UX Designer - Infrastructure

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Canonical is a leading provider of open source software and operating systems, with Ubuntu widely used in public cloud, data science, AI, engineering innovation and IoT. The company operates in 75+ countries with 1200+ remote colleagues and meets in person two to four times yearly. It is founder‑led, profitable and growing. We are hiring a UX Designer for Infrastructure to work with the exceptional engineering teams at Canonical, creating open‑source tools that run clouds and manage clusters of compute worldwide.

This role will be based remotely in the EMEA region.

• Building tools that enable everyone to build their own cloud experiences (MAAS, LXD, Micro Cloud and Canonical k8s)
• Collaborating with product managers and engineers to shape the future of the Data Center:
  Self‑sovereign Clouds
• Supporting deeply complex products with the process of design and UX heuristics
• Working to evolve and evangelise design systems that drive consistency and efficiency
• Understanding the broader scope of your work and its numerous interconnected constraints
• Supporting one of our working groups to enable Canonical design’s horizontal efforts

• Exceptional academic track record from both high school and university
• Bachelor’s or equivalent in User Experience, Design, STEM or a compelling narrative about your alternative path
• Excitement about building things and working with real hardware
• Knowledge and passion for user experience, technology and design
• Commitment to continuous learning and improvement – curious, flexible, scientific
• Result‑oriented with a drive to finish work and celebrate success
• Confidence in user research practices
• Engagement with the latest design research and innovation
• Ability to travel internationally twice a year, for company events up to two weeks long

UX designers should be excellent communicators who are at ease working with a complex mix of engineers, designers and executives. They represent us at cross‑functional company meetings and must present their design position with clarity and precision. They should be confident and excited to take on complex design challenges and connect their design leadership to the strategic vision of the company.

• Distributed work environment with twice‑yearly team sprints in person
• Personal learning and development budget of USD 2,000 per year
• Annual compensation review
• Recognition rewards
• Annual holiday leave
• Maternity and paternity leave
• Team Member Assistance Program & Wellness Platform
• Opportunity to travel to new locations to meet colleagues
• Priority Pass and travel upgrades for long‑haul company events

Canonical is an equal opportunity employer. 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.