Distributed Systems Testing Software Engineer, Python / Go

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Responsibilities

• ▹create automated testing approaches and infrastructure
• ▹make distributed system testing tooling available across the company
• ▹enhance CI pipelines for cloud-native products such as Kubeflow
• ▹deploy, manage and debug highly distributed systems on cloud and bare metal
• ▹monitor and report on automated testing efforts
• ▹collaborate daily with a globally distributed team

Requirements

• ▹solid background in modern test processes and strategies
• ▹experience with Python or Go development
• ▹strong object oriented development skills
• ▹working knowledge of CI tools (Jenkins, CircleCI, GitHub Actions)
• ▹knowledge of networking fundamentals
• ▹solid understanding of Linux system architecture
• ▹complex abstract thinking
• ▹willingness to travel 2-4 weeks per year

Nice to have

• ▹ability to develop modern production-grade web applications
• ▹experience operating data platforms (key-value, relational/document DBs, event buses)
• ▹data collection and analytics skills for large multidimensional datasets
• ▹experience with AI/ML pipelines
• ▹experience with cloud technologies such as OpenStack, Kubernetes, Terraform and AWS

Soft skills

What we offer

• ▹compensation shaped by geographic location, experience and performance
• ▹in-person team meetups 2-4 times a year in interesting locations

About the company

Canonical is the company behind Ubuntu, with 1200+ colleagues in 75+ countries, founder-led, profitable and growing.