Python Software Engineer - Ubuntu Server Certification

Job Opportunity: Software Engineer at Canonical

Canonical is hiring a software engineer to join the Server Certification team. The team develops Python-based testing tools to ensure Ubuntu Server's compatibility with enterprise hardware, aiming to provide the best user experience for Ubuntu users.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to Canonical's open source testing tools such as Checkbox and Testflinger.
• Troubleshoot hardware compatibility, functionality, and performance issues.
• Provide technical support to Canonical's hardware partners for their certification efforts.
• Educate partners about Canonical's tools, processes, and product roadmaps.
• Support Canonical's internal teams on customer deployments of Datacenter and Cloud products.
• Participate in global travel 2 to 4 times per year for internal and external events.

Qualifications

• Good knowledge of Python and shell scripting.
• Familiarity with server-class hardware.
• Experience with Ubuntu, virtualization, and cloud computing concepts.
• Comfortable in a customer-facing role.
• Experience with test automation tools for validating hardware compatibility.
• Knowledge of CI/CD concepts.
• Comfortable with virtualization or container technologies such as QEMU, KVM, LXC/LXD, Docker.

Additional Information

Canonical values diversity and is committed to maintaining a discrimination-free workplace. They believe that diversity of experience, perspectives, and background leads to a better environment for employees and customers.