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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # UX Designer - Design systems - **Company:** Canonical Ltd. - **Location:** UK (Remote available) - **Experience:** Expert - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Adobe InDesign, Artificial Intelligence, Ubuntu (Operating System), Open Source Technology, Material UI, Figma - **Published:** July 31, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.workingnomads.com/job/go/1762157/ ## About the Role * Relevant experience in UX/product design, with a strong focus on design systems in complex environments * A portfolio demonstrating strong expertise in design systems, including component libraries, documentation and handling complex environments * Exceptional educational achievements in design or related behavioral science discipline * Expertise in Figma, Storybook and design token workflows * Experience of collaborating with engineers and bridging design and code * Proven ability to apply design process and clearly communicate and document design decisions * Excellent attention to detail and systemic approach to solving complex design challenges * Commitment to transparent project delivery and owning team deadlines * A passion for balancing consistency and innovation * Willingness to travel up to 4 times a year for internal events ## Description * Building and evolving Canonical's design system, ensuring measurable adoption, consistency, scalability and accessibility across our products * Collaborating with designers, engineers and stakeholders to translate user needs and brand principles into reusable components, patterns and guidelines * Championing design system best practices, advocating for cohesive user experience and design, providing documentation and support for cross-functional teams * Designing and documenting UI components, design tokens and interaction patterns * Ensuring timely and efficient delivery of the roadmap * Enabling alignment on design system usage and governance across teams * Advocating for accessibility, performance, and scalability in design system decisions and iterating based on data and technological advancements * Staying ahead of industry trends, ensuring innovation and balancing it with system coherence and performance, 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. * Distributed work environment with twice-yearly team sprints in person * Personal learning and development budget of USD 2,000 per year * Annual compensation review * Recognition rewards * Annual holiday leave * Maternity and paternity leave * Team Member Assistance Program & Wellness Platform * Opportunity to travel to new locations to meet colleagues * Priority Pass and travel upgrades for long-haul company events ## Related Videos - [Bridging the Gap](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/794-bridging-the-gap) - [Building a component library for modern challenges](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/650-building-a-component-library-for-modern-challenges) - [Boost Productivity with AI: Figma & Playwright MCP Workflows - Aris Markogiannakis](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1768-boost-productivity-with-ai-figma-playwright-mcp-workflows-aris-markogiannakis) - [Design Systems and how to develop consistent and scalable products with them](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/639-design-systems-and-how-to-develop-consistent-and-scalable-products-with-them) - [Fireside Chat with Kris Rasmussen, CTO at Figma](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/982-fireside-chat-with-kris-rasmussen-cto-at-figma) - [Designing the Future of Human<>Agent Collaboration](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1447-designing-the-future-of-human-agent-collaboration) ## Related Articles - [The future is here: How artificial intelligence is influencing UX design](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/65-the-future-is-here-how-artificial-intelligence-is-influencing-ux-design) - [Declarative Design and a fresh take on collaboration with developers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/595-declarative-design-and-a-fresh-take-on-collaboration-with-developers) - [16 Best Free React UI Libraries in 2025](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/148-16-best-free-react-ui-libraries-in-2025) - [10 Essential Figma Plugins for Frontend Developers in 2023](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/262-10-essential-figma-plugins-for-frontend-developers-in-2023) - [Dev Digest 121 - AI goes offline](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/456-dev-digest-121-ai-goes-offline) - [Are design and development really just the same thing?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/520-are-design-and-development-really-just-the-same-thing)