Staff Design Engineer - Cloud Networking UX

The role entails

• Defining and driving the UX strategy for cloud networking products across Canonical's portfolio
  
• Designing intuitive interfaces for highly complex networking concepts that rethink VPCs, subnets, routing tables, security groups, load balancers, and network observability
  
• Creating and evolving design systems and patterns that scale across multiple products and platforms
  
• Conducting user research with DevOps engineers, network administrators, SREs, and cloud architects to understand their workflows, pain points, and mental models
  
• Building prototypes and high-fidelity designs using Figma or similar tools
  
• Creating experiences for network troubleshooting, monitoring, and observability
  
• Working on both GUI and terminal-based user experiences, understanding that our users span from UI to CLI preferences
  
• Mentoring designers and contribute to design culture across Canonical
  
• Owning one of our working groups to enable Canonical design’s horizontal efforts
  

What we are looking for in you

• Exceptional academic track record from both high school and university
  
• Bachelor’s or equivalent in User Experience, Design, or STEM or a compelling narrative about your alternative chosen path
  
• 8+ years of experience in product design, UX design, or interaction design, with a strong portfolio of B2B/enterprise products
  
• Solid understanding of cloud computing and networking fundamentals, experience designing for developers and operations teams, and their workflows
  
• Strong information architecture skills and can organize complex systems into clear, navigable structures
  
• Experienced in user research methodologies and can translate findings into actionable design decisions
  
• Excellent communication skills and can articulate design rationale to both technical and non-technical audiences
  
• Self-motivated, organized, and comfortable working in a distributed, remote-first environment
  
• Knowledge and passion for the intersection of 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
  
• Ability to travel internationally twice a year, for company events up to two weeks long