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Canonical

30d ago

  • Job
    Full-time
    Entry & Junior Level
  • Design
  • Leipzig
    Remote

AI generated summary

  • You should have a strong academic background, a degree in UX/design, knowledge of user experience, a commitment to learning, confidence in user research, and the ability to travel internationally.
  • You will research features, collaborate with teams on product development, align design efforts with strategy, evolve design systems, and support horizontal design initiatives.

Requirements

  • 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
  • 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

Responsibilities

  • Working with the open source community and Canonical customers to research new features and improvements
  • Collaborating with product managers and engineers to shape the future of Canonical products
  • Engaging with the design team to keep our efforts aligned with product strategy and best practices
  • 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

FAQs

Is this position suitable for remote work?

Yes, this role is based remotely in the EMEA region.

What qualifications are required for the Junior UX Designer position?

A Bachelor's degree or equivalent in User Experience, Design, STEM, or a compelling narrative about an alternative chosen path is required.

Is prior work experience necessary for this Junior UX Designer role?

While prior experience is not explicitly required, a strong academic background and a passion for user experience and design are important.

Does the Junior UX Designer role involve collaboration with other teams?

Yes, the role entails collaborating with product managers, engineers, and the design team to shape the future of Canonical products.

What opportunities for international travel does this position provide?

The role requires the ability to travel internationally twice a year for company events, which can last up to two weeks.

Are there opportunities for professional development in this role?

Yes, there is a personal learning and development budget of USD 2,000 per year to support continuous learning and improvement.

What type of benefits does Canonical offer to its employees?

Canonical offers a range of benefits including annual compensation reviews, recognition rewards, annual holiday leave, maternity and paternity leave, an Employee Assistance Programme, and travel upgrades for company events.

How does Canonical support diversity and inclusion in the workplace?

Canonical is an equal opportunity employer that values diversity of experience, perspectives, and background, ensuring a workplace free from discrimination.

What is the company culture like at Canonical?

The culture at Canonical is based on global distributed collaboration, excellence, and innovation, where employees are encouraged to think differently, work smarter, learn new skills, and raise their game.

What should applicants emphasize in their application?

Applicants should emphasize their exceptional academic track record, passion for user experience and technology, commitment to continuous learning, and ability to handle complex design challenges.

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Canonical

Enterprise open source, secured and delivered by the publisher of Ubuntu.

Technology
Industry
501-1000
Employees
2004
Founded Year

Mission & Purpose

Canonical is a technology company known for developing and supporting Ubuntu, a popular open-source operating system. The company focuses on providing reliable, secure, and cost-effective solutions for cloud computing, IoT, and containers. By leveraging open-source technologies, Canonical aims to enable innovation and digital transformation for businesses and developers worldwide. The company is committed to ensuring high performance and scalability, promoting the adoption of open-source software, and fostering a global community of users and contributors.

Benefits

  • Remote working

    Canonical has been a fully distributed organisation since its origin in 2004. Digital collaboration allows us to enjoy our home environment and work with the best in the world in our domain. We meet each other at least twice per year during in-person sprints to nurture cross-team relationships.

  • We build trust

    Zero commute means more time for the things you enjoy. At the same time, we have very high expectations of commitment and independent execution. We invest in people who are self-driven, motivated and highly organised. We take our responsibility for the most critical elements of open infrastructure very seriously, and we are committed to quality in every aspect of our product and services.

  • We engineer excellence

    We aspire to lead on the global stage. There’s no other way to describe it than hard work, hard challenges and hard competition. You will need to show that you can compete in deeply challenging intellectual fields. Your colleagues are aiming for the top, and they depend on you to set the same standard in your area of responsibility. That’s tough but incredibly satisfying. We value those who take ownership of their area and take opportunities to be exceptional.

  • We travel

    We optimise our team structure for time zone overlap. Collaboration and inspiration takes time to fully develop but leadership at Canonical means building cross-team relationships. We nurture those relationships through regular global summits which bring diverse teams or their leaders together. We host these events around the world to discover great places to explore and appreciate in the process. Team events have taken place in Vancouver, Brugge, New York, Budapest, Orlando, Cape Town, Warsaw, Seoul, Paris, Portland, Lyon, London, Toronto and many more.