Staff Design Engineer (Cloud Networking UX)

TL;DR

Staff Design Engineer (Cloud Networking UX): Shaping the future of cloud networking user experience by making complex networking infrastructure intuitive and powerful for developers and operations teams. Focus on visualizing network topologies, designing intuitive configuration interfaces, and creating experiences that make infrastructure manageable at scale.

Location: This role will be based remotely in the EMEA region.

Company

hirify.global is a pioneering tech firm that is at the forefront of the global move to open source, publishing Ubuntu and changing the world on a daily basis.

What you will do

• Define and drive the UX strategy for cloud networking products across hirify.global's portfolio.
• Design intuitive interfaces for highly complex networking concepts.
• Create and evolve design systems and patterns that scale across multiple products and platforms.
• Conduct user research with DevOps engineers, network administrators, SREs, and cloud architects to understand their workflows, pain points, and mental models.
• Build prototypes and high-fidelity designs using Figma or similar tools.
• Create experiences for network troubleshooting, monitoring, and observability.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s or equivalent in User Experience, Design, or STEM.
• 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 ability to travel internationally twice a year, for company events up to two weeks long.

Culture & Benefits

• Fully remote working environment.
• Personal learning and development budget of 2,000USD per annum.
• Annual compensation review and recognition rewards.
• Annual holiday leave and Parental Leave.
• Employee Assistance Programme.
• Opportunity to travel to new locations to meet colleagues at ‘sprints’.