Distributed Systems Testing Software Engineer, Python​/Go

Distributed Systems Testing Software Engineer, Python / Go

Join Canonical as a Software Engineer for Distributed Systems Testing. Canonical is a leading provider of open source software and operating systems, known for Ubuntu. You will help build and validate resilient distributed systems leveraging Canonical’s Ubuntu and Juju to build multi‑cloud deployable applications. Quality engineering is a first‑class practice here, and we look for people who bring deep engineering insight and a data‑driven approach to testing, test automation, reporting and data analytics.

The Distributed Systems testing team is responsible for the high quality of Canonical’s cloud solutions based on tools such as Juju, Terraform, Open Stack, or Kubernetes. Systems are tested and deployed under highly diverse conditions, from bare metal in customer data centres to public clouds such as AWS, GCE, Azure.

• 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

• Solid background in modern test processes and strategies
• Experience with Python or Go development
• Strong object‑oriented development skills
• Working knowledge of continuous integration tools such as Jenkins, Circle
  
  CI, Git Hub Actions
• Knowledge of networking technologies and fundamentals
• Solid understanding of the Linux system architecture
• Complex abstract thinking
• 2‑4 weeks of international travel per year

• Ability to develop and ship modern production‑grade web applications
• Experience with data platforms: key‑value stores, relational or document databases, event buses
• Data collection and analytics skills for large multidimensional datasets
• Experience with AI/ML pipelines
• Experience with cloud technologies such as Open Stack, Kubernetes, Terraform and AWS

• 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
• Team Member Assistance Program & Wellness Platform
• Opportunity to travel to new locations to meet colleagues
• Priority Pass and travel upgrades for long-haul company events

Canonical is a pioneering tech firm at the forefront of the global move to open source. As the company that publishes Ubuntu, one of the most important open‑source projects and the platform for AI, IoT, and the cloud, we are changing the world of software. We recruit on a global basis and set a very high standard for people joining the company.

We expect excellence; in order to succeed, we need to be the best at what we do. Most colleagues at Canonical have worked from home since our inception in 2004. Working here is a step into the future and will challenge you to think differently, work smarter, learn new skills, and raise your game.

We are proud to foster a workplace free from discrimination. Diversity of experience, perspectives, and background create a better work environment and better products. Whatever your identity, we will give your application fair consideration.

Entry level

Full-time

Engineering and Information Technology

Software Development