Engineering experience * What Security products have you lead before? What were your responsibilities from a technical or leadership perspective? * What kinds of software projects have you worked on before? Which operating systems, development environments, languages, databases? * Would you describe yourself as a high quality coder? Why? * What is your most senior role in a software engineering organisation? Describe your span of control, and the diversity of products, functions and teams you led. * What is your proudest success as an engineering leader? * Outline your thoughts on open source software development. What is important to get right in open source projects? What open source projects have you worked on? Have you been an open source maintainer, on which projects, and what was your role? * How comprehensive would you say your knowledge of a Linux distribution is, from the kernel up? How familiar are you with low-level system architecture, runtimes and Linux distro packaging? How have you gained this knowledge? * Outline your thoughts on quality in software development. What practices are most effective to drive improvements in quality? * Outline your thoughts on documentation in large software projects. What practices should teams follow? What are great examples of open source docs? Management experience * Would you describe yourself as an effective manager? Why? * Describe the daily, weekly, monthly and quarterly habits you expect in a well-run software engineering team, for individuals and the team * Describe your experience of development methodologies, and your preferred approach in different circumstances * Which practices are important when running multiple teams and products? * Describe your approach to team and individual performance management * Describe your approach to coaching, mentorship and career development * Describe the relationship between product management and engineering Industry leadership experience * Describe your speaking experience at industry events and conferences * Are you a thought leader in any particular area of technology? * Describe any experience working with startups. What did you draw from that experience that would be relevant for this application? * Describe any experience working in a public company. What is important for your colleagues to know about being a public company? Education * In high school, how did you rank competitively in maths and hard sciences? Which was your strongest? * In high school, how did you rank competitively in languages and the arts? Which was your strongest? * Which university and degree did you choose? What others did you consider, and why did you select that one? * At university, did you do particularly well at any area of your degree? * Overall, what was your degree result and how did that reflect on your ability? * In high school and university, what did you achieve that was exceptional? * What leadership roles did you take on during your education? 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 see as risky or unappealing? * Who are Canonical's key competitors, and how should Canonical set about winning? * Why do you most want to work for Canonical?