me push forward. And then, the disaster… One week after accepting the offer, I woke up to an email from the hiring manager stating that, after further discussions with upper management, they had decided to cancel my application. What upper management? No one ever mentioned this step. And why did this happen after I received an offer? I sent a few polite and respectful emails asking for an explanation. No response. Neither from my hiring manager nor HR. Now, I’m left starting from scratch (if not worse), struggling to pay my bills. My advice if you’re considering Canonical: Prepare emotionally for a very long process. Expect childish behavior like this. Never resign until you’ve actually started working. I would never recommend Canonical to anyone I care about. If you're considering applying, I highly recommend checking Reddit and Glassdoor for feedback on their hiring process to make your own judgment.