Distributed Systems Testing Software Engineer, Python / Go

About the role

Canonical is a leading open source software company known for Ubuntu. This role owns distributed systems testing for cloud orchestration tools and multi cloud deployments, including building automated testing and CI pipelines.

What you'll do

• Create automated testing approaches and infrastructure for validating reliability, performance, and resilience of cloud orchestration tools
• Enable engineering teams to use distributed system testing tooling across Canonical
• Enhance CI pipelines for deploying and testing Canonical's cloud native products
• Deploy, manage, and debug highly distributed systems on clouds and bare metal
• Monitor and report on automated testing efforts
• Collaborate daily with a globally distributed team

What they're looking for

• Solid background in modern test processes and strategies
• Experience with Python or Go development
• Strong object oriented development skills
• Working knowledge of CI tools such as Jenkins, CircleCI, GitHub Actions
• Knowledge of networking technologies and Linux system architecture
• Ability to think abstractly and handle complex problems

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