Career development Describe your professional experiences with Linux and open source software. Describe a technical skill you are proficient with, and how you attained it. Describe your most significant experience of software engineering. What is your proudest success as a manager, or leader? What is your experience with organization and process design? Outline the role of a chief of staff in shaping a high functioning team. What are important drivers for productive relationships across the organization? Describe a situation where you organized an effort to improve team performance. Describe a recent case where you needed to grapple with an unfamiliar subject. Describe your experiences with 24/7 support or engineering operations. Management experience What daily management or team habits do you think are essential, and why? What are some of your approaches to drive organizational change? How do you approach long-term planning and organizational scaling? What experiences do you have prioritizing the agenda for leadership teams? How do you handle recalcitrant or entrenched groups in the face of change? What characteristics differentiate support from other engineering practices? Engineering experience What kinds of software or engineering support projects have you worked on before? How comprehensive would you say your knowledge of Linux is? Describe your experience with public or private clouds Describe any experience you have contributing to open source Outline any experience working with customers directly Education In high school, university, or continuing education, how did you fare in mathematics and physical sciences? Which were your strongest subjects, and how did you rank in your class? Describe achievements that were considered exceptional by colleagues and staff. What course and university did you choose, and why? In school or university, what leadership roles did you take on? 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 think is risky or unappealing? Are there any elements of the company goals that you are unsure about? Who do you see as competitors to Canonical, and in what ways do you think Canonical needs to change in order to be a more effective competitor? Describe Canonical’s position in the market for enterprise infrastructure such as Openstack, Kubernetes, Linux and other products Why do you most want to work for Canonical? Why do you think you would be an outstanding candidate for this role?