Junior UX Designer

Canonical; Nantes; À distance; EUR 30 000 - 40 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Canonical is seeking a Junior UX Designer to join our Design Team, responsible for enhancing the user experience of our products. The role involves working collaboratively with engineers and product managers, focusing on research-led design and continuous improvement. We offer a remote work environment with growth opportunities and benefits that support professional development.

Prestations

Biannual in-person team sprints

USD 2,000 annual learning and development budget

Annual compensation review

Maternity and paternity leave

Employee Assistance Programme

Qualifications

• Exceptional academic record from high school and university.
• Commitment to continuous learning and user research practices.
• Ability to travel internationally twice a year.

Responsabilités

• Research new features and improvements with the open source community.
• Collaborate with product managers and engineers on product development.
• Evangelize design systems for consistency and efficiency.

Connaissances

User experience

Communication

Research

Design thinking

Formation

Bachelor's in User Experience, Design, or STEM

Description du poste

Canonical is a leading provider of open source software and operating systems to the global enterprise and technology markets. Our platform, Ubuntu, is widely used in initiatives such as public cloud, data science, AI, engineering innovation, and IoT. Our customers include major public cloud and silicon providers, along with industry leaders across sectors. The company is founder-led, profitable, and growing.

We are hiring a Junior UX Designer for our Design Team. Junior UX Designers play a vital role in the success of Ubuntu, the Canonical developer experience, and our Infrastructure and Enterprise products. There is an expectation of growth to deliver outstanding UX experiences and to take ownership of your product’s design.

Our design team aims to transform complex, open-source software into efficient, intuitive products that can change how complex systems are built and demonstrate what open source can achieve for enterprise IT. We seek a talented, passionate UX designer who shares these ambitions.

This role reports to a UX design manager and is based remotely in the EMEA region.

The role entails

• Working with the open source community and Canonical customers to research new features and improvements
• Collaborating with product managers and engineers to shape product development
• Aligning design efforts with product strategy and best practices within the team
• Evolving and evangelizing design systems to ensure consistency and efficiency
• Understanding the interconnected constraints of your work
• Supporting working groups to enable horizontal design efforts

What we are looking for in you

• Exceptional academic record from high school and university
• Bachelor's or equivalent in User Experience, Design, STEM, or a compelling alternative narrative
• Knowledge and passion for user experience, technology, and design
• Commitment to continuous learning, curiosity, flexibility, and a scientific approach
• Result-oriented with a drive to complete work and celebrate success
• Confidence in user research practices
• Engagement with the latest design research and innovations
• Ability to travel internationally twice a year for company events lasting up to two weeks

UX designers should be excellent communicators, comfortable working with engineers, designers, and executives. They must represent the team at cross-functional meetings, articulate their design position clearly, and connect their leadership to the company's strategic vision.

What we offer you

Compensation is based on location, experience, and performance, with annual reviews and performance-driven bonuses or commissions. Additional benefits reflect our values and vary to meet local needs globally:

• Distributed work environment with biannual in-person team sprints
• USD 2,000 annual learning and development budget
• Annual compensation review
• Recognition rewards
• Annual holiday leave
• Maternity and paternity leave
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Opportunities to travel and meet colleagues
• Travel upgrades for long-haul company events

About Canonical

Canonical leads in open source innovation, publishing Ubuntu, a key platform for AI, IoT, and cloud computing. We recruit globally, uphold high standards, and foster a work environment that values excellence, diversity, and inclusion. Most colleagues work remotely, embracing the future of work.

Canonical is an equal opportunity employer

We are committed to a workplace free from discrimination. We value diversity and ensure fair consideration of all applications.