Posted · via Canonical’s careers page
First seen today on Canonical’s site
Remote in EMEA, Nigeria not confirmed. Remote across EMEA. The listing does not name Nigeria or Africa, so confirm with the employer.
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Canonical is a leading provider of open source software and operating systems to the global enterprise and technology markets. Our platform, Ubuntu, is very widely used in breakthrough enterprise initiatives such as public cloud, data science, AI, engineering innovation and IoT. Our customers include the world's leading public cloud and silicon providers, and industry leaders in many sectors. The company is a pioneer of global distributed collaboration, with 1200+ colleagues in 75+ countries and very few office based roles. Teams meet two to four times yearly in person, in interesting locations around the world, to align on strategy and execution.
The company is founder led, profitable and growing.
We are hiring a UX designer for our Design System Team.
You will play a key role making open source software available to the world. Our Design function ensures the experience of the software and infrastructure we build is true to our intentions, and delivers the tools our community and customers need. The Design System UX designer makes that possible by defining, evolving and advocating for a consistent use of design system that scales across our products.
This role sits in the design system team reporting to Design Systems Management
Location: This role will be based remotely in the EMEA region.
The role entails
Read more about the design team
We consider geographical location, experience, and performance in shaping compensation worldwide. We revisit compensation annually (and more often for graduates and associates) to ensure we recognize outstanding performance. In addition to base pay, we offer a performance-driven annual bonus or commission. We provide all team members with additional benefits which reflect our values and ideals. We balance our programs to meet local needs and ensure fairness globally.
Canonical is a pioneering tech firm at the forefront of the global move to open source. As the company that publishes Ubuntu, one of the most important open-source projects and the platform for AI, IoT, and the cloud, we are changing the world of software. We recruit on a global basis and set a very high standard for people joining the company. We expect excellence; in order to succeed, we need to be the best at what we do. Most colleagues at Canonical have worked from home since our inception in 2004. Working here is a step into the future and will challenge you to think differently, work smarter, learn new skills, and raise your game.
We are proud to foster a workplace free from discrimination. Diversity of experience, perspectives, and background create a better work environment and better products. Whatever your identity, we will give your application fair consideration.
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Canonical Ltd. is the company behind Ubuntu, the world's most popular enterprise Linux distribution. Founded in 2004 and headquartered in London, UK, Canonical delivers open source operating systems, cloud computing solutions, and professional services worldwide. They focus on providing scalable Linux for cloud, server, and desktop environments, alongside tools for application development, container orchestration, and infrastructure management. Canonical is a remote-first company, employing over 1000 people distributed globally, with strong presence and hiring activity across multiple regions including Africa and Nigeria.
London, United Kingdom · 1001-5000 people · Founded 2004 · Private
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