Distributed Systems Testing Software Engineer, Python / Go
Home based - Worldwide
Canonical is a leading provider of open source software and operating systems to the global enterprise and technology markets.
Our platform, Ubuntu, is very widely used in breakthrough enterprise initiatives such as public cloud, data science, AI, engineering innovation, and IoT.
We are hiring a Software Engineer for Distributed Systems Testing with a passion for building and validating resilient distributed systems.
You drive the success of those leveraging Canonical’s Ubuntu and Juju to build multi-cloud deployable applications.
The Distributed Systems testing team at Canonical is responsible for the high quality of Canonical’s Cloud solutions based on for example Juju, Terraform, OpenStack, or Kubernetes.
The role entails
- Creating automated testing approaches and infrastructure for validating reliability, performance, and resilience of cloud orchestration tools and applications
- Enabling engineering teams across Canonical to develop software with confidence by making distributed system testing tooling available across the company
- Enhancing continuous integration pipelines for deploying and testing Canonical’s cloud native products such as Kubeflow
- Deploying, managing, and debugging highly distributed systems on clouds and bare metal
- Monitoring and reporting on automated testing efforts
- Collaborating daily with a globally distributed team
What we are looking for in you
- Solid background in modern test processes and strategies
- Experience with Python or Go development
- Working knowledge of continuous integration tools such as Jenkins, CircleCI, GitHub Actions
- Knowledge of networking technologies and fundamentals
- Solid understanding of the Linux system architecture
- Complex abstract thinking
What we offer colleagues
We consider geographical location, experience, and performance in shaping compensation worldwide.
We provide all team members with additional benefits which reflect our values and ideals.
- Distributed work environment with twice-yearly team sprints in person
- Personal learning and development budget of USD 2,000 per year
- Annual compensation review
- Recognition rewards
- Annual holiday leave
- Maternity and paternity leave
Canonical is an equal opportunity employer
Canonical is committed to equality and diversity in the workplace.
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