Web Frontend Engineer - JS, CSS, React, Flutter at Canonical · Remote (Anywhere)
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Flutter
A time you used Flutter: the problem, what you did yourself, and what happened.
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React
A time you used React: the problem, what you did yourself, and what happened.
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TypeScript
A time you used TypeScript: the problem, what you did yourself, and what happened.
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Education
Your studies or training, or the equivalent experience if the ad allows it.
The ad says: “Undergraduate degree in Computer Science or STEM, or a compelling narrative about your alternative path”
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An exceptional academic track record from both high school and university
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Drive and a track record of going above and beyond expectations
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Well-organised, self-starting and able to deliver to schedule
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Professional manner in interacting with colleagues, partners, and community
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Experience designing and writing high-quality Web technologies
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An eye for accessibility and performance
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Why they ask: Flutter is named in the posting.
How to answer: One concrete project, one honest lesson.
Why they ask: React is named in the posting.
How to answer: One concrete project, one honest lesson.
Why they ask: Opener to see how you frame your story.
How to answer: Two minutes: current role, one achievement that matches this job, why this company now.
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Why they ask: Checks ownership and depth.
How to answer: Use situation, action, result. Quantify the result.
Why they ask: Tests accountability and learning.
How to answer: Pick a real failure, own your part, show the fix and what changed afterwards.
Why they ask: Checks judgement under pressure.
How to answer: Describe a concrete framework and one example of a trade-off you made.
Why they ask: Looks for red flags and motivation.
How to answer: Stay positive: what you want next, not what you dislike.
Why they ask: Fit and ambition check.
How to answer: Tie your growth to the problems this team is solving.
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