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CanonicalStaff Design Engineer - Cloud Networking UX
Canonical wants a Staff Design Engineer who can shape how people experience its cloud networking products. This is a design-team position answering to the Infrastructure design…
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Canonical wants a Staff Design Engineer who can shape how people experience its cloud networking products. This is a design-team position answering to the Infrastructure design manager, with scope that reaches across the company. The goal is to turn dense networking infrastructure into something developers and operations staff can understand and run with confidence. The post centres on setting the UX direction for networking across the cloud range, which includes…
Job Description
Canonical wants a Staff Design Engineer who can shape how people experience its cloud networking products. This is a design-team position answering to the Infrastructure design manager, with scope that reaches across the company. The goal is to turn dense networking infrastructure into something developers and operations staff can understand and run with confidence.
The post centres on setting the UX direction for networking across the cloud range, which includes MAAS, MicroCloud and Ubuntu Server networking. Designing will involve network topology views, configuration screens and tools that keep large fleets manageable. Concepts that need careful treatment include VPCs, subnet layouts, route tables, firewall-style security groups, load balancer setup and network observability. Some users prefer graphical tools while others work in a terminal, so the role covers both.
The profile is a senior product or interaction designer with a strong B2B or enterprise portfolio, a working grasp of cloud and networking basics, and experience designing for engineers who run systems. Good information architecture, research skills, and the ability to justify design decisions to engineers and to non-specialists are needed. The position also involves mentoring designers, building design systems that span several products, and leading a cross-team working group.
Canonical builds the Ubuntu platform and counts large public cloud and chip vendors among its customers. Its workforce is spread across many countries and has been remote since 2004. This particular role is remote within the EMEA region.
Responsibilities
- Set the design direction for networking features across the cloud product line
- Make dense topics like subnets, route tables and load balancers easier to handle
- Develop shared design systems and patterns that suit several products
- Plan and run research with DevOps practitioners, network administrators, site reliability engineers and cloud architects
- Build prototypes and polished mockups in Figma or a comparable tool
- Shape experiences for diagnosing faults and monitoring networks
- Address both graphical and command-line interaction
- Coach fellow designers and spread good design practice
- Lead one of the design group's working groups
Requirements
- Eight or more years in product, UX or interaction design, including a strong B2B or enterprise portfolio
- Working knowledge of cloud and networking fundamentals
- Track record designing for developer and ops staff and how they work
- Capable with information architecture for complicated systems
- Practical background in user research and applying findings to design choices
- Clear communicator for engineers and non-specialists alike
- Self-directed, organised, and at home in a remote team
- Able to travel abroad twice a year for events lasting up to two weeks
Qualifications
- Strong academic record through school and university
- Degree or equivalent in design, UX or a STEM subject, or a well-argued alternative route
- Curiosity about how people, technology and design interact
- Ongoing drive to learn and improve
Core Skills
Benefits
- Remote working, with in-person team sprints twice a year
- USD 2,000 yearly budget for learning and development
- Yearly pay review and recognition awards
- Annual holiday leave, plus maternity and paternity leave
- Employee assistance and wellness programme
- Opportunities to visit new cities to meet colleagues
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The posting describes the role as remote, based in the EMEA region.
How much experience is asked for?
The posting asks for eight or more years in product, UX or interaction design, including a strong portfolio of B2B or enterprise products.
Is this a full-time position?
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