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Direct employerUsability Engineer - User Science
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Role overview
Canonical is looking for a Usability Engineer to join their Design Team remotely within the EMEA region. This role suits someone with a strong background in user research and a passion for integrating user needs into product development and quality processes.
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What you will do
- Collect and analyse user data from A/B tests, usability studies, and other research methods to develop insights.
- Create prototypes, data visualisation dashboards, or automation scripts to support research dissemination.
- Tailor research presentations to suit different technical audiences.
- Collaborate with process, product, and engineering teams to embed user research into decision-making.
- Enhance research operations infrastructure to improve accessibility and repeatability of methodologies.
- Support the growth of User Science through training, resource creation, and outreach activities.
Requirements
- Strong academic record from high school and university.
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Design, Engineering, Data Science or related field, or an equivalent alternative path.
- Expertise in qualitative and quantitative user research methods including interviews, usability testing, surveys, A/B testing, and data analysis.
- A tinkerer mindset with enthusiasm for technical prototyping, scripting, or research tooling.
- Technical fluency to engage with engineering and process teams effectively.
- Focus on optimisation, building research operations, and systematising best practices.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills with attention to quality and warmth.
- A portfolio demonstrating user research, design, or engineering projects that show exploration, optimisation, and applying insights.
- Preferred skills: experience with Linux, knowledge of container technologies (LXD, Docker, Kubernetes), OpenStack or cloud management, familiarity with data analysis tools like Python, R or MATLAB, contributions to Open Source projects, and interest in aesthetics or design.
Benefits
The role offers a competitive base salary depending on location and experience, plus benefits such as remote work, a personal learning and development budget of 2,000 USD per year, annual compensation reviews, recognition rewards, holiday and parental leave, employee assistance programme, opportunities to travel for team events, and travel upgrades.
How to apply
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