Distributed Systems Testing Software Engineer, Python​/Go

Distributed Systems Testing Software Engineer, Python / Go

Join Canonical as a Software Engineer focused on distributed systems testing using Python and Go.

Canonical develops open‑source software and operating systems, including Ubuntu, that power cloud, AI, and IoT solutions worldwide.

• 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.
• Ability to operate 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 an equal opportunity employer. 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.