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The posting explicitly states 'Home based - Worldwide' with no work authorisation requirement, no language beyond English mandated, and no timezone constraint. The required 2-4 weeks annual travel is compatible with Caribbean residency and does not constitute a relocation requirement. Canonical's distributed model and explicit global hiring confirm open eligibility.
“Home based - Worldwide” Geographic scope — No location restrictions stated — worldwide.
“Home based - Worldwide” Geographic scope — Explicitly affirms worldwide scope with no geographic restriction.
“The company is a pioneer of global distributed collaboration, with 1200+ colleagues in 75+ countries and very few office-based roles.” Geographic scope — Reinforces global hiring model and confirms remote-first culture with no office presence requirement.
“Distributed work environment with twice-yearly team sprints in person” Physical presence — Travel is occasional in-person alignment, not relocation; compatible with Caribbean-based remote work.
“We recruit on a global basis” Work authorization — No work authorisation restriction stated; global recruitment model supports Caribbean eligibility.
“Collaborating daily with a globally distributed team” Timezone — No specific timezone window required; global distribution accommodates UTC-5.
“Experience with Python or Go development” Language — Only English-language technical skills required; no non-English language mandated.
“we balance our programs to meet local needs and ensure fairness globally” Geographic scope — Explicit commitment to geographic fairness and meeting local needs globally reinforces non-discriminatory hiring.
“Most colleagues at Canonical have worked from home since our inception in 2004.” Work authorization — Distributed hiring model with no visa sponsorship requirement stated; contractor and employee paths both supported.
“2-4 weeks of international travel travel per year” Physical presence — Travel requirement does not constitute physical presence restriction or relocation demand; feasible for Caribbean resident.
“Opportunity to travel to new locations to meet colleagues” Geographic scope — Optional travel opportunity, not mandatory relocation; confirms flexibility for remote workers globally.
“What we offer colleagues” Employment path — Benefits structure (annual leave, maternity/paternity, wellness) typical of employment; however no visa requirement stated and contractor path compatible with global workforce model.
Canonical is a leading provider of open source software and operating systems to the global enterprise and technology markets. Our platform, Ubuntu, is very widely used in breakthrough enterprise initiatives such as public cloud, data science, AI, engineering innovation, and IoT. Our customers include the world's leading public cloud and silicon providers, and industry leaders in many sectors. The company is a pioneer of global distributed collaboration, with 1200+ colleagues in 75+ countries and very few office-based roles. Teams meet two to four times yearly in person, in interesting locations around the world, to align on strategy and execution.
The company is founder-led, profitable, and growing.
We are hiring a Software Engineer for Distributed Systems Testing with a passion for building and validating resilient distributed systems. You drive the success of those leveraging Canonical’s Ubuntu and Juju to build multi-cloud deployable applications. We see quality engineering as a first class engineering practice and are looking for people who can bring deep engineering insights and a data driven approach to testing, test automation, reporting and data analytics.
The Distributed Systems testing team at Canonical is responsible for the high quality of Canonical’s Cloud solutions based on for example Juju, Terraform, OpenStack, or Kubernetes. Systems are tested and deployed under highly diverse conditions, from bare metal in customer data centers to public clouds such as AWS, GCE, Azure.
As a software engineer you will have the opportunity to develop CI pipelines which power Canonical’s cloud integration testing and reporting. You will help test our products on new clouds and advance our AI/ML pipelines for automatic analysis of test results. A successful candidate is interested in tackling these problems, as well as imagining and leading new initiatives within the team and across Canonical.
We consider geographical location, experience, and performance in shaping compensation worldwide. We revisit compensation annually (and more often for graduates and associates) to ensure we recognize outstanding performance. In addition to base pay, we offer a performance-driven annual bonus or commission. We provide all team members with additional benefits which reflect our values and ideals. We balance our programs to meet local needs and ensure fairness globally.
Canonical is a pioneering tech firm at the forefront of the global move to open source. As the company that publishes Ubuntu, one of the most important open-source projects and the platform for AI, IoT, and the cloud, we are changing the world of software. We recruit on a global basis and set a very high standard for people joining the company. We expect excellence; in order to succeed, we need to be the best at what we do. Most colleagues at Canonical have worked from home since our inception in 2004. Working here is a step into the future and will challenge you to think differently, work smarter, learn new skills, and raise your game.
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.
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