Canonical is hiring. 305 roles open right now.
Scoutify monitors Canonical's career page directly and notifies you within minutes when a new role goes live, hours before it hits LinkedIn or Indeed.
INTERVIEW PREP
25 interview questions for Canonical (13 from real candidates)
[01] HIRING NOW
Live from their career page.
Numbers refresh daily. Every role tracked here was pulled straight from Canonical's ATS, not an aggregator.
Open roles
305
Posted (30d)
62
+463.6% vs prior
Posted (7d)
3
Posted range
—
Most-hired roles · last 90 days
[02] HIRING PULSE
Canonical's hiring pulse.
We re-scan Canonical's career page every few minutes and keep the full posting history, so these counts come from the board itself, not an aggregator.
Posted (7d)
3
Posted (30d)
62
Posted (90d)
77
Scanned every few minutes · newest tracked posting May 22, 2026
[03] COMPENSATION
What Canonical pays.
Solid but rarely exceptional. Senior engineers might see $200K to $350K at successful enterprise companies.
By level · reported by current and former Canonical employees on Levels.fyi
Software Engineer
Source: Levels.fyi| Level | Total | Base | Equity | Bonus | N |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Associate | $76K | $73K | $0K | $2K | 3 |
| Graduate | $95K | $95K | $0K | $0K | 2 |
| Software Engineer I | $109K | $108K | $0K | $1K | 4 |
Source: Levels.fyi · median across reported samples
Concrete perks mentioned in job postings
- Fully remote working environment
- Personal learning and development budget of 2,000 USD per annum
- Annual compensation review
- Recognition rewards
- Annual holiday leave
- Parental Leave
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Opportunity to travel to new locations to meet colleagues
- Priority Pass and travel upgrades for long haul company events
[04] IN THEIR OWN WORDS
How Canonical pitches itself.
[05] VISA SPONSORSHIP
Some international hires.
Canonical has filed a small number of H-1B petitions, so it's possible but not routine.
Limited sponsorship · small petition history
Source: USCIS H-1B Employer Data Hub. Classifications: yes (5+ approvals), conditional (1-4), no (0).
[06] WHERE THEY'RE HIRING
The cities Canonical is hiring in.
Every active role mapped to its posted city. Use this to gauge whether Canonicalis actually hiring where you live, or skewed somewhere you'd need to relocate.
Top cities by open roles
Remote: 291 positions
[07] OFFICES
Where Canonical works.
Headquartered at London. So you know where you'd report before you apply.
Office data © OpenStreetMap contributors
[08] POSTING PATTERNS
How Canonical actually posts.
We re-scan Canonical's career page every few minutes and keep the full history. That lets us spot reposts and timing patterns most candidates never see.
Sunday is hiring day at Canonical (88% of new postings).
[00] M&A HISTORY
Canonical has acquired 3 notable companies on public record. Acquisitions tell you about a company's appetite, scale, and direction.
Source: Wikidata
[09] KEY FACTS
Founded
2004
Employees
1.2K
Data: Wikidata (CC0) · Q39064
[10] IN THE NEWS
Canonical in the headlines.
Recent press coverage, pulled from Google News. Worth a scan before an interview or a cold email: funding rounds, launches, and leadership changes are the fastest way to sound current.
Source: Google News. Last 12 months.
[11] ABOUT
What Canonical does, and who fits.
Canonical provides open source software and operating systems for enterprises.
Canonical is a pioneering tech firm that publishes Ubuntu, a leading open-source platform used in various enterprise initiatives like public cloud, AI, and IoT. We focus on delivering secure, reliable, and innovative software solutions that enhance productivity and drive technological advancement across industries.
Founded
2004
HQ
London
Founder
Mark Shuttleworth
Employees
1.2K
Source: Wikidata · QID Q39064
[12] AT CANONICAL
The honest take.
We foster a remote-first, collaborative environment that values innovation and excellence.
[13] CAREER GROWTH
Where Canonical takes you next.
Good learning environment for building production systems at scale.
[14] INTERVIEW PREP
Going through their loop?
We collect real questions reported by candidates plus likely questions inferred from Canonical's open roles. Skim the process, prep the questions, save the timing for actually applying.
[15] HOW TO APPLY
Your resume lands in Greenhouse.
Canonical uses Greenhouse as their applicant tracking system. When you apply, your resume drops directly into their Greenhouse pipeline where recruiters review candidates in arrival order.
Scoutify watches Canonical's career page continuously. New openings show up here within minutes of posting. Early applicants get more attention because most recruiters review applications in the order they arrive.
Because Canonical hires through Greenhouse, you can auto-apply to new Canonical jobs with Sniper, which submits the Greenhouse form for you minutes after a matching role posts. Sniper sends one application per posting, and the employer's confirmation email for most applications lands in Scoutify Mail.
ATS identified from the application URLs on Canonical's recent postings
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[18] FAQ
Questions people ask about Canonical.
Not covered here? Email support@scoutify.com.
Yes, Canonical does sponsor H1B visas for international candidates. This allows you to apply for positions at Canonical even if you are not currently authorized to work in the United States. It’s advisable to check specific job postings or reach out to the HR team for detailed information regarding visa sponsorship for particular roles.
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