Software Engineer - Ubuntu Server Certification

Canonical develops Ubuntu and related open-source technologies. The company is seeking a Software Engineer to develop and maintain Python-based testing tools for Ubuntu Server certification, troubleshoot server hardware compatibility and performance issues, and support hardware partners and internal teams. The role also involves educating partners and occasional global travel.

Responsibilities:

• Contribute to Canonical's open source testing tools such as Checkbox and Testflinger
• Troubleshoot issues related to hardware compatibility, functionality, and performance
• Technically support Canonical's hardware partners in their hardware certification efforts
• Educate the partner about Canonical's tools, processes, and product roadmaps
• Support Canonical's internal teams on customer deployments of Canonical's suite of Datacenter and Cloud products that utilize the partner's hardware
• Work from home with global travel 2 to 4 times per year for internal and external events

Requirements:

• You have a good knowledge of Python and shell scripting
• You have knowledge of server-class hardware
• You know your way around Ubuntu, virtualization, and cloud computing concepts
• You are confident in a customer-facing role
• Work from home with global travel 2 to 4 times per year for internal and external events
• Experience with test automation tools for validating hardware compatibility
• Knowledge of CI/CD concepts
• Comfortable with some virtualization or container technologies such as QEMU, KVM, LXC / LXD, Docker