Python Software Engineer, Canonical

Ubuntu Hardware Certification Team

Salary not provided

Python

Linux

Ubuntu

Mid and Senior level

Remote in EU

Enterprise open source solutions

Job no longer available

Enterprise open source solutions

1001+ employees

B2CEnterpriseInternal toolsDevOps

Job no longer available

Salary not provided

Python

Linux

Ubuntu

Mid and Senior level

Remote in EU

1001+ employees

B2CEnterpriseInternal toolsDevOps

Company mission

Canonical's mission is to make open source software available to people everywhere.

Job

Company

Role

Who you are

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

Desirable

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

What the job involves

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

Our take

Canonical originally started as a company to help distribute Ubuntu (an operating system based on Linux). It is now a leader in delivering open source to the world quickly, securely and cost effectively.

With a community of 200,000, Canonical publishes an operating system which runs from the tiny connected devices up to the world's biggest mainframes, the platform that everybody uses on the public cloud, and the workstation experience of the world's most productive developers. Just some of its partners include Microsoft, HP, Dell, aws, and Intel.

The founder has highlighted that Canonical's biggest challenge has been that demand is bigger than the company’s ability to service it. Originally a not-for-profit, Canonical is now monetising and is planning to go public. It also announced its product Ubuntu has a comprehensive subscription version called Ubuntu Pro, likely to aid monetising efforts.

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Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle

Insights

18% female employees

19% employee growth in 12 months

Glassdoor (3.3)

Company

Funding (1 round)

Aug 2013

$9.8m

EARLY VC

Total funding: $9.8m

Company benefits

Work from home opportunities
Health insurance
Learning and personal professional development budget
Annual compensation review
Recognition rewards
Annual leave
Generous parental leave
Priority Pass for travel

Company HQ

Southwark, London

Leadership

Mark Shuttleworth

(CEO)

Serial entrepreneur. Previously founded Thawte Consulting (sold to VeriSign for $575m)

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