Jobs at Canonical

• This role has very diverse responsibilities. The team members are Linux and cloud solutions architects for our customers, designing private and public cloud solutions fitting their workload needs. They are the cloud consultants who work hands-on with the technologies by deploying, testing and handing over the solution to our support or managed services team at the end of a project. They are also software engineers who use Python to develop Kubernetes operators and Linux open source infrastructure-as-code.
• The people who love this role are developers who like to solve customer problems through architecture, presentations and training.

Location: This role will be based remotely in the EMEA region.
What Your Day Will Look Like

• Work across the entire Linux stack, from kernel, networking, storage, to applications
• Work in Python to design and deliver open source code
• Architect cloud infrastructure solutions like OpenStack, Kubernetes, Ceph, Hadoop and Spark either On-Premises or in Public Cloud (AWS, Azure, Google Cloud)
• Coach and develop your colleagues where you have insights
• Grow a healthy, collaborative engineering culture in line with the company values
• Work from the comfort of your home
• Global travel up to 25% of time for internal and external events

What We Are Looking For In You

• University degree in Computer Science or related software engineering expertise
• You have sound knowledge of cloud computing concepts & technologies, such as Kubernetes, Openstack, AWS, GCP, Azure, Ceph, etc.
• You have practical knowledge of Linux and networking
• You have Intermediate to Advanced level of Python programming skills
• You are a dynamic person who loves to jump in new projects and interact with people
• You have a demonstrated drive for continual learning
• Excellent communication and presentation skills (English)
• You have great organisational skills and follow-up reliably on commitments
• (Optional) You speak a second language - French, German, Italian, Arabic or Spanish

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Role description

• We are looking for a self-motivated software engineer with experience developing in Python, to work on test automation tools or Linux based embedded hardware. This role offers an exciting opportunity to push the industry forward by enabling entirely new Linux based hardware testing capabilities, scaling up hardware certification efforts and allowing for deeper test coverage.
• The role involves the development and maintenance of Canonical’s open source certification tools, supporting the creation of hardware solutions for test automation, and automating our existing processes. We seek out continuous process and tooling improvements as part of expanding the certification test suites, ultimately to improve the quality of Linux experience felt by millions of Linux end users.

Key responsibilities

• Maintain and develop new features to our Python based test automation tools like Checkbox, used by both in-house teams and industry partners.
• Invent new ways to enable remote, automated testing.
• Help build the software counterpart to in-house designed testing hardware to help test device enablement (graphics, hotplug, bluetooth, etc).
• Write functional and performance tests to support hardware enablement and to protect from regressions.
• Participate in meetings involving international travel 2-3 times per year.

Required Skills And Experience

• Knowledge of Python programming language.
• Quality oriented, pragmatic approach to software design and implementation.
• Interest in test automation methodologies.
• Previous experience working with Ubuntu or other Linux distributions.
• Ability to be productive in a globally distributed team.

Desired Skills And Experience

• Passion for tinkering: you are a maker.
• Experience working in an agile environment.
• Hardware testing experience, for example in the IoT space.
• Familiarity with the C programming language.