Job Description

Canonical is seeking a Software Engineer for Distributed Systems Testing to build and validate resilient distributed systems. The role involves developing CI pipelines, testing products on various clouds, and advancing AI/ML pipelines for test result analysis. The team focuses on ensuring the high quality of Canonical’s Cloud solutions based on technologies like Juju, Terraform, OpenStack, and Kubernetes.

Responsibilities

• Creating automated testing approaches and infrastructure
• Enabling engineering teams with distributed system testing tooling
• Enhancing continuous integration pipelines
• Deploying, managing, and debugging distributed systems
• Monitoring and reporting on automated testing efforts
• Collaborating with a globally distributed team

Requirements

• Solid background in modern test processes
• Experience with Python or Go development
• Strong object oriented development skills
• Working knowledge of CI tools (Jenkins, CircleCI, GitHub Actions)
• Knowledge of networking technologies
• Solid understanding of Linux system architecture
• Complex abstract thinking
• 2-4 weeks of international travel per year

Benefits

• No benefits