Staff Design Engineer – Cloud Networking UX

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Europe.

📋 Description

• Develop and lead the UX strategy for cloud networking products within Canonical's portfolio.

• Design user-friendly interfaces for intricate networking concepts such as VPCs, subnets, routing tables, security groups, load balancers, and network observability.

• Create and refine design systems and patterns across various products and platforms.

• Conduct user research with DevOps engineers, network administrators, SREs, and cloud architects.

• Build prototypes and high-fidelity designs utilizing Figma or similar tools.

• Design experiences for network troubleshooting, monitoring, and observability.

• Work on graphical user interfaces and terminal-based user experiences.

• Mentor fellow designers and contribute to the design culture at Canonical.

• Lead a working group that supports Canonical design’s horizontal initiatives.

• Influence the UX vision for networking across MAAS, MicroCloud, and Ubuntu Server networking.

• Report to the Infrastructure design manager with anticipated company-wide impact.

⛳️ Requirements

• Outstanding academic performance from both high school and university.

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in User Experience, Design, or STEM, or a compelling narrative regarding an alternative career path.

• Over 8 years of experience in product design, UX design, or interaction design, with a robust portfolio showcasing B2B/enterprise products.

• Strong understanding of cloud computing and networking basics.

• Experience designing for developers and operations teams, along with their workflows.

• Proficient information architecture skills.

• Experience in user research methodologies and translating insights into actionable design decisions.

• Excellent communication abilities.

• Self-driven, organized, and comfortable in a distributed, remote-first setting.

• Knowledgeable and passionate about the intersection of user experience, technology, and design.

• Commitment to ongoing learning and improvement.

• Results-focused with a determination to complete tasks and celebrate achievements.

• Willingness to travel internationally twice a year for company events lasting up to two weeks.

🏝️ Benefits

• Fully remote working environment - we’ve been operating remotely since 2004!

• Personal learning and development budget of $2,000 per annum.

• Annual compensation review.

• Recognition rewards.

• Annual holiday leave.

• Parental Leave.

• Employee Assistance Programme.

• Opportunities to travel to new locations to meet colleagues during ‘sprints’.

• Priority Pass for travel and travel upgrades for long-distance company events.

• Certain positions may qualify for annual bonuses and sales incentives based on revenue or utilization.