mixed feelings about Canonical's written questions as shown in the OA 1. very good and I'd totally understand why they'd want to learn them 2. however very as

mixed feelings about Canonical's written questions as shown in the OA 1. very good and I'd totally understand why they'd want to learn them 2. however very assumptive and patronizing of the "applicant" -- an equal counter-party whose time is valuable and usually has tons of alternate uses of their time. myself I'd probably tell them my professional fee for spending the time and effort to write that PDF for them would be, say, $2k. paid half upfront, half upon delivery. more parity, plus you'd get evidence that (a) they are interested in you enough, and (b) actually have cash to pay engineers.... you know, just like they cant be bothered to read your resume/CV, or insist on a coding test when you have public code visible -- it would be a mere formality, and help me judge their fit and attractiveness The global sofware engineering hiring marketplace is a two-way street, and the better shops will learn that and apply it, or... get beat out by peers that do