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Software Quality Assurance Engineer - Linux, PC, IoT

Canonical · Office Based - Beijing, China

Posted 5 days ago

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This role has been open
5 days
Canonical's roles stay open a median of 66 days
Reposted
No
Salary listed
No
0% of Canonical's roles list one
Ghost-job risk at Canonical
high
300 stale, 1 reposted of 312 open
Hiring momentum
317 roles opened in the last 90 days
↑ up vs. the prior 90 days
Last confirmed on the employer's board
2026-10-08

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About this role

As a Software Quality Assurance Engineer at Canonical, you will be responsible for planning and managing quality strategies, improving automated testing capabilities, and performing both automated and manual testing on various Ubuntu platforms. You will collaborate with project teams, identify quality bottlenecks, and suggest improvements while communicating effectively with colleagues across different time zones.

Our read on this posting3.2out of 5
benefits
3/5
freshness
5/5
career value
4/5
role clarity
4/5
pay transparency
0/5

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What you need

  • Experience with the Linux desktop and related technologies
  • Solid grasp of commercial Software QA practices
  • Experience with common scripting languages, including Shell script, Python or JavaScript
  • Excellent logic, problem solving, and troubleshooting skills
  • Strong written and spoken communication skills in English
  • Ability to be productive in a globally distributed team

Nice to have

  • Ubuntu experience would be a plus
  • Ideas on how to integrate commercial Software QA practices into Linux Community standards
  • Comfortable with online communication and collaboration tools such as mailing lists, Mattermost, wiki
  • Ability to pick up new technologies quickly

What you get

  • Learning and development
  • Annual compensation review
  • Recognition rewards
  • Annual leave
  • Priority Pass for travel
  • Annual health check

Worth weighing

  • Office-based role in Beijing may limit remote work flexibility
  • Focus on both automated and manual testing may require diverse skill sets
  • No specific salary information provided

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Listed by Canonical on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-10-08. PitchMeAI is not the employer.

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